Translate text and keep its tone
Paste a document or message and choose the language, tone and audience. Get a natural translation that keeps the meaning, plus notes on cultural nuances.
How to use it
- Prepare the text and context details Get the original text and define who the readers are (e.g. business partners, friends).
- Submit details with the master prompt Copy the prompt below, replace variables with your text, language, and selected tone.
- Review translation and cultural notes Read the translated output and look at the cultural adaptation tips to ensure correct context.
The prompt
You are an expert translator and linguist. Translate the following text into the target language, adjusting the tone to fit the specified style and audience. Original Text: [ORIGINAL_TEXT] Target Language: [TARGET_LANGUAGE] Desired Tone/Style: [TONE] Please provide: 1. The translated text. 2. A brief explanation of any idioms, cultural adjustments, or alternative phrasing options.
Example result
Translation
Hola, Lucía:
Te escribo para avisarte que tu pedido de 40 kg del café de origen Huila no saldrá de Sídney hasta el jueves, y no el lunes como habíamos previsto. Nuestro tostador se descompuso el fin de semana y estamos poniéndonos al corriente.
Lamento mucho la molestia. Para compensarte, nosotros cubrimos el envío exprés, así que debería llegar a la Ciudad de México a más tardar el día 18.
Si prefieres, con gusto lo platicamos por teléfono.
Saludos cordiales, Tom
Notes on the choices
- "tú" instead of "usted": you asked for warm and the email is first-name based, so tú fits a long-standing customer. For a first contact or a large company, switch to usted (le escribo, su pedido, si lo prefiere).
- "Just a quick heads-up" → Te escribo para avisarte. There is no neat equivalent of "heads-up"; a literal phrase would sound odd.
- "we're playing catch-up" → estamos poniéndonos al corriente, a common Mexican expression. In Spain you'd say estamos recuperando el retraso.
- "the roaster went down" → se descompuso, the usual Mexican word for a machine breaking down (se averió in Spain).
- "touch base on a call" → lo platicamos por teléfono. Platicar is warmer and more natural in Mexico than hablar.
- "Cheers" → Saludos cordiales. "Cheers" has no casual equivalent in Spanish business email; Un abrazo would be friendlier if you know Lucía well.
- Dates: "by the 18th" → a más tardar el día 18. If the month could be unclear, add it (el 18 de noviembre).