Lesson 3 of 8 · AI Translation That Still Sounds Natural
In this lesson. Audience, formality, and “keep placeholders.”
What you will learn
- Formality
- Glossary in the prompt
- Small packs
Walkthrough
You will lock formality, audience, and glossary in the prompt. Then you translate a small pack, not a whole app. Pack size is how you find glossary bugs early.
Work through the ideas in order. After each point, pause and connect it to a task you already do — a document, a workflow, or a feature you own. The goal of AI Translation That Still Sounds Natural is usable skill, not a pile of notes.
If something is unclear, rewrite it in your own words before you continue. Teaching the step back to yourself is the fastest way to see gaps.
Practice
Translate a 20-string pack with the glossary and check every placeholder.
Keep the first attempt small. A finished example you can reuse beats a perfect plan you never run.
Check your understanding
- Can you explain the goal of this lesson in one sentence to a teammate?
- Where would you apply “Formality” in your own work this week?
- What would you change on a second pass of the practice?
Next. Continue to the following lesson when the practice has a real artifact, even a rough one.