From today you can try Skype Translator

The official Skype blog reports that preview testing of the Skype Translator service has begun, to which anyone with Windows 8.1 (or Windows 10) installed can join after registering here . We are talking about the translation in "almost" real-time voice or video calls to the language of the interlocutor; English and Spanish are currently supported.

You can get an idea of ​​the mechanics of the service from the video demonstration:



Although the list of platforms and languages ​​is now limited, when registering for testing, you can make sure that Microsoft plans to release Translator on many platforms (maybe even Windows XP), including mobile ones; Russian language can also be specified as preferred.
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In the video below, which Microsoft cites, children from Mexico City and Tacoma, Wash., Are playing a game, trying to figure out where the interlocutor's school is located.



From a subjective point of view, the Spanish-speaking colleagues, who have to communicate in English, rated the translation as acceptable. At the same time, the translation from Spanish to English of relatively short phrases (“This test failed” or “Rename Angular's controller”) lasts somewhat longer than the reverse. With computer terminology, which, however, sounds similar in both languages, the service also handled.