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

:::caution 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 termbase terms when provided)

Next

• Prompt Manager