Method and system for communication using a portable device

A system for communication comprising a portable device, the portable device comprising:

• a database comprising a plurality of messages for communication;
• a processor coupled to the database;
• and
• a personal communications assistant executable by the processor, the personal communications assistant operable to:
• provide the plurality of messages to a first person in a first format through an output device coupled to the processor;
• receive from the first person a first selection comprising a first message that the first person desires to communicate to a second person, the first selection received through an input device coupled to the processor, wherein the first message is selected from the plurality of messages;
• translate the first message from the first format to a second format;
• and
• communicate the first message to the second person in the second format through the output device.