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10 months ago · Quote · #181
Sauronia

how would you change to that language anyway?
10 months ago · Quote · #182
JLau_

I can help to translate Chinese and Chinese (Hong Kong).
10 months ago · Quote · #183
randalph

Hi!

I submitted a german translation. I didn't translate "button", because I think every german who uses this app will understand what button means. I am not aware of an accurate translation for Button. "Knopf" would be the translation, but it sounds artificial. There's also the possibility to just say "Click on 'save'" (Klicke auf "Speichern") and get rid of "button" ;). I guess that's your choice ;).
10 months ago · Quote · #184
TheDodoBird

how about Pirate
10 months ago · Quote · #185
jontsef

TheDodoBird wrote:

how about Pirate

Please provide some examples :)
10 months ago · Quote · #186
TheDodoBird

block: send to Davie Jone's Locker

start: pull anchor

lose: sink

add friend: add sailor
10 months ago · Quote · #187
sammyndad

i can translate to english!!!
10 months ago · Quote · #188
sammyndad
10 months ago · Quote · #189
IM Kacparov

Can I somehow find out whether I wasn't chosen to do the Polish translation, or nobody was chosen yet?
10 months ago · Quote · #190
ClavierCavalier

TheDodoBird wrote:

block: send to Davie Jone's Locker

start: pull anchor

lose: sink

add friend: add sailor

Send to davie Jone's locker is checkmate or capture!
10 months ago · Quote · #191
ClavierCavalier

Kacparov wrote:

Can I somehow find out whether I wasn't chosen to do the Polish translation, or nobody was chosen yet?

I asked the Pope, President, and the Queen and they all say no.
10 months ago · Quote · #192
jontsef

TheDodoBird wrote:

block: send to Davie Jone's Locker

start: pull anchor

lose: sink

add friend: add sailor

draw = draaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
10 months ago · Quote · #193
TheDodoBird

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10 months ago · Quote · #194
TheDodoBird

jontsef wrote:

TheDodoBird wrote:

block: send to Davie Jone's Locker

start: pull anchor

lose: sink

add friend: add sailor

draw = draaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

more like: both cannons bust
7 months ago · Quote · #195
ElKitch

Vivinski wrote:

Phobetor wrote:

linksspringer wrote:

Some of the "phrases" are quite lengthy.
I submitted a translation to Dutch. A few remarks:
- There is a temptation to follow the English sentence structure closely. While this may result in correct Dutch, it doesn't necessarily result in natural sounding Dutch. This is why professional translators earn their keep. But I did the best I could.
- There are a number of user interface terms like "save" and "gadget". It is a bit of challenge to translate these correctly.
[I just googled for some guidelines, and found:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/groups/275/uitgangspunten_en_richtlijnen
Now I realise I should have translated "Sign In" as "Aanmelden", not as "Inloggen". ]
- Good point by hicetnunc about context and space available. English is a more compact language than Dutch for instance.

Ah, I also entered a Dutch translation and I also used "Inloggen" instead of "Aanmelden"... I guess it's both correct, but "Aanmelden" is a bit more Dutch (and thus maybe better) than "Inloggen", which is semi-English.

Also I'm not sure what to do with words like "Google Friends" (is that in caps for a reason? is it a Google service? or is it just the contacts you have in Google?) and "Chess Gadget" (again, is there a reason for the caps? is "Chess Gadget" the title of the gadget?). A bit more information would be nice so that we can adjust the translation to the context.

I used inloggen as well :P

Well in my opinion "inloggen" is better than "aanmelden". Aanmelden sounds like "sign up" to me.

I wanted to help translate but when I go translatormode I dont see where I can translate? If I am correct it should display when the mouse floats over english.. but I dont see anything floating?
7 months ago · Quote · #196
theunsjb

izak_G wrote:

Afrikaans??

Live Chess = Lewendige Skaak

Turn-Based Chess = Beurtskaak

Tactics Trainer = Taktiek Afrigter

Online Coaching = Aanlyn Afrigting

Today's Hot Topics = Vandag se Warm Onderwerpe

Video Lessons = Beeldradio Lesse

Maybe translating to Afrikaans is not such a good idea...
7 months ago · Quote · #197
Samsch

theunsjb wrote:

izak_G wrote:

Afrikaans??

Live Chess = Lewendige Skaak

Turn-Based Chess = Beurtskaak

Tactics Trainer = Taktiek Afrigter

Online Coaching = Aanlyn Afrigting

Today's Hot Topics = Vandag se Warm Onderwerpe

Video Lessons = Beeldradio Lesse

Maybe translating to Afrikaans is not such a good idea...

lol
6 months ago · Quote · #198
msiipola

Question: How are plurals managed?

I you want to have a good and correct translation this must be possible.
6 months ago · Quote · #199
MSC157

georgez wrote:

MSC157 wrote:

mr_bebop wrote:

In languages having polite and colloquial pronouns: how should "you" be translated? Also: If you happen to want lithuanian some day, you may inform me, I guess there arent too many capable of translating into that.

Deutsch & Slowenisch are two of them: sie/SIE - vi/Vi :)

Deutsch: du / Sie

If you're looking like that, then in Slovene: ti/vi
6 months ago · Quote · #200
msiipola

Why is it called "Show my latest Activity"? As I can see it all about postings (notes?). If so, why not call it "Posting" and not "Activity?