Garyklay28/week6_skills_package

Subtitle Translation

Translate speech into subtitles that read naturally on screen.

Scope Boundary

• Use this for spoken dialogue, captions, and subtitle-style lines where speed and readability matter.
• For general prose that is not meant to be read on screen in real time, use general-translation.

Use Cases

• subtitles
• captions
• transcript cleanup
• short spoken lines
• video translation

Core Rules

• Preserve meaning, tone, and speaker intent.
• Prefer spoken naturalness over literal structure.
• Keep lines brief and easy to scan.
• Remove wording that feels too formal for speech unless the speaker is formal.
• Keep jokes, emotion, and rhythm when possible without over-expanding.
• If a literal translation is accurate but sounds written, shorten and reframe it into natural spoken target-language rhythm.

Inputs To Infer

• source language
• target language
• audience
• tone
• subtitle/caption constraints

Failure Modes To Prevent

• lines that are too long
• stiff written-language phrasing
• lost emotional tone
• overexplained speech
• formal pronoun or verb choices that break spoken dialogue feel

Wording Guidance

• Prefer spoken verbs and particles when they fit the speaker and audience.
• In reactive or emotional dialogue, favor quick rhythm over grammatically tidy phrasing.
• Keep subtitle lines moving. A line can be slightly rougher if it sounds more like real speech and remains clear.

Prefer:

• chat kamu
• marah sama aku
• aku udah nelepon kamu
• emang aku harus ngapain?

Over:

• mengirim pesan kepadamu
• marah kepadaku
• aku memang meneleponmu
• aku harus melakukan apa

Final Check

• Would this be easy to read quickly?
• Does it sound like something a person would actually say?
• Was important tone preserved?