Translators

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This is a community for all things translation. Whether you need help translating a phrase, want to practice your language skills, or seek feedback on your work, you’ve come to the right place.

How to Participate

Need a translation? Post your request with the original text, target language, and any context. Our polyglot community is here to help!

Want to practice? Share your translations and ask for reviews. Constructive feedback is always welcome.

Offering help? Browse requests and contribute your expertise. Please only translate into your native or fluent languages.

■ Rules & Guidelines

★ Be clear and specific: Include the source language, target language, and context for accurate translations.

★ No machine translations: Human translations only—this is a space for learning and collaboration.

★ Respect others: Keep discussions civil and supportive.

★ No spam or low-effort posts: Avoid repetitive or overly simple requests (e.g., single words).

★ Use tags to in the post title to clarify the language pairs: Use the two-letter ISO language code. e.g. [ja > en] This tag means that the poster is requesting to have Japanese text translated into English.

■ Tips for Quality Translations

★ Provide context (e.g., formal/informal tone, audience).

★ Mention any specific challenges or nuances.

Let’s build a helpful and inclusive space for language lovers!

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k0e3@lemmy.ca

Welcome to /c/translators! (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by k0e3@lemmy.ca to c/translators@lemmy.ca

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Hey guys,

I started this community because I was a frequent user of /r/translators before I got banned from Reddit. I'm a translator/interpreter in Japan, and I really like helping people with translations in my free time too.

I've helped many people dodge bullets with crappy Japanese tattoos that make no sense, decipher old letters, identify artworks, and much more.

Of course, the community is not limited to just Japanese and English pairs. Anyone is free to ask help with whatever language!

よろしく！

PS: It's my first time ever modding a community so I've a lot to learn. Feel free to let me know if I'm doing something wrong.

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The community looks great!

I would recommend promoting it on !communitypromo@lemmy.ca and !newcommunities@lemmy.world so that people can find it. You can also post in related communities, like maybe !languagelearning@sopuli.xyz?

You might need to do a lot of the work initially making posts and helping people know about the community, but eventually things do kick off :)

We have some (work in progress) guides for mods on this page: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-moderators

Good luck :)

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 17 hours ago

Thank you! I'll start doing that and see if I get some traction in the community.