Custom Translation Instructions
Guide the translator to use your church's own terms, names, and tone.
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What it is
Custom translation instructions let you give the AI translator specific guidance to follow during your services. Think of it as handing your interpreter a short style guide, so names, acronyms, tone, and key terms come out the way your church wants, consistently, every time.
Where to find it
Open Settings and go to the Custom Translation Instructions section. Add your instructions there in plain language, and the translator will follow them during translation.
Why use it
Out of the box, Glossa translates for natural meaning. But every church has its own vocabulary: ministry names, denominational terms, acronyms, and a preferred tone. Custom instructions make sure those are handled your way, rather than translated generically or differently each time.
Setting it up
What to include
Example
Frequently asked
Do I have to rewrite this every week?
No. Your instructions are saved in settings and apply to your services until you change them.
What is the difference between transcript rules and custom translation instructions?
Transcript rules help Glossa correctly recognize words in the spoken audio. Custom translation instructions tell the translator how to render things in the target language. Many churches use both together.
Custom translation instructions let you give the AI translator specific guidance to follow during your services. Think of it as handing your interpreter a short style guide, so names, acronyms, tone, and key terms come out the way your church wants, consistently, every time.
Where to find it
Open Settings and go to the Custom Translation Instructions section. Add your instructions there in plain language, and the translator will follow them during translation.
Why use it
Out of the box, Glossa translates for natural meaning. But every church has its own vocabulary: ministry names, denominational terms, acronyms, and a preferred tone. Custom instructions make sure those are handled your way, rather than translated generically or differently each time.
Setting it up
- Open Settings.
- Go to Custom Translation Instructions.
- Write your instructions in plain language, one point per line.
- Save. The translator applies them to your services going forward.
What to include
- Term and acronym mappings. Tell it exactly how to translate specific terms. For example, translate MB as Hermanos Menonitas.
- Names. Keep personal and place names unchanged unless there is a standard local form.
- Tone and register. For example, warm and reverent, using usted in Spanish for respectful address.
- Scripture. Name the Bible version you prefer so quotations sound familiar, for example Reina-Valera in Spanish.
- Consistency. Ask that key terms be translated the same way every time.
- Meaning over word for word. Ask for natural phrasing that carries the meaning, not a literal rendering.
Example
Tips
You are translating a live church service from English to Spanish for a Mennonite Brethren congregation. Translate MB as Hermanos Menonitas. Keep personal and place names as spoken. Use a warm, reverent tone with usted. Translate for meaning and natural flow, not word for word, and keep key terms consistent. For Scripture, follow Reina-Valera phrasing.
- Start with the handful of terms you already know matter, then add more after your first service. You will quickly spot the words worth pinning down.
- Custom translation instructions guide how things are translated. If you also want the system to better recognize a name or term when it is spoken, add it to your transcript rules as well, which help on the transcription side.
Frequently asked
Do I have to rewrite this every week?
No. Your instructions are saved in settings and apply to your services until you change them.
What is the difference between transcript rules and custom translation instructions?
Transcript rules help Glossa correctly recognize words in the spoken audio. Custom translation instructions tell the translator how to render things in the target language. Many churches use both together.