Address the user to take action. Keep the message short and friendly and name the action.
en The password isn't correct, so please try again. Passwords are case-sensitive. -> ne पासवर्ड सही छैन, त्यसैले कृपया फेरि प्रयास गर्नुहोस्। पासवर्ड केस-संवेदनशील हुन्छन्।
en This product key didn't work. Please check it and try again. -> ne यो उत्पादन कुञ्जीले काम गरेन। कृपया यसको जाँच गरी फेरि प्रयास गर्नुहोस्।
en All ready to go -> ne अगाडि बढ्न सबै कुरा तैयार छ
en Would you like to continue? -> ne तपाईं जारी राख्न चाहनुहुन्छ?
en Give your PC a name—any name you want. If you want to change the background color, turn high contrast off in PC settings. -> ne आफ्नो पिसिलाई नाम दिनुहोस्—आफूले चाहेको कुनै पनि नाम। तपाईं पृष्ठभूमिको रङ बदल्न चाहनुहुन्छ भने पिसिको सेटिङमा हाइ कन्ट्रास्ट बन्द गर्नुहोस्।
Promoting a feature. Use the em dash to set off the specific requirement.
en Picture password is a 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. -> ne तस्विर पासवर्ड तपाइँको टचस्क्रिन पिसिलाई सुरक्षित गर्न मद्दत गर्ने नयाँ तरिका हो। तपाइँको अलग पासवर्ड बनाउनको लागि – तपाइँले चित्र – र यससँग तपाइँले प्रयोग गर्ने इशारा रोज्नुहुन्छ।
en Let apps give you personalized content based on your PC's location, name, account picture, and other domain info. -> ne एप्लिकेसनहरूलाई तपाईंको पिसिको स्थान, नाम, खाताको तस्बिर र डोमेनसम्बन्धी अन्य जानकारीको आधारमा तपाईंलाई व्यक्तिगतकरण गरिएको सामग्री प्रदान गर्न दिनुहोस्।
Providing how-to guidelines. Keep the action short and clear. Use the second person.
en To go back and save your work, click Cancel and finish what you need to. -> ne पछाडि गएर आफ्नो काम बचत गर्न, रद्द गर्नुहोस् क्लिक गरी आफूले गर्नुपर्ने काम पूरा गर्नुहोस्।
en To confirm your current picture password, just watch the replay and trace the example gestures shown on your picture. -> ne आफ्नो हालको तस्बिर पासवर्ड पुष्टि गर्न, रिप्ले हेरेर तपाईंको तस्बिरमा देखाइएको उदाहरणको इशारालाई अनुकरण गरे पुग्छ।
en It's time to enter the product key. When you connect to the Internet, we'll activate Windows for you. -> ne अब यो उत्पादन कुञ्जी प्रविष्ट गर्ने बेला भयो। जब तपाईं इन्टरनेटमा जडान हुनुहुन्छ, तब हामी तपाईंका लागि Windows सक्रिय गर्नेछौं।
Explanatory text and support. Use natural, reassuring language. Use we for a personal feel. Tell the user only what they need.
en The updates are installed, but Windows 11 Setup needs to restart for them to work. After it restarts, we'll keep going from where we left off. -> ne अद्यावधिकहरू स्थापना भए, तर तिनीहरूले काम गर्न Windows 11 सेटअप रिस्टार्ट गर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ। यो रिस्टार्ट भएपछि, हामीले जहाँबाट छोडेका थियौं त्यहीँबाट जारी राख्नेछौँ।
en If you restart now, you and any other people using this PC could lose unsaved work. -> ne यदि तपाईंले अहिले नै रिस्टार्ट गर्नुभयो भने, तपाईं र यो पिसि प्रयोग गर्ने जो कोही व्यक्तिले बचत नगरेको काम गुम्न सक्छ।
en This document will be automatically moved to the right library and folder after you correct invalid or missing properties. -> ne तपाईंले अमान्य वा छुटेका गुणहरूलाई सच्याएपछि यो कागजा स्वचालित रूपमा सही लाइब्रेरी फोल्डरमा सारिनेछ।
en Something bad happened! Unable to locate downloaded files to create your bootable USB flash drive. -> ne केही गडबडी हुन गयो! तपईंको बुटेबल USB फ्ल्यास ड्राइभ सिर्जना गर्नका लागि डाउनलोड गरिएका फाइलहरू फेला पार्न सकिएन।
Use plain language. Use straightforward, concrete, familiar words. Prefer a two-syllable word over a three-syllable word, and several clear words over one complicated term.
Do not name politically disputed cities, countries, or regions in examples. In examples with several regions, use equivalent references. Do not mix countries with states or continents.
In text and images, show diverse people in a wide variety of professions, educational settings, locales, and economic settings.
Do not generalize or stereotype by region, culture, age, or gender, not even a positive stereotype. For job roles, choose names that reflect a variety of gender identities and cultural backgrounds.
No profane or derogatory terms.
No slang that could be cultural appropriation.
No terms with unconscious racial bias, and no terms tied to military actions, politics, or controversial historical events.
master/slave -> primary/subordinate; ne मालिक/दास -> प्राथमिक/अधीनस्थ
demilitarized zone (DMZ) -> perimeter network; ne विसैन्यीकृत क्षेत्र (DMZ) -> परिधीय नेटवर्क
hang -> stop responding; ne ह्याङ्ग हुनु/गर्नु -> प्रतिक्रिया जनाउन बन्द गर्नुहोस्
guru -> expert; ne गुरु -> विशेषज्ञ
pow wow -> meeting; ne भेला -> बैठक
guys; ladies and gentlemen -> colleagues; everyone; all; ne केटाहरू; महिला र सज्जनहरू -> सहकर्मीहरू; सबैजना; सबै
brown bag session -> lunch and learn; learning session; ne ब्राउन ब्याग सत्र -> लन्च गर्ने र सिक्ने; सिकाइ सत्र
mother or father -> parent; ne आमा वा बुवा -> अभिभावक
Use gender-neutral alternatives. Avoid compounds with gender-specific terms (पुरुष, महिला).
For generalizations, use non-gendered noun forms (मानिस, व्यक्तिहरू, विद्यार्थीहरू).
Do not use gendered pronouns (पुरुष, महिला, ऊ, उनी) in generic references. Instead rewrite to the second or third person (तपाईं, कुनै व्यक्ति), avoid the gendered pronoun (कागजात/उक्त कागजात/सो कागजात instead of उसको कागजात/उनको कागजात), refer to the role (पाठक, कर्मचारी, ग्राहक, क्लाइन्ट), or use मानिस or व्यक्ति.
If you cannot write around the problem, a respectful pronoun (उहाँ/उहाँहरू) is OK in generic references. Do not use ऊ/उनी.
When you write about a real person, use the pronouns that person prefers. Gendered pronouns (उनी, ऊ, उनको/उसको) are OK for real people who use them.
उनी अफिस गइन्। -> उहाँ अफिस जानुभयो। (respectful tone, no specific gender)
उनले क्लिक गरे। (masculine), उनले क्लिक गरिन् (feminine) -> उहाँले क्लिक गर्नुभयो।
असल महिलाहरू, असल पुरुषहरू -> असल मानिसहरू/व्यक्तिहरू, असल व्यक्तिहरू (use a common noun)
उनले पासवर्ड परिवर्तन गरिनन्। (feminine), उनले पासवर्ड परिवर्तन गरेनन्। (masculine) -> उहाँले पासवर्ड परिवर्तन गर्नुभएन।
सबै महिला र पुरुषहरूलाई धन्यवाद। -> सबैलाई धन्यवाद।
If the user has the appropriate rights, he can set other users' passwords. -> A user with the appropriate rights can set other users' passwords.
ne यदि प्रयोगकर्तासँग उपयुक्त अधिकारहरू छन् भने उसले अन्य प्रयोगकर्ताको पासवर्ड सेट गर्न सक्छ। -> उपयुक्त अधिकारहरू भएका प्रयोगकर्ताले अन्य प्रयोगकर्ताहरूका पासवर्डहरू सेट गर्न सक्छ।
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.
ne एक विकासकर्तालाई आफ्नो विकास परिवेशमा सर्भरहरूमा पहुँच चाहिन्छ, तर उसलाई Azure का सर्भरहरूमा पहुँच आवश्यक पर्दैन। -> विकासकर्ताहरूलाई उनीहरूको विकास परिवेशहरूमा सर्भरहरूमा पहुँच चाहिन्छ, तर उनीहरूलाई Azure का सर्भरहरूमा पहुँच आवश्यक पर्दैन।
When the author opens her document …. -> When the author opens the document ….
ne जब लेखिकाले उसको कागजात खोल्छे... -> जब लेखकले कागजात खोल्नुहुन्छ...
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.
ne कसैलाई कल गर्न, उसको/उनको नाम चयन गर्नुहोस्, फोन कल गर्नुहोस् चयन गर्नुहोस् र त्यसपछि उसको/उनको नम्बर छान्नुहोस्। -> कसैलाई कल गर्न, सो व्यक्तिको नाम चयन गर्नुहोस्, फोन कल गर्नुहोस् चयन गर्नुहोस् र त्यसपछि आफूले डायल गर्न चाहेको नम्बर चयन गर्नुहोस्।
Focus on people, not disabilities. Do not use words that imply pity, such as अङ्ग भाँच्चिएको/अन्धो/बहिरो/लङ्गडो or समस्याग्रस्त/रोगग्रस्त. Do not mention a disability unless it is relevant.
handicapped -> person with a disability; ne अपाङ्ग, विकलाङ्ग -> अक्षमता भएको व्यक्ति
normal person; healthy person -> person without a disability; ne सामान्य व्यक्ति, स्वस्थ व्यक्ति -> अक्षमता नभएको व्यक्ति
Use generic verbs that work with all input methods and devices.
Click -> Select; ne क्लिक गर्नुहोस् -> चयन गर्नुहोस्
Keep paragraphs short and sentence structure simple. Aim for one verb per sentence. Read text aloud and imagine a screen reader speaking it.
Spell out and, plus, and about. Screen readers can misread &, +, and ~.
Accessibility options and programs make the computer usable by people with cognitive, hearing, physical, or visual disabilities. Some accessible products and services may not be available in Nepali-speaking markets. Check with the appropriate resources.
Abbreviate UI words (mainly button or option names) only when space is short.
Translate these consistently: en Home -> ne गृह; en Profile -> ne प्रोफाइल; en People -> ne व्यक्ति; en Mail -> ne पत्र
Write SI units abbreviated as a single capital letter in Latin: W (watt), V (volt), J (joule), Hz (hertz), kHz (kilohertz).
Write other units in Latin or in Nepali: kg as कि.ग्रा., cm as से.मि.
Always measure temperature in Celsius. Recalculate all other scales (for example Fahrenheit) into Celsius.
Display temperature as x°С: the number, the degree sign, then the capital Latin letter C. x°से is also possible in Nepali.
Put the minus sign (–) before temperatures below zero. The plus sign is optional and rare for zero and above: –273°C, 0°C, 25°C.
Abbreviate information units always as: KB -> KB; MB -> MB; Bit -> Bit; Bit/s -> Bit/s
Acceptable abbreviations: 3-D -> 3-डि; ACL -> एसिलल; API -> एपिआई; AVI -> एभिआई; CPU -> सिपियू; CSS -> सिएसएस; DB -> डिबी; Digital ID -> डिजिटल आइडी; DLL -> डिएलएल; DPA -> डिपिए; DPI -> डिपिआई; DTD -> डिटिडी; HTML -> एचटिएमएल; IP -> आइपी; RGB -> आरजिबी; SQL -> एसक्युएल; TCP -> टिसिपी; TCP/IP -> टिसिपी/आइपी; URL -> युआरएल; VBA -> भिबिए; XML -> एक्सएमएल; XSL -> एक्सएसएल
Use a non-breaking space (CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR) in any abbreviation.
If non-breaking spaces are not available (Help files, for example), write the abbreviation without a space so one letter does not move to the next line.
Do not abbreviate words the Nepali Sabdakosh defines in full: en Pound -> ne पाउण्ड; en Degree -> ne डिग्री; en Ruble -> ne रूबल; en Yuan -> ne यूआन; en Yen -> ne येन
Acronyms are made of the initial letters of the main parts of a compound term: WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), DNS (Domain Name Server), HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).
Nepali has no capitalization, so the writing system separates abbreviations from acronyms of names and organizations. Transliterate the acronym as a word: UNESCO -> युनेस्को, not युएनईएससिओ.
Unlocalized acronyms have no fixed rule. Modern Nepali keeps many popular English abbreviated terms: LAN -> ल्यान; UNESCO -> युनेस्को; UNICEF -> युनिसेफ; UNICODE -> युनिकोड; ZIP -> जिप
An adjective limits or specifies information about a noun.
Adjectives that end in -ओ change for masculine -ओ, feminine -ई, or plural -आ.
Adjectives derived from Sanskrit have no inflection: असल (good) gives असल केटा (good boy), असल केटी (good girl), असल गाउँलेहरू (good villagers).
The suffix -इलो makes adjectives from nouns: हाँस (smile) -> हँसिलो (smiling). The suffix -ली works the same way: गोर्खाली (in connection with the Gurkhas).
en New York is a beautiful city. -> ne न्यूयोर्क एक सुन्दर सहर हो।
en I have learnt many languages. -> ne मैले धेरै भाषा सिकेको छु।
en Adding some sugar will make the coffee tastier. -> ne थोरै चिनी थप्नाले कफी अझ स्वादिलो हुनेछ।
en This is the best day of my life. -> ne यो मेरो जिन्दगीको सबैभन्दा राम्रो दिन हो।
Possessive adjectives: मेरो (mine), तिम्रो (your), तपाइँको (your, respectful), उनीहरूको (their), उसको (his), हाम्रो (our).
English uses possessives often. Nepali uses the forms above instead.
Nepali has no articles. Do not translate every a or an.
Where context demands, use अव्यय terms: A/An = कुनै, एउटा, एक (singular, uncertainty); The = उक्त, यो, त्यो, यही, त्यही (any number, more certainty).
Use unlocalized product and feature names without articles. Do not attach a genitive s. Add to a product or component name with a hyphen or a periphrastic construction: Microsoft's products -> Microsoft products, Products by Microsoft.
Treat product names and unlocalized feature names as proper nouns in Nepali.
en Windows Mail shares your Internet Connection settings with Microsoft Edge -> ne Windows Mail ले Microsoft Edge सँग तपाइँको इन्टरनेट सेटिङहरू साझा गर्दछ
en Website addresses will be sent to Microsoft -> ne वेबसाइट ठेगानाहरू Microsoft मा पठाइने छन्
Use translated feature names with a definite or indefinite article. They are not proper names.
en Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse -> ne विन्डो सक्रिय बनाउन त्यसमाथि माउस होभर गर्नुहोस्
en Select a location closest to your office -> ne तपाईंको कार्यालयको सबैभन्दा नजिकको स्थान चयन गर्नुहोस्
For an English loan word already used, check motivation (formal features that allow integration into the Nepali noun class system), analogy (an equivalent Nepali term whose article you can use), and frequency (the article used most often in other technical documentation).
Always check approved terminology to confirm a new loan word and its article.
Use conjunctions to convey a conversational tone. Starting a sentence with a conjunction is informal and acceptable.
en old As <product> gains features, there is a risk that older content may not display correctly. -> en new But because of these features older content may not display correctly.
en As <product> gains features, there is a risk that older content may not display correctly.: ne old जब <product> ले सुविधाहरू प्राप्त गर्छ, पुराना सामग्रीहरू राम्रोसँग प्रदर्शन नहुन सक्छ। -> ne new तर यी सुविधाहरूका कारण पुराना सामग्रीहरू राम्ररी प्रदर्शन नहुन सक्छन्।
en Due to installation of downloaded updates some of the old features may not function.: ne old डाउनलोड गरिएको अद्यावधिकहरू स्थापना गरेपछि केही पुराना सुविधाहरू नचल्न सक्छन्। -> ne new तर यी डाउनलोडहरू स्थापना गर्नाले केही पुराना सुविधाहरू नचल्न सक्छन्।
en Install your new Windows, your old programs may not function.: ne old नयाँ Windows स्थापना गर्नाले तपाईंका केही प्रोग्रामहरू नचल्न सक्छन्। -> ne new तर नयाँ Windows स्थापना गर्नुहोस्, तपाईंका पुराना प्रोग्रामहरू नचल्न सक्छन्।
Nepali nouns do not inflect for case. Postpositions act like case markers. They are clitics that attach to a whole phrase, not a single word.
-को is possessive. -ले is ergative in the past tense and also instrumental. -लाई marks the direct object on animate nouns and the indirect object on all nouns.
Two-part postpositions combine -को or -भन्दा with another word: -को बारेमा (about), -को लागि (for), -भन्दा माथि (above).
Do not attach a genitive s to product names. Write Microsoft Office Word, not Microsoft Office Word's.
Integrate English loan words into the Nepali noun class system. Check motivation, analogy (an equivalent Nepali term), and frequency in other technical documentation.
en Delete this server. -> ne यसलाई सर्भरबाट हटाउनुहोस्।
en Enter a password to log into the server. -> ne सर्भरमा लग इन गर्न पासवर्ड प्रविष्ट गर्नुहोस्।
en DNS cannot resolve the server IP address. -> ne DNS ले सर्भरको आइपी ठेगाना समाधान गर्न सक्दैन।
en Verify the name of the server's certificate. -> ne सर्भरको प्रमाणपत्रको नाम प्रामणित गर्नुहोस्।
Inflection changes the end of a word according to its function. It derives the meaning of the original word and does not create a new word. Nominal inflection affects nouns, verbal inflection affects verbs.
Nepali has many inflections. In Devanagari, postpositions attach to the word they accompany, so do not confuse nominal inflection with an added postposition.
English loanwords inflect for number: en Clients -> ne क्लाइन्टहरू; en Websites -> ne वेबसाइटहरू; en Downloads -> ne डाउनलोडहरू; en Proxys -> ne प्रोक्सीहरू; en Administrators -> ne व्यवस्थापकहरू
Form the plural by adding हरू: मेरो कार (singular कार) -> मेरा कारहरू (plural कारहरू).
Address the user directly with first- and second-person pronouns. Avoid third-person references like user.
Frequent pronouns: मेरो, तिमी, तपाईं, ऊ, तिम्रो.
Nepali uses different pronouns by age and position: तँ for people of low position or younger than you; तिमी for people of the same position or age group; तपाईं for people of higher position or older than you.
en old Users can change when new updates get installed. -> en new You can change when new updates get installed.
ne old अद्यावधिकहरू स्थापना भएपछि प्रयोगकर्ताहरूले परिवर्तन गर्न सक्नेछन्। -> ne new नयाँ अद्यावधिक स्थापना भएपछि तपाईं परिवर्तन गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ।
Do not use abbreviations. Approved acronyms are OK.
No semicolons. Two short sentences read better than one long sentence.
No exclamation marks. Choose stronger words.
Use an em dash to set off an isolated element or to introduce a non-essential item.
Bulleted lists use the same sign as English.
Comma (,) separates consecutive names or items and marks a short pause. Example: राम, श्याम, हरि
Colon (:) shows that what follows proves, clarifies, explains, or enumerates. Example: थप जानकारीका लागि कृपया यहाँ सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस्:
Hyphen divides words between syllables, links parts of a compound, and connects the parts of an inverted or imperative verb form. Example: Pop-up = पप-अप, Drop-down = ड्रप-डाउन
En dash is the minus sign, usually with spaces around it. It replaces the word to. Example: 10–5 p.m.
En dash also marks number ranges, with no spaces. Example: from page No. 1-5, पाना 1-5 सम्म
Em dash marks an isolated element, a break in thought, or an added phrase. Example: रामको गाडी―जुन रातो थियो―हिजो राती दुर्घटनामा पर्यो।
Ellipsis (suspension points) marks an omission from a sentence. Example: मैले धेरै प्रयास गर्न खोजेँ।
Period (.) follows many abbreviations. Example: डा. प्रेम प्रसाद
Quotation marks mark speech or a quotation. US source strings may put English quotation marks around software references. “” and ‘’ both mark speech or a quotation. Examples: “आज गणेश चतुर्थी”, रामले सोध्यो, ‘मेरो कार कता हरायो?’
No space between the parentheses and the text inside them. Example: (कृपया जुत्ता फुकाल्नुहोला।)
Use sentence fragments where possible. They are short, to the point, and conversational.
en Use the following steps:: long निम्न चरणहरू प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्: -> fragment निम्नानुसार गर्नुहोस्:
en Are you sure you want to continue with this action?: long तपाईं निश्चित रूपमा यो कार्य जारी राख्न चाहनुहुन्छ? -> fragment तपाईं साँच्चिकै यो कार्य जारी राख्न चाहनुहुन्छ?
en There isn't enough memory available to perform function.: long यो प्रकार्य कार्यसम्पादन गर्नका लागि पर्याप्त मेमोरी उपलब्ध छैन। -> fragment यो कार्य गर्नका लागि पर्याप्त मेमोरी छैन।
Use simple tenses. Prefer the simple present. Avoid the future tense unless the event really happens in the future. Use the simple past for events that already happened.
Translate verbs in error messages consistently. If your language can omit the predicate be, omit it, but stay consistent across all error messages. Be concise without changing the meaning.
en The document is too large. / Document too large. -> ne कागजातको साइज एकदमै ठुलो भयो। Be consistent with the verb to be.
en Access was denied. / Access denied. -> ne पहुँच अस्वीकृत गरियो। In complete sentences, use verbs and the same tense as the source.
en The file '%s' is an unknown graphics format. -> ne ‘%s’ फाइल अज्ञात ग्राफिक्स फर्म्याट हो। Rephrase is with have if that gives a better translation.
en An unknown error has occurred. / No error occurred. -> ne अज्ञात त्रुटि देखापर्यो। / त्रुटि देखा परेन। Shorten where possible, for example Unknown error. / No error.
en A problem occurred while trying to connect to the network share '%1!s!'. -> ne नेटवर्क साझेदारी '%1!s!' मा जडान गर्ने प्रयास गर्दा एउटा समस्या भयो। Shorten and rephrase to A problem occurred while connecting to the network share '%1!s!'.
en The application may attempt to convert the graphic. -> ne यो एप्लिकेसनले ग्राफिक्सलाई रूपान्तरण गर्ने प्रयास गर्न सक्छ। Rephrase may + Verb as Verb + possibly.
Nepali verbs convey action (bring, read, walk, run) or a state of being (exist, stand). A verb may agree with the person, gender, and number of its subject or object.
en I write -> ne म लेख्छु
en I drive -> ne म गाडी चलाउँछु
en I love -> ne म माया गर्छु
Translate English gerunds for continuous operations. If an English heading starts with a gerund, use a nominalized form in Nepali.
Error messages tell the user of an error that must be corrected for the program to keep running. They can prompt an action or say that the computer needs a reboot.
Make the target translation natural and empathetic, not robotic.
en Something went wrong. -> ne केही कुरा गडबड भयो।
en Not enough memory to process this command. -> ne यो कमान्ड सम्पन्न गर्नका लागि पर्याप्त मेमोरी छैन।
Use consistent terminology and language style in localized error messages. Do not just translate them as they appear in the US product.
Never use the first person singular in Nepali error messages. The computer does not talk to the user. Use the passive voice instead.
Standardize standard phrases. The US source sometimes uses different forms for the same thing. Whatever form the source uses, use the passive voice in Nepali.
en Cannot … -> ne गर्न सकिँदैन...; example यो फाइल हटाउन सकिँदैन/सकिएन
en Could not … -> ne गर्न सकिएन...; example यो कार्य गर्न सकिएन
en Failed to … -> ne ...गर्न सकिएन
en Failure of … -> ne ...गर्नमा असफलता; example यो कार्य गर्नमा असफलता भयो
en Cannot find … -> ne ...खोज्न सकिँदैन; example फाइल खोज्न सकिँदैन/सकिएन
en Could not find … -> ne ...खोज्न सकिएन
en Unable to find … -> ne ...खोज्न सकिएन; example फाइल खोज्न/पत्ता लगाउन सकिएन
en Unable to locate … -> ne ...पत्ता लगाउन असमर्थ
en Not enough memory -> ne पर्याप्त मेमोरी छैन
en Insufficient memory -> ne अपर्याप्त मेमोरी
en There is not enough memory -> ne पर्याप्त मेमोरी छैन, मेमोरी अपर्याप्त छ
en There is not enough memory available -> ne पर्याप्त मेमोरी उपलब्ध छैन
en ... is not available -> ne ...उपलब्ध छैन; example नेटवर्क उपलब्ध छैन
en ... is unavailable -> ne ...अनुपलब्ध छ; example नेटवर्क अनुपलब्ध छ
Find out what replaces a placeholder before you localize the message, so the sentence stays grammatical. The placeholder decides feminine or masculine, singular or plural.
%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."
Underlined or highlighted letters in menu options, commands, or dialog boxes are keyboard shortcuts. Examples: New, Cancel, Options.
Nepali has no specific keyboard shortcuts. English keys apply.
Slim characters (I, l, t, r, f) as keyboard shortcuts: not allowed.
Characters with down strokes (g, j, y, p, q) as keyboard shortcuts: not allowed.
Extended characters as keyboard shortcuts: not allowed.
An additional letter in brackets after the item name as a keyboard shortcut: not allowed.
A number in brackets after the item name as a keyboard shortcut: not allowed.
A punctuation sign in brackets after the item name as a keyboard shortcut: not allowed.
Duplicate keyboard shortcuts when no other character is available: not allowed.
No keyboard shortcut assigned when no more characters are available (minor options only): not allowed.
access key: a subtype of keyboard shortcut. A letter or number the user types to reach UI controls with text labels. Assigned to top-level controls. Example: F in Alt+F. In UI localization: H&ome. Most access keys are used with the Alt key.
key tip: the letter or number that appears in the ribbon when Alt is pressed. In UI localization it is the last character after the ` character. Example: HomeH`.
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 the best choices.
Pronounce unlocalized English terms and product names the English way.
If Nepali has an established pronunciation for a common term (such as server), use the local pronunciation.
Adapt pronunciation to the Nepali phonetic system if the original sounds very awkward in Nepali.
SecurID -> [sı’kjuər aı di:]
.NET -> [dot net]
Skype -> [skaip]. Always pronounce product names as in the source language.
Pronounce acronyms as real words, adapted to the local pronunciation: RADIUS -> रेडियस; RAS -> र्यास; ISA -> आइएसए; LAN -> ल्यान; WAN -> व्यान; WAP -> व्याप; MAPI -> मापी; POP -> पोप; URL -> युआरएल
Pronounce other abbreviations letter by letter: ICMP -> आइसीएमपी; IP -> आइपी; TCP/IP -> टिसिपी/आइपी; XML -> एक्सएमएल; HTML -> एचटिएमएल; OWA -> ओडब्लुएब्लुए; SQL -> एसक्युएल
Leave out http://. Read the rest of the URL entirely.
Pronounce www as डब्ल्यु डब्ल्यु डब्ल्यु.
Omit the dot, or read it out the Nepali way as डट.
http://www.microsoft.com/cze -> डब्ल्यु डब्ल्यु डब्ल्यु डट माइक्रोसोफ्ट डट कम
The sound of the voice implies most punctuation marks (?!:;,).
Pronounce the en dash (–) as a comma, a short pause.
Pronounce special characters such as /\˘<>+- using the approved terminology translations.
Match the tone to the target audience: informal, playful, and inspiring for consumer products and games; formal, informative, and factual for technical texts.