r/translator May 01 '26

Community Welcome to r/translator

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r/translator 2h ago

Chinese [Chinese M/C? > English] Writing printed on jacket

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Nice embroidery. I wish I knew what it means! Can someone help me?


r/translator 6h ago

German [German > English] Help with old handwriting.

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A transcription is honestly okay, its the handwriting that is more of a problem.

I can make out parts of it -- i.e. I see something about Nähe and later on, arbeitet keine kartoffels[?], but otherwise, I'm a bit lost between words.

Thank you. Means a lot.


r/translator 39m ago

Chinese [Chinese > English] Translation check - short phrase

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I'm currently putting together a teaching resource for primary school pupils about different scripts/orthographies around the world. The task has 18 translations of 'languages are amazing/incredible' in various languages which have differing scripts. I've checked the translations with multiple online translation tools, but I'm well aware that these sometimes do not catch the nuanced points that native speakers can, hence why I wanted to post here for advice.

Would this be a suitable translation for Chinese (simplified), or is there a better alternative?

语言很奇妙

Thank you in advance for any help you lovely r/translator Redditors can offer!


r/translator 55m ago

Gujarati [maybe Gujarari > English] found in DVD can't read it

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r/translator 1h ago

Japanese [English > Japanese] PaRappa The Rapper 2 Sound Track Track List

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I’m currently adding a bunch of PaRappa songs to my media player and I’d like to give all of the songs a proper English translation! I’d very much appreciate your help!


r/translator 1h ago

Korean [Korean > English] blurry photo

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could someone translate this word/sentence? I can't seem to find a proper way since it's so blurry so if someone native could help that'd be great!


r/translator 1h ago

Korean [Koren > English] please translate

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i have a very blurry image of a korean word/sentence and I can't translate it, can someone read this?


r/translator 1h ago

Japanese [Japenese > English] Could someone please translate this part of the GARO novel?

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r/translator 1d ago

Translated [JA] [Chinese> English] found bag with little note inside

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Found this while walking about... what does it all mean?

Edit: I did not know you werent supposed to open it, I am very curious by nature so I am always picking things up to see what they are, stopping to look at abandoned buildings, etc. I have a metal detector for this reason too. I places the Omamori at a little rock shrine someone made close to where I live. I put a little leaf and a feather on it as well. I looked it up and you can try to make things right by doing this, especially if it was an accident. Obviously there is something to this thing since right after I opened it I felt nauseous and threw up. Could have been a coincidence but still.


r/translator 2h ago

Missing Assets [--] [Islamic > English] ottoman Cartouche stamp

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Cartouche circa 1900 late Ottoman likely Levantine Coppersmith .

Islamic to English please


r/translator 8h ago

Translated [JA] [unknown > English] printed on the back of a manga costume

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r/translator 15h ago

Translated [ZH] [Unknown > English] An award from the game "Sea Power"

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Like the title says, i was playing "Sea Power, Naval Combat in the Missile Age" and got the award "Order of the Cloud and Banner, Ninth Rank" No idea if its accurate to real life but just out of curiosity I wanted to see what this says.


r/translator 12h ago

Needs Review [ARY] [unknown > english] saw this in a game i played, can't identify the language

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i'm curious about "âandaki"

some context:

- the internet doesn't seem to know this word even exists, even wiktionary goes dumb

- the game is set in the second half of the XIVth century, so i assume the word might be archaic

- the game is set in italy

- the word is said by a man when a little girl (sophia) runs past; seems the message might be something like "watch out", "be careful", "slow down" etc.

- edit: the game is "resonance: a plague tale legacy", someone requested that info

i'm trying to identify the language. thank you in advance!


r/translator 12h ago

Translated [ZH] [Chinese > English] Bottom of porcelain

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Would love to get an artist’s name. I think it also says something like “A parent’s kindness” but would like to confirm.


r/translator 5h ago

Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] Engraved text on an antique metalware. Could someone help translate this?

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Hello,
I found this engraved text on an antique Japanese metalware (possibly an iron kettle). I am having trouble reading the characters. Could someone please help me transcribe and translate it?
Any information about the maker would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!


r/translator 13h ago

Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] Handwritten text

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Hello! I would greatly appreciate help with transcribing and translating the text in this image. Handwritten kanji give me a hard time... I know it's a lot, sorry!
If it helps, the characters names are: ボブ (Bob, eye-patch cat), マサ (Masa, sabertooth), マバヤ (Mbaya, guy at the bottom with the smug expression), ザハブ (Zahab, lion) and ジャン (Jean, wolf)


r/translator 7h ago

Translated [AR] Arabic>English

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Arabic>English
I found this video of a recipe of a sister making baklava I can understand a few words as I’m learning Arabic. I’m really just wanting to know what ingredients this sister uses for example the nuts, and the type of syrup. Also if she mentions how long to bake it and the temperature as the video itself shows me exactly what to do.


r/translator 19h ago

Arabic [Arabic > English] Bookmark

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r/translator 4h ago

Arabic [Arabic > English] Tracked I'm translating for my church

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Am I on the right track for this? Or am I butchering the language?


r/translator 17h ago

Japanese [English >Japanese] help write 'good boy' in Japanese

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My friend jokes around how he's trying to be a good person or a 'good boy' at times and I said I should give you a badge for it atp also he can read katakana and hiragana, so for his birthday I want to write 'good boy' on a shirt in Japanese so what's the slang for that I want it to be a nuanced translation not completely literal that it doesn't make sense to a native speaker.


r/translator 1d ago

Translated [JA] [WW2 Japanese > English] a letter from home to a soldier who died Iwo Jima (assumptive)

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My brother is an avid World War II collector and has this postcard along with many other relics from the Pacific Theatre of World War II and we’re looking for translations.


r/translator 17h ago

Chinese [Chinese > English] Signature on a painting/print

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I found two framed seemingly old prints thrown away on a ditch covered with broken glass. I want to know a bit more about them, who might have painted them and where they are from, but the only thing besides the drawings/prints is this signature (on both drawings)


r/translator 1d ago

Needs Review [JA] [Japanese > English]

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Beautiful WW2 fan


r/translator 15h ago

Community [Community] Translation Challenge — 2026-09-01

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There will be a new translation challenge most Sundays and everyone is encouraged to participate! These challenges are intended to give community members an opportunity to practice translating or review others' translations, and we keep them stickied throughout the week. You can view past threads by clicking on this "Community" link.

You can also sign up to be automatically notified of new translation challenges.


This Week's Text:

In a world where it's never been easier to take photos and share them with the world, it's only natural to wonder: What is the most viewed photograph of all time?

The answer to this question is actually quite interesting. While it's tempting to assume that the title belongs to a well-known historical photo, such as, say, the Mona Lisa, the actual answer was likely sitting right before your eyes for a few years time.

While there's no way to know the answer with 100% certainly, it's a fairly good bet that the most viewed photograph of all time is a photo called "Bliss" taken by Charles O'Rear in 1996.

What's that you say? You've never heard of a photo called "Bliss" before?

Well you've undoubtedly seen it, though you might know it better as the default background that shipped with Windows XP... Believe it or not, the photo itself, which vibrantly depicts lush, rolling green hills and wispy white clouds, was not digitally altered when Microsoft picked it as the default background image in Windows XP.

— Excerpted and adapted from "The Most Viewed Photo In The History Of The World" by Yoni Heisler


Please include the name of the language you're translating in your comment, and translate away!

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