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Sometimes you need to look to the surrounding phrases and change them for the problematic phrase to fit and work.Īn example: the German team couldn't make the secret chats description fit into the lines on an empty chat page. In most cases it's possible to find a way of saying anything without hurting the language. Try to find ways around gender problems instead of going for things like o(a), unless the workaround looks even more awkward. Respect your language's grammar and style where possible. Use good language that would make the app look as if it was built in your region. What does Apple use in this case? What does Google use? What do Telegram's main competitors in your region use? 4. Whenever you're looking for a word, focus on those that people are used to seeing in relevant context. It will be much easier for them to use Telegram if familiar concepts have familiar names here. It's no longer 2001 and our users have seen many other apps. Sometimes it makes more sense to simply describe what the app does in your own language.īut please don't get carried away: 3. You don't have to always stick to the English original. For system features, we should always use platform defaults (unless they are truly ugly or don't fit). Telegram features should have the same names on Android, iOS, Windows and macOS – unless they have to do with platform defaults. Not just within one app, but also on all platforms. The same things need to have the same names everywhere. We think a good translation should be: 1. If you would like to help us maintain the official translation to your language on a continuous basis, see this page. We're gradually expanding the list of languages available to all users from the “Language” menu in their apps. As soon as your suggestions are reviewed and accepted, the new phrases become immediately available in Telegram apps, no updates required. To get started, simply log in, find a phrase in your language that you can improve and suggest a new translation – or vote for an existing suggestion. If you're a linguist, pro translator or language geek and would like to help us get closer to perfection, you've come to the right place. Now we're looking for equally smooth translations into the rest of the world's languages. We've worked hard to make Telegram's English version as smooth as possible in terms of language.