Creating Prompts

Prompts control how the AI translates (tone, domain, rules, formatting).

What makes a good translation prompt

• Target audience and tone (formal/informal)
• Domain constraints (legal, medical, technical)
• Rules for numbers, punctuation, terminology
• Instructions to preserve tags and placeholders

WARNING

If your text contains formatting or CAT tool tags, instruct the model to preserve them exactly.

Quick checklist

• Specify the language direction (source → target)
• Specify style and audience (formal/informal, US/UK spelling, etc.)
• Tell the model what to do with tags/placeholders (keep, don’t reorder, don’t delete)
• Tell the model what to do with terminology (use glossary terms when provided)

Next

• Prompt Manager