# French Google Translate French Google Translate turns names and fictional characters into cartoonishly French versions of themselves by running words through Google's text-to-speech voice, pairing the audio with a photoshop of the subject in a beret while accordion music plays. TikToker @austin.burnham kicked off the trend in October 2019 with a two-part clip about pronouncing an English slang word in French[1]. By late December 2019, @riseofanidala's Anakin Skywalker edit carried the format onto Twitter and sparked copycats across Italian, German and Spanish variants[2]. ## Origin On October 23, 2019, TikToker @austin.burnham posted a two-part clip in which he ran the word 'titties' through Google Translate's French text-to-speech, then cut to himself photoshopped next to the Eiffel Tower holding a wine glass while accordion music played[1]. According to Know Your Meme, the TikTok drew over 1.5 million likes within three months[3]. The clip started as a side entry under the broader Reassuring Google Translate TikTok trend before taking on its own life. @austin.burnham is credited as the originator of the specific French variant that later spread across platforms[3]. - **Platform:** TikTok (origin) / Twitter (viral spread) - **Creator:** @austin.burnham - **Date:** 2019 ## Overview Posts in this format follow a tight recipe. A creator opens Google Translate, sets the input to English and the output to French, types a name or short phrase, and plays the French text-to-speech audio over a photoshop of the subject styled as a French stereotype: beret, baguette, striped shirt or Eiffel Tower background[1]. Accordion music loops underneath, often cribbed from the same stock track. Absurd mispronunciation drives the humor. Google's French voice stretches English syllables into unrecognizable new shapes, and the matching image delivers a visual punchline that lands on the same beat as the audio. Later edits swapped France for other countries, using Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch voices with matching outfits and backdrops[2]. The subformat grew out of the larger Reassuring Google Translate trend on TikTok before splitting off into its own joke[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is French Google Translate? A video meme format where creators play the French Google Translate text-to-speech pronunciation of an English name or word over a photoshop of a character in a beret, with accordion music underneath[1]. ### Where did French Google Translate come from? TikToker @austin.burnham posted the first version on October 23, 2019, running the word 'titties' through French text-to-speech and photoshopping himself at the Eiffel Tower[1][3]. ### What does French Google Translate mean? The joke relies on how Google's French voice mangles English syllables into something strange, paired with a visual gag that stereotypes the subject as French[2]. ### How do you use French Google Translate? Type an English name into Google Translate, select French as the output, play the audio over a photoshop of the subject with a beret or baguette, and lay accordion music under the clip[2]. ### Is French Google Translate still popular? The format peaked in late December 2019 and early January 2020 on Twitter, iFunny and Instagram after months of moderate TikTok reuse, and later mutated into Italian, German and Spanish versions[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.tiktok.com/@austin.burnham/video/6751104499336629509]() 2. [https://twitter.com/riseofanidala/status/1210632800703057920]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/french-google-translate]() 4. [https://www.tiktok.com/@memetix/video/6754458163266833669]() 5. [https://www.tiktok.com/@wesapplegate/video/6771580231741410565]() 6. [https://www.instagram.com/p/B6rXp1EA7dl/]() 7. [https://ifunny.co/video/darth-vader-spanish-darth-vader-translate-from-dutei-dark-vador-NGqzy3oJ7]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/french-google-translate Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library