Talk:Galactic Senate/@comment-4730598-20130210041134/@comment-1743498-20130210220503

Yes. It's a standard device that most civilizations have, but it takes time to incorporate a new language. Generally, the way they work is that they at first recognize basic greetings in order to have sensible conversations when meeting. But the language actually has to be installed on the translators in order to allow the use of more complex terms.