Guide
How to translate between languages
Move a sentence, a paragraph or a whole document between any of the eleven languages Kuraly supports. The result is rebuilt in the target language rather than converted word by word, which is why the sentence order often changes.
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Open the editor and choose Translate
Translate is one of the modes alongside Grammar, Spelling, Flow, Tone and Vocabulary.
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Put in your text
Type it, paste it, or start from a document already in your workspace — including one you scanned from a photo or a PDF.
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Choose the language you want it in
Translate is the one mode where you pick the target language yourself, because there is no way to infer which language you want the answer in.
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Translate, then read it
Check the names, numbers, dates and amounts first. Those should come through unchanged, and they are the parts where a mistake does real damage.
If the translation is going somewhere it matters — a customer, a contract, a public notice — have someone who speaks the language read it. That is true of any translation tool.
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Polish it in the new language
Once translated, the text is ordinary text. Run Grammar or Flow over it in the target language to tighten anything that reads stiffly.
Worth knowing
- Which directions?
- Between any two of the eleven — not only to and from English.
- What stays the same
- Names, numbers, dates and amounts are meant to carry across untouched. Check them anyway.
- Length changes
- Translations are often longer or shorter than the original. That is normal and not a sign anything went wrong.
- Allowance
- A translation counts as one request against your daily allowance, the same as any other mode.
If something goes wrong
The wording is formal when you wanted it casual.
Translate first, then use Tone on the result to move it towards how you actually speak.
A name has been translated instead of left alone.
Edit it back. Names that are also ordinary words are the ones this happens to most.
It reads stiffly.
Run Flow over the translated text. Translation gets the meaning across; Flow is what makes it read like someone wrote it.