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iOS 27 adds nine new languages and accents to Apple Translate

Marcus Mendes | Jul 8 2026 - 2:23 pm PT

In addition to bringing new keyboard and typing improvements across multiple languages, iOS 27 will also add several languages and accents to Apple Translate. Here are the details.

Apple steadily expands language support across its ecosystem

Just a few months ago, Apple added 11 new languages to App Store Connect for localized metadata. At WWDC26, the company also highlighted several improvements aimed at multilingual users, some of which are coming to the iOS 27 keyboard . That includes support for Afrikaans, Guarani, Zulu, and several Indigenous languages.

Apple Translate is also getting a notable language expansion with iOS 27. When the update rolls out later this year, the app will support 30 languages and accents, up from the current 21. That includes Hebrew, as spotted by The Verifier .

Below is the full list of languages supported in Apple Translate as of iOS 27 beta 3:

Chinese (Cantonese, Traditional), NEW

Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)

Chinese (Mandarin, Traditional)

English (UK) – Transcribe only

Norwegian Bokmål, NEW

Portuguese (Portugal), NEW

Spanish (Mexico), NEW

Is one of these newly supported languages your mother tongue? Let us know in the comments.

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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.

He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.