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?"
63 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I found this letter in a book I bought from a used bookstore. Can anyone help me figure out what it says? [Korean > English]"
17 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "/r/translation will be shutting down from March 31st"
6 posts
Popular Topics in r/translation
#1
Translation
: "/r/Translation will be shutting down from March 31st"
147 posts
#2
English
: "I found this letter in a book I bought from a used bookstore. Can anyone help me figure out what it says? [Korean > English]"
104 posts
#3
Japanese
: "My girlfriend sent me this but doesn't want to tell me what it says could you please translate it for me? Japanese >English"
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
: "I found this letter in a book I bought from a used bookstore. Can anyone help me figure out what it says? [Korean > English]"
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
7 posts
#10
Service
6 posts
Member Growth in r/translation
Yearly
+770 members(6.9%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026