[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":156},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-en-languages":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"ctaBody":131,"ctaTitle":132,"description":133,"extension":134,"eyebrow":135,"faqs":136,"locale":146,"meta":147,"navigation":148,"pageType":149,"path":150,"seo":151,"stem":152,"summary":153,"translationKey":152,"updatedAt":154,"__hash__":155},"content_en\u002Flanguages.md","Languages available in LingoKey",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":121},"minimark",[9,14,27,31,34,72,75,79,82,85,89,92,95,99,102,106,109,112],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"source-language-and-target-language","Source language and target language",[15,16,17,18,22,23,26],"p",{},"The ",[19,20,21],"strong",{},"source language"," is what you are writing. The ",[19,24,25],{},"target language"," is what you want LingoKey to produce. Keeping them separate makes the direction of translation clear before you send a message.",[10,28,30],{"id":29},"keyboard-input-languages","Keyboard input languages",[15,32,33],{},"LingoKey currently includes dedicated keyboard input and composition support for five language families:",[35,36,37,48,54,60,66],"ul",{},[38,39,40,43,44],"li",{},[19,41,42],{},"Simplified Chinese:"," Chinese Pinyin for ",[45,46,47],"code",{},"zh-CN",[38,49,50,53],{},[19,51,52],{},"English:"," general English plus United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, and South Africa variants",[38,55,56,59],{},[19,57,58],{},"Spanish:"," Spain and Latin America",[38,61,62,65],{},[19,63,64],{},"French:"," France and Canada",[38,67,68,71],{},[19,69,70],{},"German:"," Germany",[15,73,74],{},"These are source keyboards, not the full translation catalog. A dedicated source keyboard handles typing behavior such as layout, composition, punctuation, capitalization, and candidate suggestions for that language.",[10,76,78],{"id":77},"more-than-100-translation-targets","More than 100 translation targets",[15,80,81],{},"The target selector includes more than 100 languages and regional variants. It is intentionally broader than the source-keyboard list: you can type with one of the supported LingoKey keyboards and translate the result into a language that does not yet have a dedicated LingoKey input layout.",[15,83,84],{},"The current in-app selector is the source of truth because language availability can expand between website updates. Search by the language’s name and check the region where more than one locale is offered.",[10,86,88],{"id":87},"change-the-pair-as-the-conversation-changes","Change the pair as the conversation changes",[15,90,91],{},"You can keep one pair for a long conversation or switch when you move between work, travel, and personal messages. The selected pair remains visible in the keyboard toolbar so you can check the direction before translating.",[15,93,94],{},"Recent language pairs make recurring conversations easier to resume. Source and target direction matters: English to French is a separate direction from French to English.",[10,96,98],{"id":97},"language-and-writing-style-are-different","Language and writing style are different",[15,100,101],{},"A target language answers “which language?” A writing style answers “how should it sound?” LingoKey can keep the same target language while changing between natural, formal, casual, business, or social wording.",[10,103,105],{"id":104},"regional-variants-matter","Regional variants matter",[15,107,108],{},"When LingoKey offers a regional choice, select the one that matches how you type or the audience you are addressing. Regional variants can affect spelling, vocabulary, punctuation, and keyboard behavior. They do not guarantee that every phrase will be localized perfectly, so review high-impact messages before sending.",[15,110,111],{},"Website language is separate again. Changing this website to French, Spanish, or German changes only the site interface and articles; it does not change the pair saved in the LingoKey app.",[15,113,114,115,120],{},"Learn how those controls fit together in ",[116,117,119],"a",{"href":118},"\u002Fhow-it-works\u002F","How LingoKey works",".",{"title":122,"searchDepth":123,"depth":123,"links":124},"",2,[125,126,127,128,129,130],{"id":12,"depth":123,"text":13},{"id":29,"depth":123,"text":30},{"id":77,"depth":123,"text":78},{"id":87,"depth":123,"text":88},{"id":97,"depth":123,"text":98},{"id":104,"depth":123,"text":105},"Download LingoKey and choose your source and target languages inside the app.","Put your next language on the keyboard","Explore LingoKey source keyboard languages, regional input options, and translation target languages available for multilingual writing on iPhone and iPad.","md","Language support",[137,140,143],{"question":138,"answer":139},"Which languages can I type with LingoKey?","LingoKey currently provides keyboard input for English, Chinese, Spanish, French, and German.",{"question":141,"answer":142},"Can I change languages from the keyboard?","Yes. The current source and target pair appears in the toolbar, and you can change it without leaving the text field.",{"question":144,"answer":145},"Is the website language the same as the translation language?","No. The website is available in English, French, Spanish, and German. Translation choices are selected separately inside LingoKey.","en",{},true,"product","\u002Flanguages",{"title":5,"description":133},"languages","Choose the language you type and the language you want to produce. LingoKey keeps the active pair visible above the keyboard.","2026-07-24","vpXecadwD685j_TE9qz0jaiGagiY5vyvw15KOaypung",1784887916093]