APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATION USING A TRANSLATION TREE STRUCTURE IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL

A method for translation using a translation tree structure in a portable terminal includes inputting, by a user speaking in a first language, one or more first language words to a first portable terminal; translating the inputted first language words into one or more second language words using a database of the first portable terminal; displaying the translated second language words according to the translation tree structure; selecting one of words of the second language words displayed in the translation tree structure; and transmitting the selected second language words to a server and a second portable terminal which uses the second language.