No word-for-word translation. Split the text into several sentences when that simplifies it. Omit descriptors to make the text snappier.
System Restore in Windows 11 can prevent hours of troubleshooting headaches after a crash.: correct Sistemoje „Windows 11“ naudodami atkūrimo funkciją galite išvengti bemiegių naktų stengdamiesi pašalinti gedimus., incorrect Sistemoje „Windows 11“ naudojama sistemos atkūrimo funkcija išsaugo valandas, kurios būtų skiriamos gedimams skaudama galva šalinti.
Personalized custom dictionaries help with the recognition of specialized vocabulary (like medical and technical terms), and text prediction speeds up the input process to make your note-taking really fly.: correct Tinkinti pasirinktiniai žodynai padeda atpažinti specializuotą terminiją (pvz., medicinos arba techninius terminus), o teksto numatymo funkcija pagreitina įvesties procesą, kad užsirašyti galėtumėte kosminiu greičiu., incorrect Tinkinti pasirinktiniai žodynai padeda atpažinti specializuotą terminiją (pvz., medicinos arba techninius terminus), o teksto numatymo funkcija pagreitina įvesties procesą, kad užsirašinėjimas būtų kaip skrydis.
The password isn't correct, so try again. Passwords are case-sensitive. -> Slaptažodis neteisingas. Pabandykite dar kartą. Slaptažodyje skiriamos didžiosios ir mažosios raidės.
This product key didn't work. Check it and try again. -> Šis produkto kodas neveikia. Patikrinkite ir bandykite dar kartą.
All ready to go -> Viskas paruošta
Would you like to continue? -> Ar norite tęsti?
Give your PC a name—any name you want. If you want to change the background color, turn high contrast off in PC settings. -> Pavadinkite savo kompiuterį, kokiu tik norite vardu. Jei norite pakeisti fono spalvą, parametrų dalyje išjunkite didelį kontrastingumą.
Explanatory text and support: keep the language natural and reassuring. Use we for a more personal tone.
The updates are installed, but Windows Setup needs to restart for them to work. -> Naujinimai įdiegti, bet jie ims veikti tik iš naujo paleidus „Windows“ sąranką.
After it restarts, we'll keep going from where we left off. -> Paleidus iš naujo, veikla bus tęsiama nuo ten, kur buvo baigta.
If you restart now, you and any other people using this PC could lose unsaved work. -> Jei dabar paleisite iš naujo, tiek jūs, tiek kiti šiuo kompiuteriu besinaudojantys asmenys gali prarasti neįrašytą darbą.
This document will be automatically moved to the right library and folder after you correct invalid or missing properties. -> Šis dokumentas bus automatiškai perkeltas į tinkamą biblioteką ir aplanką, kai pataisysite netinkamas ar praleistas ypatybes.
Something bad happened! Unable to locate downloaded files to create your bootable USB flash drive. -> Kažkas ne taip! Nepavyksta rasti atsisiųstų failų ir sukurti įkraunančiosios USB „flash“ atmintinės.
Promoting a feature: list what the feature needs. Use commonly used words so the text sounds familiar.
Picture password is a new way to help you protect your touchscreen PC. You choose the picture—and the gestures you use with it—to create a password that's uniquely yours. -> Piešiamasis slaptažodis – naujas būdas apsaugoti kompiuterį su jutikliniu ekranu. Norint susikurti unikalų slaptažodį, tereikia pasirinkti piešinį ir norimą gestų derinį.
Let apps give you personalized content based on your PC's location, name, account picture, and other domain info. -> Programėlės pagal kompiuterio vietą, vardą, abonemento paveikslėlį ir kitą domeno informaciją gali teikti jūsų asmeniniams poreikiams pritaikytą turinį.
How-to guidelines: second-person pronoun plus short, clear direction. Tell the user only what they need to decide.
To go back and save your work, click Cancel and finish what you need to. -> Norėdami grįžti atgal ir įrašyti darbą, spustelėkite Atšaukti ir atlikite reikiamus veiksmus.
To confirm your current picture password, just watch the replay and trace the example gestures shown on your picture. -> Norėdami patvirtinti esamą piešiamąjį slaptažodį, dar kartą pažiūrėkite įrašą ir įsidėmėkite piešinyje matomus gestų pavyzdžius.
It's time to enter the product key. When you connect to the internet, we'll activate Windows for you. -> Metas įvesti produkto kodą. Kai prisijungsite prie interneto, suaktyvinsime „Windows“.
Use plain language. Straightforward, concrete, familiar words. Prefer a two-syllable word over a three-syllable one, or several clear words over one complicated term.
Be careful with references to parts of the world. Do not name politically disputed cities, countries or regions. Use equivalent references; do not mix countries with states or continents.
Represent diverse perspectives and circumstances in text and images. Show people of all walks of life in many professions, educational settings, locales and economic settings.
No generalizations or stereotypes by region, culture, age or gender, not even positive ones. For job roles, choose names that reflect varied gender identities and cultural backgrounds.
No profane or derogatory terms. No slang that could be cultural appropriation. No terms carrying unconscious racial bias, or terms tied to military actions, politics, or controversial historical events and eras.
master/slave -> primary/subordinate; valdantysis / valdomasis -> pagrindinis / antrinis
demilitarized zone (DMZ) -> perimeter network; saugi zona -> tinklo perimetras
hang -> stop responding; atidėti -> nereaguoti
guru -> expert; guru -> ekspertas
pow wow -> meeting; sueiga -> susirikimas
guys; ladies and gentlemen -> colleagues; everyone; all; vaikinai, ponios ir ponai -> kolegos, kiekvienas asmuo, visi
brown bag session -> lunch and learn; learning session; suneštinis susirinkimas -> pietauk ir mokykis, mokomasis susirinkimas pietų metu
mother or father -> parent; motina ir tėvas -> tėvai
Use gender-neutral alternatives for common terms. No compounds containing gender-specific terms.
Motina ir tėvas -> Tėvai. The neutral grammatical form names kinship.
Pašnekovas / pašnekovė; korespondentas / korespondentė -> Tyrimo dalyviai (-ės)
Visi darbuotojai -> Visi darbuotojai (-os). In some cases name both grammatical forms.
Kiekvienas -> Kiekvienas (-a). Depending on the text, add only the secondary gender ending, not the whole word.
Ponios ir ponai -> Gerbiamieji
For generalizations use plural noun forms: visi asmenys, tėvai, kolegos, žmonės.
No gendered pronouns in generic references: jis, jo, jam, jį, juo, ji, jos, ją, ja, jie, jas, joms, jomis, juos, jiems, jais. Instead:
Rewrite the sentence with a plural noun or pronoun.
Replace adjectives and gerunds in the default masculine with gender-neutral plural verbs: Patvirtinkite, kad esate perskaitęs sąlygas -> Patvirtinkite, kad perskaitėte sąlygas.
Skip unnecessary gendered singular pronouns: jo dokumentas pradėtas nagrinėti -> dokumentas pradėtas nagrinėti.
Refer to the person's role, for example klientas, darbuotojas.
Use asmuo, žmogus, individas.
If the user has the appropriate rights, he can set other users' passwords. -> A user with the appropriate rights can set other users' passwords.; Jei naudotojas turi tinkamas teises, jis gali kurti kitų naudotojų slaptažodžius. -> Tinkamas teises turintys naudotojai gali kurti kitų naudotojų slaptažodžius.
A developer needs access to servers in his development environment, but he doesn't need access to the servers in Azure. -> Developers need access to servers in their development environments, but they don't need access to the servers in Azure.; Kūrėjui reikia prieigos prie serverių jo aplinkoje, bet prieiga prie „Azure“ serverių jam nereikalinga. -> Kūrėjams reikia prieigos prie serverių savo aplinkoje, bet prieiga prie „Azure“ serverių nėra nereikalinga.
When the author opens her document …. -> When the author opens the document ….; Kai autorius atidaro jo dokumentą… -> Kai autorius atidaro dokumentą…
To call someone, select his name, select Make a phone call, and then select his number. -> To call someone, select the person's name, select Make a phone call, and then choose the number you'd like to dial.; Norėdami paskambinti, pasirinkite asmens vardą, „Skambinti“ ir tada pasirinkite jo numerį. -> Norėdami paskambinti, pasirinkite asmens vardą, „Skambinti“ ir tada pasirinkite reikiamą numerį.
In Lithuanian, masculine nouns serve the general sense for both genders in professions, legal statuses, titles, pedagogical names and qualification levels.
For a real person, use the pronouns that person prefers: jis, ji, jie, jos. Gendered pronouns are fine for real people.
Use gender-neutral language in new products and content. Existing and legacy material need not be updated.
Focus on people, not disabilities. No words that imply pity, such as asmuo, kuris turi or kamuojamas. Do not mention a disability unless it is relevant.
handicapped -> person with a disability; Neįgalus, invalidas -> Žmogus su negalia
normal person; healthy person -> person without a disability; Normalus žmogus, sveikas žmogus -> Žmogus be negalios
Use generic verbs that fit every input method and device. In procedures and instructions, no verbs that break with alternative input methods.
Click -> Select; Spustelėkite -> Pasirinkite
Keep paragraphs short and sentence structure simple. Aim for one verb per sentence. Read the text aloud and imagine a screen reader speaking it.
Spell out special characters. Screen readers misread &, + and ~. Use ir, plius, maždaug, apytiksliai.
Acronyms are words made of the initial letters of the main parts of a compound term, for example WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), DNS (Domain Name Server), HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).
Lithuanian acronyms take no periods: U.S.A. -> JAV.
For established Lithuanian acronyms, do not add the English abbreviation: IT, UTB, OS.
Sometimes the spelled-out term fits better than the acronym: ISP -> interneto paslaugų teikėjas.
Do not localize generic, commonly used English acronyms, or acronyms with no local equivalent: ISDAN, LAN.
For a less widely used acronym that the source does not explain, localize the spelled-out term and leave the original acronym in parentheses: Informacijos teisių valdymas (IRM).
A modifier before the English acronym, the full English term, or both, can help: identifikacinis raktas PID (Trial Product Identification Key).
Use adjectives and participles in the masculine. Dialog box titles are not grammatically connected to the options that follow them, so options take masculine adjectives even under a feminine title.
Color names take the feminine, because spalva is feminine.
Where possible choose a pronoun or adjective form that covers both masculine and feminine: Save all. -> Įrašyti viską.
Possessive pronouns are much rarer than in English. Omit them when the meaning does not need them.
Avoid articles with product names. Use trademarked product names as provided. Add an article only when it improves the translation.
Unlocalized product names and nontranslated feature names take no definite or indefinite article. Put them in quotation marks a) if they are not highlighted in some other way, that is not bold, italic or capitals, or b) if you have no instruction to the contrary.
Business Contact Manager -> „Business Contact Manager“
Localized feature names follow the approved list you are given: Macro Manager -> Makrokomandų tvarkytuvė. If names are not to be translated, follow the rule for unlocalized names.
Capitalize the first letter of the sentence. After a colon, continue the sentence in lowercase, unless a list of items follows.
Capitalize proper nouns, for example names of programs, modules and wizards. In a phrase capitalize only the first word. In trademarks capitalize every word.
English often starts short parenthetical text with a capital letter. In Lithuanian start it lowercase when it is not a complete sentence.
Keep one language style in table column and row headings throughout the software. Headings start with a capital letter and usually carry no end punctuation.
Table items that are complete sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period.
In the passive voice with no object indicated, use neuter participles: Modified -> Modifikuota.
Use adjectives and participles in the masculine. Even under a feminine dialog box title, options take masculine adjectives. Where possible choose a form covering both genders: Įrašyti viską.
Add modifiers, that is descriptors, before Lithuanian names of keys, objects, menus, commands, dialog box elements, icons and acronyms, even when English has none.
Decline only the modifier. Use the names of objects, menus, commands, dialog box elements and icons exactly as they appear in the user interface.
The modifier goes before the name it modifies, never after.
Confirm what a name or abbreviation refers to before you add a modifier. Consult the trademark list or other reference material.
Dialog box titles are normally nouns or nominal phrases. Turn command verbs into nouns with suffixes like -ymas, -imas, -tis. Exception: adjectives and questions stay adjectives and questions.
For consistency, a noun may be added to a translated English adjective in menu titles: General -> Bendroji informacija.
Lithuanian nouns inflect for case and number by suffixation: two numbers, singular and plural, and six cases, nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental and locative. When one form stands for other forms, add only the endings in parentheses: Pictures -> Paveikslėliai (-ių).
General punctuation rules live in the reference material.
The hyphen joins two words into a one-word compound. Use the nonbreaking hyphen in printed documentation and online Help files. The hyphen also serves in dates and last names.
Date format: 02/09/2021 -> 2021-09-02
The en dash serves as the minus sign, usually with spaces before and after: 3 – 4 + 6 -> 3 – 4 + 6
The en dash also marks number ranges, such as page numbers, with no spaces around it: 700–800 USD -> 700–800 USD
The em dash sets off an isolated or nonessential element. Lithuanian does not use the em dash.
Use the ellipsis only in callouts and other text strings of more than one element: A. Atverkite langą..., B. …tada du kartus spustelėkite reikiamą piktogramą.
No punctuation at the end of menu titles or command names. When the command opens a dialog box, use the ellipsis: x…
No space between the sentence and the ellipsis.
Option buttons and radio buttons never end with a period, whatever the English text does.
Table items that are complete sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period.
Periods end status bar messages that are complete sentences. Error messages always end with a period, or with a question mark for a question. ToolTips never end with a period, whatever punctuation English uses: Save and close a segment. -> Įrašyti ir uždaryti segmentą (tooltip).
Put unlocalized product names, non-translated feature names and other nonlocalizable items in quotation marks „x“ when a) they are not highlighted in any other way, that is not bold, italics or capitals, b) they do not appear standalone in a sentence or UI string, and c) there are no instructions to the contrary.
Source strings may put UI options in quotation marks. Lithuanian does not put quotation marks around UI options.
Convert Excel to PDF -> Konvertuoti „Excel“ į PDF (product name inside a string)
Microsoft 365 -> Microsoft 365 (product name standalone)
Click "Save" -> Spustelėkite Įrašyti. (Save is a UI option)
No space between the parentheses and the text inside them, as in English: (item) -> (elementas)
Use simple verb tenses. Simple present by default. Future only for something that really will happen and where the simple present is not accurate. Simple past for events already finished.
Verbal phrases are more common and more natural in Lithuanian than nominal phrases. Prefer verbal phrases.
Installing -> Diegiama. English expresses continuous operations with a gerund; translate it as the present passive participle of the neuter gender.
Ruošiamasi diegti is a nominal phrase, not Ruošiamasi diegimui.
Adapt translated text to the local language, customs and standards. The language must have the look and feel of a product originally written in Lithuanian, with idiomatic syntax and terminology and a high level of terminological consistency.
Always look up current approved translations in the most recent terminology database and other approved glossaries.
Accessibility options and programs make the computer usable by people with cognitive, hearing, physical or visual disabilities. Hardware and software components provide a flexible, customizable user interface, alternative input and output methods and greater exposure of screen elements. Some accessible products and services are not available in Lithuanian-speaking markets; check availability.
Application and product names are often trademarked and are rarely translated. Feature names are sometimes trademarked too, for example IntelliSense. Verify that a name is translatable and not protected before you translate it.
Version numbers always contain a period, for example Version 4.2: Version 9.1 -> 9.1 versija.
Version numbers usually sit inside version strings, but are not the same thing. Product, feature and component names often appear in version strings.
Always translate version strings that contain copyright information.
Clarity and simplicity are the key considerations.
Be as short as possible. No unnecessary words.
UI must fit different devices, sizes and formats.
Aim for cross-platform consistency across desktop, mobile and cloud.
Every principle can have an exception based on the product, the experience and the customer. Interpret the guidelines for the best customer experience.
Error messages tell the user of an error that must be corrected for the program to keep running. They can prompt an action or report an error that needs a reboot.
Apply the voice principles so the target sounds natural and empathetic, not robot-like.
That can't be blank... -> Būtina užpildyti.
Not enough memory to process this command. -> Nepakanka atminties šiai komandai įvykdyti.
Use consistent terminology and language style. Do not translate error messages as they appear in the English product.
Keep length constraints in mind. Make sentences as brief as possible. Drop redundant pronouns, prefixes and other words.
Error messages always end with a period or a question mark, even when the English source has none.
Standardize the standard phrases below. Use another wording only when it works better in context. The English source often uses several phrases for the same thing; use the simplest translation.
Cannot …, Could not … -> …negalima, (...negali...), Nepavyko...; Cannot create the file -> Failo sukurti negalima.; Setup cannot read file. -> Sąranka negali perskaityti failo.; Could not access network location -> Nepavyko pasiekti norimos tinklo vietos. In some cases omit negali and use another verb in the negative form.
Failed to …, Failure of … -> ... nepavyko; Failed to delete [2]. -> [2] panaikinti nepavyko.; Failure of installation. -> Diegimo procesas nepavyko. Put nepavyko at the end of the message.
Cannot find …, Could not find …, Unable to find …, Unable to locate … -> ...rasti nepavyko (neįmanoma), ...vietos rasti nepavyko (neįmanoma); Cannot/could not find the file -> Failo rasti nepavyko (neįmanoma).; Unable to find the document -> Dokumento rasti nepavyko.; Unable to locate document -> Dokumento vietos rasti nepavyko. Put nepavyko or neįmanoma at the end of the message.
Not enough memory, Insufficient memory, There is not enough memory, There is not enough memory available -> Atminties nepakanka. Put nepakanka at the end of the message.
... is not available, ... is unavailable -> ...negalimas (-a), ...nėra, ...nepasiekiamas (-a); This command is not available -> Ši komanda negalima.; This functionality is not available -> Šios funkcijos nėra.; The specified path is unavailable. -> Nurodytas kelias nepasiekiamas. Put negalimas, nėra or nepasiekiamas at the end of the message.
With placeholders, find out what replaces the placeholder so the sentence stays grammatical. The letters carry a meaning: %d, %ld, %u, %lu mean <number>; %c means <letter>; %s means <string>.
"Checking Web %1!d! of %2!d!" means "Checking Web <number> of <number>."; "INI file "%1!-.200s!" section" means "INI file "<string>" section."
Watch word order too.
Shorten words used with numbers supplied as placeholders: %u days remaining -> Liko %u d.; |0 participants -> Dalyvių: |0.
Watch strings where the placeholder is replaced by a variable in the nominative default form. Add a modifier, or separate the placeholder with quotation marks, a colon, parentheses or an en dash.
Your {doctype} is ready.: wrong Jūsų {doctype} parengtas., right Jūsų dokumentas, kurio tipas {doctype}, parengtas. or Jūsų dokumentas ({doctype}) parengtas. The placeholder takes an app-specific document type (skaičiuoklė, pateiktis, dokumentas), so agreement fails without a modifier.
Underlined or highlighted letters in menu options, commands or dialog boxes are keyboard shortcuts. Examples: New, Cancel, Options.
Slim characters such as I, l, t, r, f as keyboard shortcuts: yes, only when no other characters are available.
Characters with downstrokes such as g, j, y, p, q: yes, only when no other characters are available.
Extended characters: yes, only if they have no downstrokes.
An additional letter in brackets after the item name: yes, only when no other characters are available.
A number in brackets after the item name: yes, only when no other characters are available.
A punctuation sign in brackets after the item name: yes, only when no other characters are available.
Duplicate keyboard shortcuts when no other character is available: no.
No keyboard shortcut when no more characters are available, minor options only: yes.
Access key: a subtype of keyboard shortcut. A letter or number the user types to reach UI controls that have text labels. Assigned to top-level controls so the user can move through the UI quickly with the keyboard. Example: F in Alt+F. In UI localization: H&ome. Most access keys use the Alt key.
Key tip: the letter or number shown in the ribbon when the Alt key is pressed. In UI localization it is the last character after the ` character. Example: Home`H.
Shortcut key: a subtype of keyboard shortcut. A key the user types to perform a common action without going through the UI. Not available for every command. Example: Ctrl+N, Ctrl+V. Most shortcut keys use the Ctrl key. Ctrl+letter combinations and function keys F1 through F12 are usually the best choices.
References to key names, such as arrow keys, function keys and numeric keys, appear in normal text with sentence-style capitalization, not small caps. Lithuanian uses the same style.
Pronounce English terms and product names left unlocalized the way English pronounces them.
SecurID [sı'kjuər aı di:]
.NET [dot net]
Skype [skaip]. Product names keep the source-language pronunciation, but everyday speech can add Lithuanian case endings.
Pronounce acronyms like words, adapted to local pronunciation: RADIUS [radijus], RAS [ras], ISA [isa], LAN [lan], WAN [van], WAP [vap], MAPI [mapi], POP [pop], URL [url].
Pronounce other abbreviations letter by letter: ICMP [i cė mė pė], IP [i pė], TCP/IP [tė cė pė / i pė], XML [iks em el], HTML [haš tė mė el], OWA [o dviguba vė a], SQL [es ku el].
Leave out http:// and read the rest of the URL aloud. Pronounce www as trys dvigubos vė. Omit the dot, or read it aloud as taškas.
http://www.microsoft.com/lt [trys dvigubos vė taškas maikrosoft taškas kom pasvirasis brūkšnys el tė]
Most punctuation marks, such as ?!:;,, follow from the speaker's tone of voice.
Pronounce the en dash – as a comma, that is a short pause. It emphasizes an isolated element.
Pronounce special characters such as /\˘<>+- with the approved Lithuanian translations.
Match the tone to the text and the target audience. Informal, playful and inspiring for most products and games. Formal, informative and factual for technical content.