Kindle Translation Feature / Tool

retoid · 02-08-2026, 12:15 AM

On several Kindle devices when you long press on a word in a book, it loads up a Dictionary definition, a Wikipedia article snippet and a Translation tool.

In the Translation tool there are only a small handful amount of languages to translate to and from.

I am seeking a way to add languages to this tool if at all possible.
As of right now, there seems to be no official method to do so. Amazon Kindle Support told me that it could be done "using USB and developer options." When I questioned the support agent on this he gave me no further information saying he was not permitted to give me that info. And referred me to google.
I've been searching around on google and am not find much at all. I see someone asking the question on reddit from 7 years ago and someone saying it cannot be done as the languages are on Amazon's servers.

Is there by chance anybody here that may know of a way to add languages to this translation tool?

I am specifically looking to add Greek and Hebrew.

botsaris · 02-10-2026, 11:48 AM

For some reason, Greek exists as a translation option on kindle for Android. Have been waiting for it at my kindle paperwhite but nothing still...

retoid · 02-10-2026, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by botsaris

For some reason, Greek exists as a translation option on kindle for Android. Have been waiting for it at my kindle paperwhite but nothing still...

That's really strange that it's only available on the Android versions.

retoid · Yesterday, 10:00 PM

I contacted Customer Support and they claim that the instant Translation Lookup tool utilizes bing.com/translate. Which is strange because Bing has Greek and many other languages that do not show up on the Kindle.

02-08-2026, 12:15 AM	#1
retoid Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2026 Device: Kindle Scribe (2024)	Kindle Translation Feature / Tool On several Kindle devices when you long press on a word in a book, it loads up a Dictionary definition, a Wikipedia article snippet and a Translation tool. In the Translation tool there are only a small handful amount of languages to translate to and from. I am seeking a way to add languages to this tool if at all possible. As of right now, there seems to be no official method to do so. Amazon Kindle Support told me that it could be done "using USB and developer options." When I questioned the support agent on this he gave me no further information saying he was not permitted to give me that info. And referred me to google. I've been searching around on google and am not find much at all. I see someone asking the question on reddit from 7 years ago and someone saying it cannot be done as the languages are on Amazon's servers. Is there by chance anybody here that may know of a way to add languages to this translation tool? I am specifically looking to add Greek and Hebrew. Attached Thumbnails

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02-10-2026, 11:48 AM	#2
botsaris Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Paperwhite 11 Colorsoft	For some reason, Greek exists as a translation option on kindle for Android. Have been waiting for it at my kindle paperwhite but nothing still...

Yesterday, 10:00 PM	#4
retoid Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2026 Device: Kindle Scribe (2024)	I contacted Customer Support and they claim that the instant Translation Lookup tool utilizes bing.com/translate. Which is strange because Bing has Greek and many other languages that do not show up on the Kindle.

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