AI translator for messages with context

Worked example: translator

• A fictional example, not a live customer result

  This example shows the kind of input and review that make the task useful. The sample wording below was written for this guide; it is not a benchmark or a promise of model output.

• A complete brief

  Return a translation draft, then flag ambiguous wording or missing context. Preserve names, dates, quantities and whether actions are proposed or confirmed. Do not invent a timezone. Do not call the output a certified translation.
  
  Task: Translate this meeting request into English. Keep the proposed time separate from a confirmed appointment.
  
  Source material:
  Toplantıyı perşembe günü saat 15.00’e alabilir miyiz? Henüz onaylanmadı; size uyarsa takvimi güncelleyeceğim.
  
  Audience / language: English; an existing colleague; polite and concise
  
  Constraints: Preserve Thursday and 15:00. Do not invent a timezone or say that the calendar has already been updated.

• An illustrative draft

  Could we move the meeting to Thursday at 15:00? It has not been confirmed yet; if that works for you, I will update the calendar.

• Why these details matter

  The English version keeps the meeting change as a request. It preserves the proposed time without adding a timezone or claiming the calendar was already changed.

Turkish to English translation: keep the product facts

• Original fictional source and English draft

  Turkish source:
  Bu defter A5 boyutundadır ve 80 çizgili sayfa içerir. Kapak geri dönüştürülmüş kartondur. Pakette bir defter bulunur.
  
  Illustrative English draft:
  This notebook is A5 size and has 80 lined pages. The cover is made of recycled cardboard. The package contains one notebook.

• Review quantities and material claims

  The draft keeps A5, 80 pages and one notebook. Only the cover is described as recycled cardboard. Do not extend that claim to the pages or whole product, add a certification, or invent a delivery date. This wording was authored for the guide, not generated by a model.

• When Turkish leaves the person unspecified

  In the standalone sentence ‘O bugün burada’, the pronoun does not identify the person’s gender. ‘They are here today’ can leave it unspecified in English. Context may instead identify a particular person or an object; ask for that context rather than inventing it.

English to Turkish translation: preserve a request

• A request is not an agreed deadline

  English source:
  Could you send the updated draft by Tuesday? This is a request, not an agreed deadline.
  
  Illustrative Turkish draft:
  Güncellenmiş taslağı salı gününe kadar gönderebilir misiniz? Bu bir rica; üzerinde anlaşılmış bir teslim tarihi değil.

• Set the audience before choosing wording

  This fictional example uses polite wording for a colleague. A shorter chat message or a formal letter may need a different register. Preserve Tuesday and the fact that the date has not been agreed. Do not add a specific calendar date or a promise that the draft will be sent.

Review before you use the result

• Check 1

  Compare names, dates, amounts and units with the source.

• Check 2

  Check politeness, idioms and words with more than one meaning.

• Check 3

  Confirm that a proposal has not become a completed action.

• Check 4

  Use an appropriate fluent reviewer when the consequences of an error matter.

Give the translation its context

• Target-language drafts

  Specify the language explicitly rather than relying on automatic detection.

• Audience context

  Describe the reader and relationship so the draft can reflect the right register.

• Terminology notes

  Supply a glossary or preferred names for terms that must stay consistent.

• Explain ambiguities

  Ask for alternatives when a word or phrase can carry more than one meaning.

• Translate short sections

  Work in manageable passages and compare each result with the source.

• Human review

  Check the draft with the intended audience or an appropriate reviewer.

Messages that benefit from context

• Meeting requests

  Keep proposed dates and times separate from confirmed arrangements.

• Product descriptions

  Supply preferred terms and check that product facts survive translation.

• Support replies

  Prepare a response for a reader in another language, then review the wording.

From source text to a reviewed translation

1. Prepare the source

   Source text. Supply only the information needed for this task.

2. Set the intended result

   Define the audience, purpose and constraints. Use the fictional example below if you want to see a complete brief.

3. Review and continue

   Open the brief as an editable chat draft. Choose when to send it, then compare the output with your source.

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