Instant language translation debut on Windows Live Messenger with introduction of Translation Bot for Live Messenger. Just like Google Talk, you need to add translation bot and its all done.

This allows you to chat with people who understand different languages. As a result, two persons with different language orientation can chat without the language barrier on Live messenger.

HOW IT WORKS?
Simply add mtbot@hotmail.com to your contacts and invite Tbot to your conversations. It can translate between English and the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Please note, it is just robotic machine translation that do not have human translation skills. Still it is good enough to understand what your international buddies are talking about. For better results use simple sentence structures and avoid typos. Happy Chatting!