# Translate text so it sounds native, not translated

Translates and localizes text for a specific audience while keeping meaning and tone.

- Topic: Writing & Editing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Language, Translate, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/translate-text-so-it-sounds-native-not-translated

## Prompt

```text
Translate the text below.

**From → to:** [SOURCE LANGUAGE] → [TARGET LANGUAGE and region, e.g. "Spanish (Mexico)"]
**Audience and context:** [e.g. "customers on our website", "formal letter to a government office", "casual message to a friend"]
**Tone:** [formal / neutral / friendly / marketing]
**Terms to keep untranslated:** [brand names, product names, technical terms]

**Text:**
[PASTE TEXT]

Rules:
- Translate meaning, not word-for-word. It should read as if written by a native speaker in that region.
- Adapt idioms, units, dates, and cultural references when a literal version would confuse the reader.
- Keep formatting (headings, lists, links) intact.

Return:
1. **Translation.**
2. **Notes** — any idioms, puns, or culturally sensitive phrases you adapted, and anything ambiguous in the original that I should confirm.
```

## What to fill in

- SOURCE LANGUAGE
- TARGET LANGUAGE and region, e.g. "Spanish (Mexico)"
- formal / neutral / friendly / marketing
- brand names, product names, technical terms
- PASTE TEXT

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