Malagasy English Dictionary - Google Play

Look up any Malagasy or English word in seconds, with or without an internet connection.

Malagasy English Dictionary is a free offline dictionary and translator for travellers in Madagascar, students, workers and anyone learning between Malagasy and English.

WORKS OFFLINE
4,465 Malagasy to English entries are stored on your phone when you first open the app. Search, browse and translate with no signal, no roaming and no data charges, anywhere in Madagascar. When a word is missing from the offline dictionary and you happen to be online, the app looks it up and saves the result so the next search works offline too.

TRANSLATE WITH YOUR CAMERA
Point your camera at a sign, a menu or a label and the app reads the text on the spot. Text recognition runs entirely on your device, so the camera translator works without internet and no photo ever leaves your phone. You can also pick an existing picture from your gallery.

TALK WITH SOMEONE
Conversation mode puts both languages on one screen. Speak in English and show the Malagasy translation to the person in front of you in large, readable type. Type in Malagasy and hear the English read back to you.

LEARN, LEVEL BY LEVEL
A vocabulary path of 1,117 English words across 113 lessons, grouped into A1, A2, B1 and B2 bands. Words you mark as learned go straight into spaced repetition, so the app brings each one back just before you would forget it.
- Vocabulary quiz in both directions, Malagasy to English and English to Malagasy
- English tenses explained with examples
- Word of the day, a home screen widget and an optional daily reminder
- A streak that counts the days you keep going

BUILT FOR TRAVEL IN MADAGASCAR
Travel mode groups the phrases you actually need: greetings, directions, food, money, transport, hotel, health and emergencies. Tap any phrase to show it full screen so a driver, a vendor or a hotel clerk can simply read it.

EVERYDAY SHORTCUTS
- Translate selected text from any app without switching apps
- A Quick Settings tile to search straight from the notification shade
- Long press the app icon for search, camera, conversation and travel phrases
- Favourites, search history, and your own words added to the dictionary
- Dark mode

PRONUNCIATION, HONESTLY
Every Malagasy word comes with a written pronunciation guide. Android has no Malagasy text to speech voice, so this app will not read Malagasy aloud in a French or English accent and pretend it is correct. English is read aloud normally.

WHAT THIS APP DOES NOT DO
The offline dictionary holds 4,465 entries, not millions. Voice input works for English only, because Android has no Malagasy speech recognition yet. Vocabulary levels are estimated from how common each word is: they are a guide for ordering your learning, not an official CEFR assessment.

FREE TO USE
Everything above is free and supported by ads. If you want quiet, watch one short rewarded video and ads switch off for two hours.

Dictionary content comes from English Wiktionary and other open sources under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full attribution is in the app under Settings, Data sources and licences.

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Version 4.0
- Common Phrases: Learn 102 English–Malagasy phrases across 5 categories (Greetings, Common, Travel, Food, Emergency), with category filters, text-to-speech, and copy button.
- English Tenses: Complete learning of 16 English tenses, including positive/negative/question forms, signal words, and examples with Malagasy translations.
- GDPR Compliance:
- UI/UX Improvements
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Version 5.2
- Camera translate: point at a sign or menu, read it on the spot, fully offline
- Conversation mode: speak English, show Malagasy in large, readable type
- Vocabulary path: 1,117 words, 113 lessons, A1 to B2, feeding your reviews
- Quick Settings tile and long press shortcuts
- The quiz now uses the full offline dictionary, so it works from day one
- Rebuilt for Android 16, redesigned welcome screen

Thank you.