到2012年3月，Siri将能支持中、日、韩和俄文

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你好，Siri！如果坊间信息和猜测正确，苹果广受欢迎的SIRI语音操控个人助理将支持新语言，其中将包括中、日和韩文等一些亚洲国家的语言及其他语言。

标题：这张于2011年10月10日（星期一）摄于旧金山的照片中，演示了Siri（新的虚拟助理）在新款苹果iPhone 4S手机上的应用。据报，苹果将在2012年3月，发布支持中文的Siri。（美联社照片/Eric Risberg）

中国科技网站DoNews援引来自苹果内部的信息，苹果现正进行支持其他语言、特别是汉语的工作。消息人士透露，汉语版Siri将在下月推出，目前实际上已在测试阶段。

但这并非真正的新消息。苹果已承诺在2012年支持更多语言，除汉语外，特别是日语、韩语和俄语。但是，我们从这个最新消息得到的启示是，对其他语言的支持显然会比预期的快，且它将不仅仅支持基本搜索查询和日程设置功能。对讲所支持语言的国家来说，据称，Siri的一大特色是支持当地的信息和导航服务。

目前仅在美国支持导航和本地搜索，这是与内容提供商合作完成的。目前，Siri与Wolfram Alpha合作，提供对命令和查询的相关反馈。借助本地实现，中国境内的用户将能够与其iPhone 4S智能手机交谈以寻求本地的相关信息。这同样可能涉及到当地搜索合作伙伴。一旦汉语版Siri到位，中国的iPhone 4S用户将能要求Siri提供各式各样的零售价格或驾驶路径。

然而，消息来源说，至少在目前，苹果将只支持标准普通话。这意味着，讲粤语的人将不得不等待更长一点时间，才可以与Siri对谈（在Siri能听说本地的方言前，他们只有等待）。

Siri目前支持美国英语、英国英语、德语和法语。据说，这种由语音操控的个人助理是iPhone 4S的主要卖点之一。在其最新的iPhone 4S版本，苹果已经限制了该功能的使用。目前，尚没有苹果官方对先前推出的各iPhone版本提供支持的消息，虽然预定今年将推出iPad支持Siri的升级服务，另外，也有猜测，苹果也将在下一代iPad提供对Siri的支持。

Siri to Support Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian By March 2012
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Siri to Support Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian By March 2012

Ni hao, Siri! If rumors and speculations have it right, Apple will be supporting additional languages in its popular Siri speech-powered personal assistant, which will include several Asian languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more.

Caption: In this photo taken Monday Oct. 10, 2011, Siri, the new virtual assistant, is displayed on the new Apple iPhone 4S in San Francisco. Apple is reportedly launching Chinese-language support for Siri by March 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Chinese technology site DoNews cites a source from within Apple that the company is now working on supporting additional languages, in particular the Chinese-language version of Siri. According to the source, the Chinese-language Siri will launch next month, and is actually in testing phases at this time.

This is not really new news, though. Apple itself has promised support for additional languages this 2012, particularly Japanese, Korean and Russian, apart from Chinese. However, what we learn from this update is that support for additional languages are apparently coming sooner than later, and that it will support not just your basic search queries and schedule-setting. Siri will reportedly feature local information and navigation for the supported countries, too.

Navigation and local search are currently only supported in the U.S., which is done in partnership with content providers. Currently, Siri has ties with Wolfram Alpha in providing relevant responses to commands and queries. With a local implementation, users within China will be able to talk to their iPhone 4S smartphones and ask for local-related information. This is likely to involve local search partners, as well. Once in place, Chinese iPhone 4S users will be able to ask Siri for great retail deals or driving directions.

However, the source says that Apple will only support standard Mandarin, at least for this time. This means Cantonese-speaking folks would have to wait a bit longer before they can talk to Siri — and before Siri can talk back in their native tongue.

Siri currently supports U.S. English, British English, German and French. The speech-powered personal assistant is reportedly one of the main selling points of the iPhone 4S, and Apple has limited the feature for use in its latest iPhone 4S. No official support for older-generation iPhones is in sight, although with an iPad refresh due this year, it’s also speculated that Apple will include support for Siri in the next-generation iPad as well.