Hey translators!
I figured we should have a pinned thread to use for reference on basic game terminology. As new translators being to participate it would be good for them to have a reference sheet of terms that are meant to be used consistently through the game. Things like the “Hamlet” should use the same word throughout the game and we can use this thread to help reach an agreed upon term and update if necessary.
So let me know some of the key strings and what the accepted translated version is for your language. Let’s start with Hamlet.
The current Spanish translation for “Hamlet” is “poblado”. I think that “aldea” would be a proper name.
“Poblado” is most commonly used as translation for “village”, “settlement” or “small town”. In Spanish, the word “aldea” is more specific than “poblado”, as it clearly refers to “a settlement smaller than a village”.
A word of caution about making changes based on the suggerences made in this thread. The use of articles in Spanish and English differs, because in Spanish, we have different articles for masculine and femenine nouns. So, if based in my suggerence, “poblado” (a Spanish masculine word) is changed to “aldea” (a Spanish femenine word), the current articles preceding “poblado” won’t match with aldea. I.e. any references to “el poblado” should be changed to “la aldea”. Saying “el aldea” would be wrong. Also, the use of Capital letters differs from Spanish and English, and this can generate further problems. So, at least concerning the Spanish language, this thread is a wonderful resource for discussing the proper translation of common terms, but implementing changes with some automatic tool based in what has been said in this thread can generate a lot of problems (in the form of grammatically wrong sentences).
dak 3 years, 6 months ago.
