One simple example was a result we picked from Google’s blog. The GIF showed an answer for “Cheeni ki jagah chai mai kya daal sakte hai?” which translates to “What is a substitute for sugar in tea?” During testing, we changed up the order of the words to “Chai mai cheeni ke jagah kya daal sakte hai?” and Google simply didn’t show an answer.
Another problem we spotted was translating English words literally. When we asked in Hindi about “What kind of food can we eat during summer?” one of the answers was “Chiknai wali cheezien” which translates to “Sticky things” — and that’s confusing. When I switched over to English, Google showed me “Oily” an an option, which is a very different thing from “sticky” when it comes to food. Either way, it’s kind of a weird suggestion.