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Translating courses

Written by Emma Abrahamsson

Sana Create uses LLMs and translation engines to translate your courses faster and more accurately than ever - the translation capability also makes it easy to translate your content into multiple languages at once.

Here's what you can do:

  • Translate into multiple languages simultaneously: Select all the languages you want and translate them together in one process saving time and effort.

  • Choose your translation method: Pick between different translation engines or AI-powered options. If you're not sure which to use, "Auto mode" will automatically select the best option for you depending on the content.

  • Control how key terms are translated: Use the key terms feature to keep important words consistent. Make sure your company name, product names, or other key terms stay exactly the way you want them across all languages.

Where to find the translation feature

In Sana Create

  1. Select the course you want to translate

  2. Once in the editor view click on the three-dot-menu in the top right

  3. Click Translate

How to translate your content

Step 1: Start the Translation

Click Translate to begin.

Step 2: Confirm your original language

A pop-up window will appear asking you to confirm the language of your original content. Sana automatically detects the language, but we ask you to verify if it's correct language before moving forward.

Step 3: Choose your translation settings

A new panel will open on the right side of your screen.

Translation settings

  1. Basic setup:

    1. Select your languages: Click to choose all the languages you want to translate into at the same time.

    2. Click Translate and you're done! Sana will use "Auto mode" to pick the best translation method.

  2. Additional options:

    1. Add key terms: If there are words or phrases you don't want translated or want translated in a specific way, add them here.

    2. Pick your translation engine: Choose how you want your content translated

      1. Auto mode: Sana automatically picks the best translation method for each language.

      2. Translation engines: Uses professional translation tools (DeepL and Google Translate).

      3. AI-powered translations: Uses LLMs for more natural, context-aware translations. (This option might take longer)

Click Translate to start. A small notification box will appear in the bottom right corner showing that the translation is being created.

Review your translations

Once you’re notified that the translations are complete, you can open and review them. All translated versions will appear as separate courses in your course list in Sana Create.

💡 The current limitation for translation of courses is 102 400 characters. If your course is too long, you will be notified that the course is too long to be translated.

Key terms

The Key terms let you control exactly how specific words and phrases are translated across your courses. This is especially useful for maintaining consistency with brand names, product names, and company-specific terminology.

When to use Key terms

Examples of when Key terms are useful:

  • Brand names: Keep your company/product name the same in all languages

  • Product or feature names: Ensure consistent naming across all language versions

  • Company-specific terms: Control how your unique terminology is translated

  • Technical terms: Make sure specialized words are translated consistently

  • Important phrases: Ensure key messaging stays consistent across languages

  • Job titles and roles: Control how titles appear in different languages

How to add Key terms

  1. Click on Add terms

  2. Enter the terms you want to control (in your source language)

  3. Select Language - Choose if this applies to:

    • A specific language: This term applies to this specific language

    • Any language: This term applies to all languages

  4. If you selected a specific language, enter the translation for that term

  5. If you selected Any language, toggle on 'Keep the same in all languages'.

  6. Click to save and repeat for other terms


FAQ

How does Sana Create handle course translation?

Sana Create offers the capability to translate courses in an instant using the Translate capability in the options of the course. During translation, Sana Create is able to preserve all the interactive blocks, polls, questions, images, text formatting, reflections, answer options, key takeways, branding and images when machine translating a course.

Once the translated course is ready, reviewers or collaborators can be added to the new translated course.

Can I translate into multiple languages at once?

Yes. You can select multiple languages in one go and translate everything at once. Your translated versions will be created as separate courses and accessible in the course list.

What technology does Sana use to translate content?

Sana works with three translation options:

  1. Auto mode: Sana picks the best method for each language automatically. Best choice if you're not sure which to pick.

  2. Translation engines: Uses professional translation tools (DeepL or Google Translate).

  3. AI-powered translations: Uses advanced AI technology for more natural translations.

Which languages can I translate content into?

Sana currently supports translation into 198 languages.

Languages available

Abkhaz
Acehnese
Acholi
Afrikaans
Albanian
Alur
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Assamese
Awadhi
Aymara
Azerbaijani
Balinese
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Belarusian
Bemba
Bengali
Betawi
Bhojpuri
Bikol
Bosnian
Breton
Bulgarian
Buryat
Cantonese
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa (Nyanja)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Simplified, generic)
Chinese (Traditional)
Chuvash
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Crimean Tatar
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dinka
Divehi
Dogri
Dombe
Dutch
Dzongkha
English
Esperanto
Estonian
Ewe
Farsi
Fijian
Filipino
Finnish
French
French (Canada)
French (France)
Frisian
Fulfulde
Ga
Galician
Ganda (Luganda)
Georgian
German
Greek
Guarani
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hakha Chin
Hausa
Hawaiian
Hebrew
Hebrew (old code)
Hiligaynon
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Hunsrik
Icelandic
Igbo
Iloko
Indonesian
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Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Javanese (alt)
Kannada
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Kazakh
Khmer
Kiga
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