12 Language Talking Translator Foreign Pocket Electronic Speaking Dictionary

This translator is a lot of fun.You can actually hear what it is supposed to sound like so I can say it kind of properly. The only thing
I have a problem with is there is no way to type in any words. You can only get the phrases that are programmed in it. So if someone answers me, I have no idea what they are saying. I just need to carry a dictionary or phrase book with it. I'm excited about using it in my travels..Japan this year and Europe next year. This is fun!

Simple, small, hopefully useful for travel. Took awhile to program it but what doesn't these days.

Bought as Christmas gift. Husband not much for technology but liked this one and said he was glad to get it (a mission not easily accomplished)

This is a well designed easy to operate translator. It will cover 95% of what you need being a tourist. The only flaw I see in this machine is not being able to enter your own sentences, but that might be a flaw in all machines, so I would bring a dictionary for those times. Good voice quality and volume. I will bring a set of watch batteries with me on the trip as I don't know about the availability of those batteries in Europe.