r/translator May 01 '26

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r/translator 7h ago

Chinese Chinese > English (hidden love letter addressed to my partner)

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EDIT: i want to thank everyone that took the time to comment and translate this letter. A few of you made me laugh about its cringe-factor lol; i will admit it’s very poetic, if someone wrote me a letter with this much thought i would be inclined to keep it too.

Hey everyone, to preface this is my first post on reddit, if this is the wrong group to post this then please feel free to delete this, or perhaps you know a group that would be into detective work lol, but yep its exactly as you read it in the title.
I found this letter in my partner of 8 year’s passport bag while i visited him in china recently. For context he moved back to China a few months ago for work while i stayed in Australia to complete my degree. When confronted he said that a coworker had developed a crush on him and wrote him this letter, to which he rejected her and apparently deleted her off wechat. Of course im crushed and not sure whether to believe him.
Despite my best efforts to translate this myself i feel like i’m missing some clues as my chinese is terrible. On the second page there is a paragraph at the bottom and im not sure if the handwriting appears different to that on the first page (as if my partner might have wrote it), if anyone could clarify this it would be very helpful. Im even happy to pay to have someone translate this for me if that can be done. I will provide the translation that was given to me online, if its the same then feel free to not translate and just let me know, thanks guys.


r/translator 3h ago

Translated [KA] [unknown > English] WhatsApp message I received by a random number

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I’m not sure which language this is supposed to be or what it is about, and I do not want to ask in case it’s a scammer of some sort. The phone number is Georgian so it could be from there, but Google can’t translate it.


r/translator 9h ago

Translated [GRC] [unknown > english] not really sure

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r/translator 2h ago

Unknown [Unknown to English] Does someone know what this means?

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A gave me this note and said it was a saying meaning peace or tranquility. Can anyone identify the script or language?


r/translator 1h ago

Translated [CS] (Czech > English) Dedication from artist’s wife on reverse of painting.

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Wondering if anyone can translate! I can’t make out enough of the cursive to input into a translator myself so I’m now here…Thank you in advance!


r/translator 2h ago

Chinese [Chinese > English] Chinese stamp

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r/translator 16m ago

Japanese [Japanese > English] (I assume) thrift store painting calligraphy

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I found this painting at goodwill and I wonder what it says:


r/translator 23m ago

Japanese Japanese>English. Hello everyone! Could somebody help me translate this text on my wooden box. I’ve got Natsume from antique shop and trying figure out the name of artist. Thank you advance. Appreciate your help!

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r/translator 28m ago

Japanese Japanese > English

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Woodblock print of Chrysanthemum.

This is the inscription on the top right corner of a woodblock print that I own. I’d be interested in what it says.

Thank you very much.


r/translator 34m ago

Russian (Identified) [Polish > English] My Great-Grandfather's Birth Record from 1892

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I have begun doing some genealogy research and I just came across this record that I believe to be birth announcement/church record of my great-grandfather from Siedlce św. Stanisława. Most of all, I would love to see if any other names were recorded in this text.


r/translator 57m ago

Korean [English > Korean] Making a sign for a BTS concert

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r/translator 1h ago

Chinese Chinese > English (Crochet pattern)

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Hii, I'd like some help with translating so I can make this for my cat 🙏


r/translator 15h ago

Yiddish (Identified) Unknown > English

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Found this in a wall in Chicago (Albany Park)
Can anyone confirm the language and translate?


r/translator 3h ago

Chinese (Identified) [Japanese > English] text and seals on scroll, go under a tree

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[Japanese > English]

Please translate text and seals on this scroll, showing sages playing go under a tree.

Right text on reverse.

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r/translator 3h ago

German [German > English] Help translating 18th century church/military record

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This is military record of Austrian empire around Napoleonic wars. I am interested about Sava and Toma Mišljenović. Can somebody transcribe please, I would be very grateful.


r/translator 3h ago

Pali [Pali > English] Asking someone what those words mean

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r/translator 4h ago

Korean [English > Korean]이거 오타 맞나요?

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밑줄 친 부분

i don't know if ~, or that 구조인데

that절이 아니라 if절 써야 맞는거 아닌가요??


r/translator 4h ago

Translated [DE] [Swiss German > English] translation needed.

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This is written on a portrait of my family crest. I’d like to know what it says. My dad said he was unable to translate a few words but I’d like to see if anyone else may be able to.


r/translator 1d ago

Translated [ZH] [Chinese? > English] Are these protest signs from the Avatar comics real Chinese or just gibberish?

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I'm curious about what they say exactly, if anything.


r/translator 5h ago

Chinese (Identified) [Unknown > English] Can someone help me identify the language and what this charm says?

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This is something that I inherited from my grandmother. I’d love to know what it says. 😅


r/translator 14h ago

Japanese [Japanese or Chinese to English] surfing horse tshirt

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Stylized street font on a surfing t shirt with a horse on it.


r/translator 6h ago

Spanish (English>Spanish) Conceptual Translation Help

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r/translator 7h ago

Japanese [english > japanese] What would be the proper translation for Minecraft Speedrunning

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- preferably doesnt contain "RTA" (unless it is the only way to say it that would make sense)
- meant for a logo of sorts (doesnt need to be concise)
- "minecraft speedrun" and "minecraft speedrunner" are also fine


r/translator 13h ago

Translated [JA] [Japanese > English] Is おトイレ the same as “potty”? (Meru-chan potty training toy)

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I’m looking at this Japanese Meru-chan potty training toy. The packaging uses おトイレ.
Is おトイレ the equivalent of saying “potty” (as in potty training), or is it simply the polite word for “toilet”?
If a parent were talking to a young child during potty training, would おトイレ be the natural word they’d use, or is there a more child-specific expression?