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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Life Tends to Happen indeed. One of its least endearing qualities. What are your languages?
I'm native German so it's mainly English (my first translations were Sailor Moon fanfiction into German when I should've been doing maths homework, heh). One reason why I never "went pro" is that everybody thinks they can translate English so the rates are abysmal, especially for beginners (not to mention automated translation is a thing that exists...). I see things that were obviously badly translated from English almost every day and it hurts my head.
Technically I also studied Japanese before having to drop out (cf above Life) but I'm very rusty. Also too lazy to maintain any Anki decks (・_・;)
Anyway, yours?
English to French. I actually spoke German quite well back then (and loved the language), and found English very meh, but I really wanted to study lit translation and at the time the only graduat program was in an English department... I switched tack, and nowI haven't used German in 25 years.