[HOLD] Odd translations, innit?

[roryabraham]

This issue is a catch-all for odd translations in different locales. If you see a translation that's weird in a given locale, post it here!

[MarioExpensify]

In Portuguese (Brazil) - when right clicking / long tapping a chat message we have:

• Editar comentar (should be Editar comentário)
• Excluir comentar (should be Excluir comentário)

[danieldoglas]

PT-BR:

General:

I think we don't need to translate Workspace to espaço de trabalho. Other tools, like slack, still use workspace even in Portuguese. So everywhere we have espaço de trabalho, I think we should replace to workspace

Expense view:

Quantia

Valor

Comerciante

Estabelecimento

alterado o categoria para

mudou a categoria para

alterado o quantia para

mudou o valor para

set o descrição para

mudou a descrição para

Create expense

Scan

We're missing a space between para and receipts@

Distance

Iniciar

Origem

Parar

Destino

[robertjchen]

Chinese

Time Format/Translation

The date format is a quite odd: 4月 7, 2025 在 7:10 上午
(在 is "at" but never really used in the context of a date, 月 is month, 上午 is AM, 下午 is PM). A better format would be to:

• drop the preposition 在 "at" in all cases.
• dates are usually "big-endian", so YYYYMMDD e.g. "2025年4月7日"
• move the AM/PM marker (上午/下午) in front of the time

e.g. 2025年4月7日 上午7:10

In case of a message sent today, it should be: 今天 上午7:10 (dropping the preposition 在, and moving the AM/PM marker in front of the time).

Travel Translation

For the Book a trip menu item, 预订旅行 is not a suitable translation as it implies that you're booking a leisure/pleasure vacation. 预订差旅 would be better since it implies business/industry travel and used in other ERP systems

Report Filter Options Button

筛选器 implies a physical filtering device/tool, which is a bit too specific and weird in this context. We can either go with 筛选 aka just generic "filter" or 筛选条件 aka filter options (which would be great as the header for the RH list of options)

Report Filter Options

• Using 从 / 至 as From / To isn't ideal since it's used to imply physical locations. Maybe we can replace them with 發件人 / 收件人 aka Sender / Receiver
• 查看结果 aka Survey/Inspect Results whereas 显示结果 would be better aka Show Results

Untranslated Emoji Options Button

It's translated in the right click menu:

but not in the input box:

Thread Header

从 aka From isn't a good choice here, We should use 来自 aka "Coming From".

New Chat Text

• 說你好！ is awkward. We should say: 打个招呼! instead
• 此聊天是与 Wojtek Boman. aka "this conversation is with Wojtek Boman", is not super grammatically correct and uses formal words. We should use 您正在跟 Wojtek Boman 聊天 aka you are now talking with Wojtek
• split is not translated
• 支付一笔费用 aka pay a fee should use 转账 aka transfer?

Slogan

Travel and expense, at the speed of chat -> 差旅和报销，跟聊天一样快 would be much better and gets at what we're trying to convey.

[francoisl]

French

1. Priority mode page /settings/preferences/priority-mode
   The subtitle Choisissez de #focus sur les discussions non lues doesn't make sense
   

2. New convo with someone or new chat room
   Spaces are missing around the person or workspace's name
   

3. Report action to add a workspace member

   • ajouté ... should be a ajouté ...
   • en tant que un membre should be en tant que membre
   

4. Settings page /settings/preferences

   • The first 2 toggles mix the infinitive and conjugated forms (e.g. You receive updates [...] and To mute sounds [...]
   • The first one should probably say Recevez des mises à jour [...] instead
   

[Valforte]

PT-BR

There are several spaces missing between text and vars:

Different names for #focus mode, I believe we can standard to #foco

Light mode theme name should be Claro instead of Luz

When setting up two-factor the wizard show Etapa 1 of 3 Should be Etapa 1 de 3

ESC - Escapar diálogos is not the correct term here, should be Fechar janelas

Sevaral troubleshooting titles feel off, we usually don't translate a lot of those

Usar perfilamento: Ativar profiling
Registro no lado do cliente: Log do aplicativo
Testando preferencias: Configurações de teste

Date format can be improved to the brazilian locale throughout the app to 24/06 instead of jun 24. Full date timestamp should be 24/06/2025

Time format should use 24 hour format so 5:17 PM should be 17:17 throughout the app

[staszekscp]

Polish 🇵‍🇱
Some of the translations I noted yesterday and today

• Powiedz cześć! ->
  Przywitaj się!
• Ta rozmowa jest zMichał Skałka.Użyj przycisku +, aby utwórz, podzielić, lub zapłać wydatek. ->
  To jest czat z Michałem Skałką. Użyj przycisku +, aby utworzyć, podzielić, lub zapłacić [wydatek]
  Comment: The word wydatek seems to be a bit off, but it's acceptable - I cannot really find anything better atm 😄 Also, we would need to change the name endings in Polish to make it correct, but it would require some bigger rethinking and dynamic adaptation on the fly

• Wszystko ->
  Wszystkie

• Nazwa wyświetlana ->
  Wyświetlane imię

• Podręcznik ->
  Wpisz ręcznie

• Złóż wydatek, poleć swojego szefa ->
  Stwórz wydatek, oznacz swojego szefa

Comment: I wouldn't translate the plan names, it seems strange 😄

• Widok ->
  Zobacz

• Nowe miejsce pracy
  Nowa przestrzeń robocza

[trjExpensify]

We should put this on Hold, right?