Apple Job Listing Suggests Siri Coming in 9 More Languages

MacRumors · Nov 20, 2012, 12:32 PM

Apple is looking for interns fluent in a number of different languages to work on Siri internationalization, according to a job listing first spotted by Belgian site Apple Nieuws Vlaanderen (via 9to5Mac).

The job listing, for Cloud Services Engineering Interns, asks for interns native or fluent in Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Korean, Norwegian, and Swedish to work on "delivering Siri in different parts of the world." Languages where Siri is currently unavailable on that list include Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

Siri is currently available in English (US, UK, Australia, Canada), Spanish (US, Spain, Mexico), Chinese (China-Mandarin, Hong Kong-Cantonese, Taiwan-Mandarin), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), and Korean (Korea).

Article Link: Apple Job Listing Suggests Siri Coming in 9 More Languages

studio¹³¹ · Nov 20, 2012, 12:33 PM

make it work in English.

BeyondtheTech · Nov 20, 2012, 12:34 PM

English link:
https://jobs.apple.com/search?#locat...JobId=23409896

MacFather · Nov 20, 2012, 12:34 PM

Google Now works better than Siri

deannnnn · Nov 20, 2012, 12:35 PM

I'd be interested in learning more about how Siri is developed. I mean, where do you even start!?

Lindberg · Nov 20, 2012, 12:35 PM

Daaaaaaaaanish!

Popeye206 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:40 PM

Je ne comprends pas vos questions. Laissez-moi examiner l'Internet pour assurer celui.

Ich verstehe nicht Ihre Fragen. Lassen Sie mich das Internet auf dem überprüfen.

私は質問を理解しない。私をそれがあるようにインターネットを確認することを許可しなさい。

No entiendo sus preguntas. Déjeme controlar el Internet para saber si hay ése.

Zo, krijg ik de baan?

MacGeek1987 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:40 PM

Making Siri understand English first would be great; Google's Voice Search works much better.

Mad Mac Maniac · Nov 20, 2012, 12:41 PM

9 more languages? I count 6 more languages... you can't count the ones that already exist for siri....

NoIdeasOriginal · Nov 20, 2012, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by studio¹³¹

make it work in English.

Siri is the first assistant that can actually understand my Irish accent. I give them kudos for that.

apolkowski · Nov 20, 2012, 12:43 PM

It sound like a joke. Danish, Finnish, Norwegian. Why not Polish and Russian? If you count all Danish, Finns, Swedes and Norwegians, you will have them as much as or less than Poles.How can you count on boosting markets if you ignore them? Releasing products without major functions causes consumers to turn back and look for alternatives.
Dear Apple, there IS a world outside of old EU, US or China. And this world is full of potential customers. Do not ignore them!

slu · Nov 20, 2012, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by studio¹³¹

make it work in English.

I was wondering how long it would take for this to be posted. And while I think Siri does not work very well, you do know it is possible for Apple to work on fixing it in English while also expanding the language it supports at the same time, right?

pixelpro · Nov 20, 2012, 12:43 PM

Vote up this post if you want Siri to speak in Hindi.

jatt559 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixelpro

Vote up this post if you want Siri to speak in Hindi.

Punjabi too

DarkWinter · Nov 20, 2012, 12:46 PM

I think they're aiming for the world's longest Beta.

Why WOULDN'T you expand Siri to OS X and across more languages before it actually works?

I could swear it's worse now than it was on launch day. Or maybe I'm just becoming more incomprehensible.

LiveinRiot · Nov 20, 2012, 12:47 PM

Brazilian Portuguese please.

Porco · Nov 20, 2012, 12:47 PM

I'm really sorry about this but I cannot take any job applications right now. Please try again later.

Sardonick007 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:52 PM

I'd say focus on getting English to work well first. :P

winston1236 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by studio¹³¹

make it work in English.

Lol exactly

Mactendo · Nov 20, 2012, 12:55 PM

Esperanto please.

Hexiii · Nov 20, 2012, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixelpro

Vote up this post if you want Siri to speak in Hindi.

This ain't youtube....

copykris · Nov 20, 2012, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apolkowski

Dear Apple, there IS a world outside of old EU, US or China.

hahahaha

thanks for the laugh!

BeachChair · Nov 20, 2012, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apolkowski

It sound like a joke. Danish, Finnish, Norwegian. Why not Polish and Russian? If you count all Danish, Finns, Swedes and Norwegians, you will have them as much as or less than Poles.How can you count on boosting markets if you ignore them? Releasing products without major functions causes consumers to turn back and look for alternatives.
Dear Apple, there IS a world outside of old EU, US or China. And this world is full of potential customers. Do not ignore them!

Probably more Apple customers in Scandinavia than in either Russia or Poland.

CodeBreaker · Nov 20, 2012, 01:00 PM

BS
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in Computer Science

extricated · Nov 20, 2012, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkWinter

I could swear it's worse now than it was on launch day.

No doubt.
Maybe I'm just more demanding, but Siri seems less effective (is that the word I'm looking for?) than when I first started using it.

Nov 20, 2012, 12:32 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Job Listing Suggests Siri Coming in 9 More Languages Apple is looking for interns fluent in a number of different languages to work on Siri internationalization, according to a job listing first spotted by Belgian site Apple Nieuws Vlaanderen (via 9to5Mac). The job listing, for Cloud Services Engineering Interns, asks for interns native or fluent in Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Korean, Norwegian, and Swedish to work on "delivering Siri in different parts of the world." Languages where Siri is currently unavailable on that list include Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish. Siri is currently available in English (US, UK, Australia, Canada), Spanish (US, Spain, Mexico), Chinese (China-Mandarin, Hong Kong-Cantonese, Taiwan-Mandarin), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), and Korean (Korea). Article Link: Apple Job Listing Suggests Siri Coming in 9 More Languages
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MacFather macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Europe	Google Now works better than Siri
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:33 PM	#2
studio¹³¹ macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2009	make it work in English.
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BeyondtheTech macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007	English link: https://jobs.apple.com/search?#locat...JobId=23409896
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:35 PM	#6
Lindberg macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Denmark	Daaaaaaaaanish!
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Popeye206 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NE PA USA	Je ne comprends pas vos questions. Laissez-moi examiner l'Internet pour assurer celui. Ich verstehe nicht Ihre Fragen. Lassen Sie mich das Internet auf dem überprüfen. 私は質問を理解しない。私をそれがあるようにインターネットを確認することを許可しなさい。 No entiendo sus preguntas. Déjeme controlar el Internet para saber si hay ése. Zo, krijg ik de baan?
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:43 PM	#11
apolkowski macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Poland, Warsaw and Masurian Lake District	Joke It sound like a joke. Danish, Finnish, Norwegian. Why not Polish and Russian? If you count all Danish, Finns, Swedes and Norwegians, you will have them as much as or less than Poles.How can you count on boosting markets if you ignore them? Releasing products without major functions causes consumers to turn back and look for alternatives. Dear Apple, there IS a world outside of old EU, US or China. And this world is full of potential customers. Do not ignore them!
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:43 PM	#13
pixelpro macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	Vote up this post if you want Siri to speak in Hindi.
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:46 PM	#15
DarkWinter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012	... I think they're aiming for the world's longest Beta. Why WOULDN'T you expand Siri to OS X and across more languages before it actually works? I could swear it's worse now than it was on launch day. Or maybe I'm just becoming more incomprehensible.
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:47 PM	#16
LiveinRiot macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil	Brazilian Portuguese please.
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Porco macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2005	I'm really sorry about this but I cannot take any job applications right now. Please try again later. __________________ I really wish Apple would use the option key a little more, and the command key a little less. --- Sent from my magical iPowerMacBookG5PadPhonePod 50inch AppleTV Extreme Pro ---
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Sardonick007 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2011	I'd say focus on getting English to work well first. :P __________________ Buck Rogers would have never let this happen...
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Mactendo macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Esperanto please.
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