r/translation
12k members
r/translation is a subreddit with 12k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses translation, english, japanese, chinese, and japanese to english.
Please check out /r/translator for requesting translations, or /r/TranslationStudies for discussion about translation.
Popular Themes in r/translation
#1
Advice Requests
: "[? > English] Friend has this tattoo and has no odea whar it means. Can someone help?"
24 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Can anyone translate this North Korean propaganda poster?"
22 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "/r/translation will be shutting down from March 31st"
9 posts
Popular Topics in r/translation
#1
Translation
: "/r/Translation will be shutting down from March 31st"
147 posts
#2
English
: "(Chinese -> English) Trying to understand this map and where it is covering. Thanks!"
104 posts
#3
Japanese
: "[Japanese > English] not sure if this is just Morimotos signature, or if he signed more than that?"
41 posts
#4
Chinese
: "(Chinese -> English) Trying to understand this map and where it is covering. Thanks!"
19 posts
#5
Japanese To English
: "Ongoing clues from my boyfriend - I think it's Chinese to English please"
15 posts
#6
Korean
: "Korean to english can anyone translate"
9 posts
#7
Mandarin
: "(Mandarin?>english) could someone translate the cover of this cassette tape i found?"
8 posts
#8
French
: "How do I, as a lowly monolinguist, pronounce the French expression "de rien"?"
7 posts
#9
German
: "[German > English] HELP! This document is a roadblock in my search of my family past. I believe it is from Rhineland Prussia from the 1700s. I am told it is a marriage record from John Leopold Critz and Anna Maria Bilgier. If anyone could help me determine names, dates, and locations it would me out"
7 posts
#10
Service
: "Benefits of Hiring a Professional Interpretation Service"
6 posts
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+595 members(5.2%)
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Last updated: August 24, 2026