Tbot is an automated buddy that provides translations for Windows Live Messenger. It was first launched in 2008 as a prototype and has since become immensely popular. You can have one-on-one conversations with Tbot or invite friends who speak different languages with Tbot translating for you.
Getting Started
Simply add mtbot@hotmail.com to your Messenger contacts.
That’s all! You are ready to start chatting with Tbot. Open a conversation window with the bot and send a message to get started. You will be able to set the language in which you would like interact with the bot, as well as the languages that you would like to translate between.
Here are all the commands I understand:
1 Tbot lang - Show the current language pair
2 Tbot change - Select translation languages
3 Tbot stop - Stop translations
4 Tbot start - Start translations again
5 Tbot set - Set your preferred language
6 Tbot detect - Detect the language of the text
7 Tbot ? - Show this list of commands
You can always type: Tbot ? to see everything I can do for you.
On the go translations:
You can also access Windows Live Messenger on your smartphone to use the bot to translate simple sentences while you’re traveling to other countries! Do make sure your phone has support for the appropriate language script.
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