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1 00:00:00,122 --> 00:00:01,000 [Wikipedia] 2 00:00:01,244 --> 00:00:05,285 Wikipedia hosts encyclopedia articles in over 200 different languages. 3 00:00:07,481 --> 00:00:11,147 Many people have never had an encyclopedia in their native language. 4 00:00:12,804 --> 00:00:15,438 If a Wikipedia article exists in one language, 5 00:00:15,461 --> 00:00:17,279 but doesn't exists in another, 6 00:00:17,308 --> 00:00:20,445 you can easily translate it by using the Content Translation tool. 7 00:00:20,877 --> 00:00:25,291 First, login to your Wikipedia account, and click "Beta", 8 00:00:25,326 --> 00:00:27,561 then select "Content Translation". 9 00:00:27,719 --> 00:00:31,420 After Content Translation is activated, you can click the grayed-out languages 10 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,699 on the side of any article to translate it. 11 00:00:35,753 --> 00:00:38,512 You can also hover over the "Contributions" link, 12 00:00:38,547 --> 00:00:42,525 and select "Translations" to find articles to translate. 13 00:00:43,189 --> 00:00:46,795 Since the Content Translation tool launched in 2015, 14 00:00:46,826 --> 00:00:50,883 over 350,000 Wikipedia articles have been translated. 15 00:00:51,246 --> 00:00:55,380 That's nine 1911 Encyclopædia Britannicas! 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,353 You too can easily translate Wikipedia 17 00:00:59,395 --> 00:01:02,250 from one language to another using the translation tool. 18 00:01:07,220 --> 00:01:08,206 [New translation] 19 00:01:08,281 --> 00:01:10,000 [Wikipedia]