Interlingual machine translation

Interlingual machine translation is when a computer helps people who speak different languages understand each other.

So imagine that you speak English, but your friend speaks Spanish. If you want to talk with your friend, you can use a special computer program that takes the words you say in English and translates them into Spanish for your friend to understand. Then, when your friend speaks in Spanish, the computer program will translate their words back into English for you to understand.

The way the computer program works is by using something called an "interlingua." This is like a secret code that the computer program uses to translate your words into a language that the computer understands, and then uses the interlingua to translate your friend's words from that language into Spanish.

Think of it like a translator who is a really good at speaking multiple languages. They don't just translate word-for-word, but they understand the meaning behind what you're saying and can translate that meaning accurately into another language. In the same way, the interlingua helps the computer program understand the meaning behind the words you're saying, so it can translate them accurately into another language.

Overall, interlingual machine translation is a really amazing technology that helps people all over the world communicate and understand each other, even if they speak different languages.