dalehurley Skill: translate
When to Use
Use this skill when the user asks to:
- Translate text to/from another language
- Say something in a different language
- Convert text between languages
- Get a translation of a phrase or document
- Detect the language of text
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
text |
Yes | The text to translate | Hello, how are you? |
to |
Yes | Target language code or name | es, french, zh |
from |
No | Source language (auto-detected if omitted) | en |
Common Language Codes
| Code | Language | Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
en |
English | fr |
French |
es |
Spanish | de |
German |
pt |
Portuguese | it |
Italian |
zh |
Chinese | ja |
Japanese |
ko |
Korean | ar |
Arabic |
ru |
Russian | hi |
Hindi |
nl |
Dutch | sv |
Swedish |
Procedure
- Extract the text and target language from the user's request
- Run the bundled script:
With source language:python3 skills/translate/scripts/translate.py "Hello, how are you?" --to espython3 skills/translate/scripts/translate.py "Bonjour" --from fr --to en - The script auto-installs
deep-translatorif needed - Report the translation to the user
Bundled Scripts
| Script | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
scripts/translate.py |
Python | Translate text between languages |
Script Usage
# Translate to Spanish (auto-detect source)
python3 scripts/translate.py "Hello, how are you?" --to es
# Translate from French to English
python3 scripts/translate.py "Bonjour le monde" --from fr --to en
# Translate to Japanese
python3 scripts/translate.py "Good morning" --to ja
Example
translate "hello world" to spanish
how do you say "thank you" in japanese
translate this to french: "the meeting is at 3pm"
what does "bonjour" mean in english