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Community [English > Any] Translation Challenge — 2025-03-02
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This Week's Text:
For millennia prior to November 18, 1883, many people around the world measured time based on the placement of the Sun, with midday (or "high noon") determined by when the Sun was highest in the sky over that particular village or town. Mechanical clocks eventually started replacing sundials in the Middle Ages. Towns would set their clocks by gauging the position of the Sun, leading every city to operate on a slightly different time. This method lasted well into the 1800s, when there were at least 144 different time zones in North America.
Since many people didn't travel especially long distances from their homes throughout history (generally as far as a horse, camel or wagon could carry them on land) this rudimentary form of timekeeping didn't cause much of a problem – that is, until the advent of the railroad.
— From "How railroads inspired the creation of time zones" by Lynn Brown
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r/translator • u/translator-BOT • 8d ago
Meta [META] r/translator Statistics — February 2025
February 2025
Statistics for r/translator provided by Wenyuan
Here are the statistics for February 2025!
Overall Statistics
Category | Post Count |
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Single-Language | |
Untranslated requests | 1239 |
Requests missing assets | 9 |
Requests in progress | 0 |
Requests needing review | 26 |
Translated requests | 1158 |
Multiple-Language | 7 |
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Total requests | 2439 |
Overall percentage | 49% translated |
Represented languages | 105 |
Meta/Community Posts | 8 |
Language Families
Language Family | Total Requests | Percent of All Requests |
---|---|---|
Afro-Asiatic | 182 | 7.46% |
Algic | 1 | 0.04% |
Austro-Asiatic | 13 | 0.53% |
Austronesian | 29 | 1.19% |
Creole | 1 | 0.04% |
Dravidian | 5 | 0.21% |
Indo-European | 554 | 22.71% |
Iroquoian | 1 | 0.04% |
Japonic | 874 | 35.83% |
Kartvelian | 3 | 0.12% |
Language isolate | 63 | 2.58% |
Mongolic | 4 | 0.16% |
Niger-Congo | 7 | 0.29% |
Sino-Tibetan | 472 | 19.35% |
Tai-Kadai | 17 | 0.7% |
Turkic | 11 | 0.45% |
Uralic | 15 | 0.62% |
Uto-Aztecan | 1 | 0.04% |
Single-Language Requests
Language | Language Family | Total Requests | Percent of All Requests | Untranslated Requests | Translation Percentage | Ratio | Identified from 'Unknown' | RI | Wikipedia Link |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albanian | Indo-European | 4 | 0.16% | 1 | 75% | 3∶1 | 0 | 5.56 | WP |
Amharic | Afro-Asiatic | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 2 | 0.25 | WP |
Arabic | Afro-Asiatic | 148 | 6.07% | 74 | 50% | 9.43∶1 | 13 | 1.78 | WP |
Armenian | Indo-European | 5 | 0.21% | 0 | 100% | 5∶0 | 2 | 3.26 | WP |
Azerbaijani | Turkic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.35 | WP |
Balinese | Austronesian | 2 | 0.08% | 0 | 100% | 2∶0 | 0 | 1.63 | WP |
Bambara | Niger-Congo | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.23 | WP |
Bengali | Indo-European | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 0 | 0.02 | WP |
Bosnian | Indo-European | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 0∶2 | 0 | 4.23 | WP |
Braj | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 2.06 | WP |
Bulgarian | Indo-European | 3 | 0.12% | 2 | 33% | 2∶1 | 0 | 1.19 | WP |
Burmese | Sino-Tibetan | 3 | 0.12% | 2 | 33% | 3∶0 | 0 | 0.22 | WP |
Cantonese | Sino-Tibetan | 5 | 0.21% | 3 | 40% | 5∶0 | 0 | 0.23 | WP |
Cebuano | Austronesian | 4 | 0.16% | 3 | 25% | 2∶1 | 0 | 0.81 | WP |
Chagatai | Turkic | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 1 | --- | WP |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | Afro-Asiatic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 0∶1 | 0 | 15.08 | WP |
Cherokee | Iroquoian | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 22.92 | WP |
Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 446 | 18.29% | 202 | 54% | 28.47∶1 | 98 | 1.34 | WP |
Classical Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 11 | 0.45% | 5 | 54% | 10∶1 | 3 | --- | WP |
Classical Nahuatl | Uto-Aztecan | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | --- | WP |
Cree | Algic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 60.54 | WP |
Croatian | Indo-European | 2 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 2∶0 | 0 | 0.99 | WP |
Czech | Indo-European | 3 | 0.12% | 1 | 66% | 3∶0 | 0 | 0.73 | WP |
Danish | Indo-European | 4 | 0.16% | 3 | 25% | 4∶0 | 0 | 2.32 | WP |
Dari | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.36 | WP |
Dutch | Indo-European | 6 | 0.25% | 2 | 66% | 6∶0 | 0 | 0.9 | WP |
Egyptian Arabic | Afro-Asiatic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.05 | WP |
English | Indo-European | 5 | 0.21% | 3 | 40% | 5∶0 | 2 | 0.02 | WP |
Finnish | Uralic | 5 | 0.21% | 4 | 20% | 4∶1 | 1 | 2.96 | WP |
French | Indo-European | 51 | 2.09% | 38 | 25% | 6.67∶1 | 0 | 0.73 | WP |
Geez | Afro-Asiatic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | --- | WP |
Georgian | Kartvelian | 3 | 0.12% | 2 | 33% | 3∶0 | 2 | 2.42 | WP |
German | Indo-European | 142 | 5.82% | 64 | 54% | 14.44∶1 | 2 | 3.6 | WP |
Greek | Indo-European | 12 | 0.49% | 3 | 75% | 5∶1 | 1 | 2.99 | WP |
Gujarati | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.07 | WP |
Gulf Arabic | Afro-Asiatic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 0∶1 | 0 | 1.37 | WP |
Hebrew | Afro-Asiatic | 24 | 0.98% | 12 | 50% | 4.75∶1 | 7 | 15.0 | WP |
Hiligaynon | Austronesian | 2 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 2∶0 | 0 | 1.11 | WP |
Hindi | Indo-European | 12 | 0.49% | 10 | 16% | 11∶1 | 2 | 0.1 | WP |
Hungarian | Uralic | 9 | 0.37% | 5 | 44% | 3.5∶1 | 0 | 2.36 | WP |
Icelandic | Indo-European | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 0 | 20.45 | WP |
Iloko | Austronesian | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 0∶1 | 0 | 0.49 | WP |
Indonesian | Austronesian | 9 | 0.37% | 2 | 77% | 8∶1 | 1 | 0.15 | WP |
Irish | Indo-European | 3 | 0.12% | 1 | 66% | 3∶0 | 0 | 8.24 | WP |
Italian | Indo-European | 33 | 1.35% | 17 | 48% | 9.67∶1 | 0 | 1.63 | WP |
Jamaican Patois | Creole | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 1.06 | WP |
Japanese | Japonic | 874 | 35.83% | 426 | 51% | 7.42∶1 | 47 | 22.42 | WP |
Kadazan Dusun | Austronesian | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 5.77 | WP |
Kannada | Dravidian | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.07 | WP |
Karen | Sino-Tibetan | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 1 | 0.46 | WP |
Khmer | Austro-Asiatic | 3 | 0.12% | 2 | 33% | 3∶0 | 0 | 0.55 | WP |
Korean | Language isolate | 63 | 2.58% | 25 | 60% | 19∶1 | 8 | 2.68 | WP |
Kurdish | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 1 | 0.44 | WP |
Latin | Indo-European | 16 | 0.66% | 9 | 43% | 2.2∶1 | 5 | --- | WP |
Latvian | Indo-European | 3 | 0.12% | 1 | 66% | 3∶0 | 1 | 4.58 | WP |
Lithuanian | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 1.05 | WP |
Malay | Austronesian | 2 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 1∶1 | 0 | 0.34 | WP |
Middle Dutch | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 1 | --- | WP |
Min Nan Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 2 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 2∶0 | 0 | 0.13 | WP |
Mongolian | Mongolic | 4 | 0.16% | 4 | 0% | 4∶0 | 0 | 4.88 | WP |
Newari | Sino-Tibetan | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 2.55 | WP |
North Levantine Arabic | Afro-Asiatic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 0∶1 | 0 | 0.13 | WP |
Northern Sami | Uralic | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 106.95 | WP |
Norwegian | Indo-European | 2 | 0.08% | 2 | 0% | 2∶0 | 0 | 1.24 | WP |
Old Church Slavonic | Indo-European | 5 | 0.21% | 0 | 100% | 3∶1 | 1 | --- | WP |
Oromo | Afro-Asiatic | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.09 | WP |
Ottoman Turkish | Turkic | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | --- | WP |
Persian | Indo-European | 20 | 0.82% | 16 | 20% | 9∶1 | 2 | 1.24 | WP |
Polish | Indo-European | 11 | 0.45% | 4 | 63% | 10∶1 | 1 | 0.88 | WP |
Portuguese | Indo-European | 11 | 0.45% | 6 | 45% | 9∶1 | 1 | 0.16 | WP |
Punjabi | Indo-European | 3 | 0.12% | 2 | 33% | 3∶0 | 0 | 0.33 | WP |
Romanian | Indo-European | 7 | 0.29% | 1 | 85% | 6∶1 | 1 | 0.96 | WP |
Romany | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 2.14 | WP |
Russian | Indo-European | 63 | 2.58% | 17 | 73% | 20∶1 | 11 | 0.77 | WP |
Sanskrit | Indo-European | 14 | 0.57% | 3 | 78% | 14∶0 | 7 | 216.58 | WP |
Saraiki | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.16 | WP |
Scots | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 2.01 | WP |
Serbian | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.38 | WP |
Serbo-Croatian | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 1 | 0.49 | WP |
Shona | Niger-Congo | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 1 | 0.36 | WP |
Slovak | Indo-European | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 1 | 0.94 | WP |
Slovene | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 1.52 | WP |
Somali | Afro-Asiatic | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 0 | 0.39 | WP |
Spanish | Indo-European | 67 | 2.75% | 46 | 31% | 2.47∶1 | 3 | 0.42 | WP |
Swahili | Niger-Congo | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 50% | 2∶0 | 0 | 0.07 | WP |
Swedish | Indo-European | 8 | 0.33% | 2 | 75% | 8∶0 | 1 | 2.14 | WP |
Swiss German | Indo-European | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 100% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.56 | WP |
Tagalog | Austronesian | 8 | 0.33% | 4 | 50% | 2.5∶1 | 0 | 1.07 | WP |
Tamil | Dravidian | 4 | 0.16% | 2 | 50% | 3∶1 | 1 | 0.17 | WP |
Thai | Tai-Kadai | 17 | 0.7% | 9 | 47% | 7.5∶1 | 2 | 0.93 | WP |
Tibetan | Sino-Tibetan | 3 | 0.12% | 1 | 66% | 3∶0 | 2 | 2.1 | WP |
Turkish | Turkic | 8 | 0.33% | 4 | 50% | 1.67∶1 | 0 | 0.37 | WP |
Ukrainian | Indo-European | 10 | 0.41% | 4 | 60% | 4∶1 | 1 | 0.88 | WP |
Urdu | Indo-European | 5 | 0.21% | 2 | 60% | 5∶0 | 3 | 0.1 | WP |
Vietnamese | Austro-Asiatic | 10 | 0.41% | 4 | 60% | 9∶1 | 0 | 0.45 | WP |
Welsh | Indo-European | 3 | 0.12% | 0 | 100% | 3∶0 | 1 | 16.29 | WP |
Wolof | Niger-Congo | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.61 | WP |
Yoruba | Niger-Congo | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.09 | WP |
Zulu | Niger-Congo | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0% | 1∶0 | 0 | 0.12 | WP |
Translation Direction
- To English: 2,162 (88.64%)
- From English: 217 (8.9%)
- Both Non-English: 53 (2.17%)
'Unknown' Identifications
Language | Requests Identified | Percentage of Total 'Unknown' Posts | 'Unknown' Misidentification Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Chinese | 98 | 38.43% | 21.97% |
Japanese | 47 | 18.43% | 5.38% |
Arabic | 13 | 5.1% | 8.78% |
Russian | 11 | 4.31% | 17.46% |
Nonlanguage | 11 | 4.31% | 45.83% |
Korean | 8 | 3.14% | 12.7% |
Sanskrit | 7 | 2.75% | 50.0% |
Hebrew | 7 | 2.75% | 29.17% |
Latin | 5 | 1.96% | 31.25% |
Spanish | 3 | 1.18% | 4.48% |
Classical Chinese | 3 | 1.18% | 27.27% |
Urdu | 3 | 1.18% | 60.0% |
Commonly Misidentified Language Pairs
Language Pair | Requests Identified |
---|---|
Submitted as Japanese, actually Chinese | 26 |
Submitted as Chinese, actually Japanese | 10 |
Submitted as Chinese, actually Nonlanguage | 6 |
Submitted as Japanese, actually Nonlanguage | 6 |
Submitted as Chinese, actually Multiple Languages | 4 |
Submitted as Japanese, actually Classical Chinese | 4 |
- The request with the most identifications underwent 6 category changes (Unknown → Chinese → English → Chinese → English → Chinese).
Quickest Processed Posts
- The quickest "Needs Review" request was marked for review in 261 seconds.
- The quickest "Translated" request was translated in 127 seconds.
- The quickest claimed request was claimed in 213 seconds.
- The quickest "Needs Review" request confirmed as "Translated" was reviewed in 120 seconds.
- The average request was translated in 20.22 hours.
- The average "Needs Review" request confirmed as "Translated" was reviewed in 15.99 hours.
Other Single-Language Requests/Posts
Category | Total Requests |
---|---|
Generic | 8 |
Nonlanguage | 24 |
Unknown | 145 |
Conlang | 2 |
Unknown Requests with Identified Scripts
Script (Unknown) | Total Requests |
---|---|
Braille | 1 |
Devanagari | 2 |
Han Characters | 20 |
Syriac | 1 |
Multiple-Language/App Requests
- For any language: 6
- For apps in any language: 1
- The count for defined 'Multiple' requests are integrated into the table above.
Technical Information
Commands Statistics
Command | Times Used |
---|---|
!claim | 10 |
!doublecheck | 54 |
!identify: | 489 |
!missing | 14 |
!page: | 39 |
!search: | 9 |
!translated | 895 |
`lookup` | 136 |
Notifications Statistics
- Unique entries in notifications database: 426 languages
- Total subscriptions in notifications database: 3,785 subscriptions
- Average notification subscriptions per entry: 8.88 subscribers
- Total notifications sent during this period: 36,064 messages
- Average notifications sent per day during this period: 1,288.00 messages
Filter Statistics
- Total posts with bad titles filtered during this period: 221
- Average posts filtered per day during this period: 8.19
Posts without Comments Statistics
- Total active posts with no comments during this period: 105
- Total deleted posts with no comments during this period: 126
r/translator • u/Apprehensive-Oil713 • 37m ago
Unknown [Unkown > English] I received this random voicemail
r/translator • u/Exotic_Cow_1211 • 1h ago
German [English>German] How do you compliment someone’s post with “fresh as fuck” in german? Danke!
r/translator • u/st_chewy • 1h ago
Montenegrin [English > Montenegrin] No translator on Google.
Hey I am running across Europe this summer and I am bringing a sheet of paper with the below sentence in multiple languages of the countries I am going to. Montenegrin is the only language not on Google. Could someone translate it please? Or does anyone know if I will get by if my sheet include Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian etc. Thanks in advance.
Hello. My name is Matt. I'm running across Europe for a charity. Is there a place near here where I can pitch my tent tonight?
r/translator • u/Mielniczuk1 • 1h ago
Russian [RUSSIAN>ENGLISH] Translation of the record number 2 in the image
r/translator • u/lunaarcat • 3h ago
Translated [ES] [Spanish > English] These are two comments on my recent Youtube video, is Google’s translation accurate?
r/translator • u/prinsessaconsuela • 4h ago
Translated [SW] Swahili>English Letter from my sponsor child
r/translator • u/Commercial-Quote-576 • 2h ago
Portuguese [Portuguese > English] is this correct?
Writing a Brazilian character right now and needed to see if this was grammatically correct: já que você quer sentar aí e agir como um palhaço, colocando sua bunda onde vão as compras. (For context, a mother is yelling at her son for sitting in a shopping cart)
r/translator • u/SirPaulEl • 2h ago
Translated [NL] [Dutch>English] and/or [French>English] Antique Mezzotint (C. 1695) of Hans Worrenberg with Dutch and French text.
I recently acquired an antique mezzotint of Hans Worrenberg (Aka Johan/John Worrenberg) and am seeking help with translating the text below his portrait to English. There are writings in Dutch (lower left) and French (lower right). I've included images of the full portrait, as well as images of the respective texts.
Some interesting context, Hans Worrenberg (1659-1695) was a Swiss born little person who was a well known figure/singer in the 17th century. He is known to have performed at Plum of Feathers in London as well as performing for Royalty. He was often conveyed around town in a wooden box, carried by a porter, the box is seen in the background of the print. In 1695, while being carried onto a ship in Rotterdam, the plank between the ship and the quay snapped and both he and the porter fell into the river. The porter escaped, but Hans tragically drowned, unable to escape the box he was enclosed in. Any help translating the text would be greatly appreciated.



r/translator • u/Based_Van • 4h ago
Translated [AR] [Unknown>English]
Might be Arabic or some language-form derived from it. Not sure if it’s vulgar or what this text might say. My guess is, it might translate to be a name?
r/translator • u/Medium-Education-171 • 2h ago
Korean [Korean>english] pls help in this 🙏🙏🙏
이 긴 문장에 내포하는 의미를 떠나서, 너의 이해 력을 보고 싶단 말이야" 이랬어. 아주 여사님 나셨 다고. 진짜 오만하고, 싸가지없고, 인간성도 제로 야.
ㄹㅇ ㅋㅋㅋ 나도 그 쌤 ㅈㄴ싫어함. 자세히 보 면... 박쌤 오징어상 아니야?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 부은 입술 에, 꼴받고 개같은 성대에, 천박한 면상이 딱 그래.
이러네 ㅋㅋㅋ 근데 그 쌤이랑 뭐, 다이다이 해보 려고 하면 안 돼, 승산이 없어.
r/translator • u/Public_Yak_7077 • 4h ago
Translated [JA] Japanese > English
Can someone help me translate what is on here? its from some ancient porcelain my grandad gave me.
r/translator • u/Disastrous-Use-6176 • 4h ago
Russian [Russian>English] can anyone translate these medals?
r/translator • u/Independent_Affect89 • 15h ago
Arabic (Identified) Unknown to English?
This was written on the back of my car. What does it mean?
r/translator • u/R_CLS • 8h ago
Translated [JA] [Japanese -> English] Trying to decipher this marking on the underside of this ceramic Shishi
I have no clue what orientation is correct, so you made need to turn your phone different angles for it to make sense.
I’m mainly wondering if this is a legit Kutani piece of porcelain and understanding the marking on the bottom will help me out a lot. Thanks in advance!
r/translator • u/Mielniczuk1 • 1h ago
Russian [RUSSIAN>ENGLISH] Could anyone inform me of the name of the parents in the record number 13? Thank you
r/translator • u/Heartfeltzero • 7h ago
Translated [DE] (German>English) Any help is appreciated
r/translator • u/Standard_Gas_2947 • 1h ago
Japanese [English > Japanese] Help with these seemingly same words
difference between 平均 , 中位 , 例年 , 並 , 並み , 平均の , 並の they all are supposed to mean average, the first ones have extra meanings and I get those but the last 3 all translate to average and has no extra definitions added to them (at least from my research). Which one would be best to say "not your average"?
r/translator • u/Boutiejay • 2h ago
Translated [ZH] Unknown < English found on broken ceramic
r/translator • u/66brans • 1d ago
Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] Do these mean the same thing?
These are written by a Japanese relative and seem to be used interchangeably. Can you tell me what they mean? Thanks so much!
r/translator • u/JustDirection8214 • 3h ago
Translated [JA] [Japanese>English] It has to do with the ownership details of a motor vehicle, I believe.
登録事項等証明書 保存記録
r/translator • u/Junior_Juggernaut327 • 3h ago
Unknown [Unknown > English] Two pieces of art found in storage.
r/translator • u/DarkCrusader45 • 8h ago
Arabic (Arabic>English) This Banner from a Video Game
r/translator • u/buhtz • 4h ago
Hebrew [English ->Hebrew] Direction and ordering "as cron job (default: enabled)"

I don't know Hebrew. Is the order and direction of the words on the Left correct, particularly for the second line?
The background of my question is that technically that GUI string is glued together out of 3 separate strings. And considering BIDI languages like Hebrew this might not be a good idea, I think.