Translators: Reference

HTML

We will use this string as an example for the advice in this section.

Source String:

If you have a general question about {platform_name} please email
<a href="mailto:{contact_email}">{contact_email}</a>."

Good translation:

{platform_name}에 대해 일반적인 질문이 있으면
<a href="mailto:{contact_email}">{contact_email}</a>로 이메일 주십시요."

Bad Translations:

Translation	Reason it’s Bad
{platform_name}에 대해 일반적인 질문이 있으면 {contact_email}로 이메일 주십시요.	Removing tags can break platform functionality. In the Bad translation the <a> tag and its content were removed.
{platform_name}에 대해 일반적인 질문이 있으면<a href="흔한:{contact_email}">{contact_email}</a>로 이메일 주십시요.	Do not translate the HTML tags. Please use the given HTML tags.
{platform_name}에 대해 일반적인 질문이 있으면 <b>{contact_email}</b>로 이메일 주십시요.	Do not change the HTML tags to something new. Please use the given HTML tags. Changing the html tags can alter the behavior of the platform in unintended ways.
{platform_name}에 대해 일반적인 질문이 있으면 < a href = " mailto : {contact_email} " > {contact_email} < / a >로 이메일 주십시요.	Do not add additional spacing to the HTML tags. Please use the given HTML tags.

Placeholders

Curly Brace Placeholders

Source String:

Welcome back {student_name}! Today is {month} {day}.

Good Translation:

It’s okay to re-arrange the placeholders as long as you don’t change them.

¡Bienvenido {student_name}! Hoy es {day} de {month}.

Bad Translations:

Translation	Reason it’s Bad
¡Bienvenido {nombre de estudiente}! Hoy es {dia} de {mes}.	Do not translate the placeholder string. You must use {student_name}, {day} and {month} exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido {student-name}! Hoy es {day} de {month}.	Do not alter the placeholder string punctuation. You must use {student_name} exactly as is.
¡Bienvenido {Student_Name}! Hoy es {Day} de {Month}.	Do not alter the placeholder string capitalization. You must use {student_name}, {day} and {month} exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido { student_name }! Hoy es { day } de { month }.	Do not add additional spacing inside the {}. You must use {student_name}, {day} and {month} exactly as they are in the source string.

Percent Parenthesis Placeholders

Source String:

Welcome back %(student_name)s! Today is %(month)s %(day)d.

Good Translation:

It’s okay to re-arrange the placeholders as long as you don’t change them.

¡Bienvenido %(student_name)s! Hoy es %(day)d de $(month)s.

Bad Translations:

Translation	Reason it’s Bad
¡Bienvenido %(nombre de estudiente)s! Hoy es %(dia)d de %(mes)s.	Do not translate the placeholder string. You must use %(student_name)s, %(day)d and %(month)s exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido %(student-name)s! Hoy es %(day)d de %(month)s.	Do not alter the placeholder string punctuation. You must use %(student_name)s exactly as is.
¡Bienvenido %(Student_Name)s! Hoy es %(Day)d de %(Month)s.	Do not alter the placeholder string capitalization. You must use %(student_name)s, %(day)d and %(month)s exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido %( student_name )s! Hoy es %( day )d de %( month )s.	Do not add additional spacing inside the %()s. You must use %(student_name)s, %(day)d and %(month)s exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido (student_name)! Hoy es %(day)d de %(month)s.	Do not remove the % or s. You must use %(student_name) exactly as is.
¡Bienvenido %(student_name)s! Hoy es %(day)s de $(month)s.	Do not change the character following the parenthesis. You must use %(day)d as is.

Angle Bracket Placeholders

Source String:

Welcome back <%= student_name %>! Today is <%= month %> <%= day %>.

Good Translation:

It’s okay to re-arrange the placeholders as long as you don’t change them.

¡Bienvenido <%= student_name %>! Hoy es <%= day %> de <%= month %>.

Bad Translations:

Translation	Reason it’s Bad
¡Bienvenido <%= nombre de estudiente %>! Hoy es <%= dia %> de <%= mes %>.	Do not translate the placeholder string. You must use <%= student_name %>, <%= day %> and <%= month %> exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido <%= student-name %>! Hoy es <%= day %> de <%= month %>.	Do not alter the placeholder string punctuation. You must use <%= student_name %> exactly as is.
¡Bienvenido <%= Student_Name %>! Hoy es <%= Day %> de <%= Month %>.	Do not alter the placeholder string capitalization. You must use <%= student_name %>, <%= day %> and <%= month %> exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido < % =  student_name  % >! Hoy es < % =  day  % > de < % =  month  % >.	Do not add additional spacing inside the <%= %>. You must use <%= student_name %>, <%= day %> and <%= month %> exactly as they are in the source string.
¡Bienvenido <student_name>! Hoy es <day> de <month>.	Do note remove or change the <%= or %>. You must use <%= student_name %>, <%= day %> and <%= month %> exactly as they are in the source string.

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