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A new cross-platform Apple Music experience based on Electron and Vue.js written from scratch with performance in mind. 🚀
https://cider.sh
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[Enhancement] Cantonese Translations #238

Closed tszngaiyip closed 2 years ago

tszngaiyip commented 2 years ago

I would like to have a Cantonese version in this apps.

maikirakiwi commented 2 years ago

Both Traditional and Simplified Chinese are available.

tszngaiyip commented 2 years ago

Cantonese is different from tradition Chinese. Cantonese is not as formal as Chinese, it’s more like to use in conversation

maikirakiwi commented 2 years ago

That's a huge ask because considering a lot of apps only have Traditional/Simplified Chinese, and Cantonese written in apps as an i18n language are generally not seen. Native Cantonese speakers can read either Simplified or Traditional Chinese anyway.

tszngaiyip commented 2 years ago

If Hong Kong people find it has Cantonese version. It will attract more people to use this app.

vapormusic commented 2 years ago

hmm, is there already traditional (hk) in the app?

maikirakiwi commented 2 years ago

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maikirakiwi commented 2 years ago

I allowed trad. HK to be added because there are minute differences even though its not outlined in ISO standards. However, iOS itself does not even have Cantonese as a UI language. only Trad. Chinese (Hong Kong) which we already have.

vapormusic commented 2 years ago

Like what is the difference in writing between Trad. Chinese (Hong Kong) and Cantonese? I think one is written and one is spoken, am I wrong here?

tszngaiyip commented 2 years ago

Like what is the difference in writing between Trad. Chinese (Hong Kong) and Cantonese? I think one is written and one is spoken, am I wrong here?

Yes, you are right.

tszngaiyip commented 2 years ago

I allowed trad. HK to be added because there are minute differences even though its not outlined in ISO standards. However, iOS itself does not even have Cantonese as a UI language. only Trad. Chinese (Hong Kong) which we already have.

I know that most UI interface translations for applications in the Hong Kong market are typically written using a modernized literary grammar based on Mandarin grammar. If we can make a Cantonese version like Telegram and Signal, which are the communication app, it is a big step for protecting this language. Also, making a Cantonese version is shown that you are really care about Hong Kong market. If you accept my opinion, I would like to be the volunteer to translate the language to Cantonese.

quacksire commented 2 years ago

If you want, do you mind helping us translate?

tszngaiyip commented 2 years ago

If you want, do you mind helping us translate?

Sure

quacksire commented 2 years ago

https://github.com/ciderapp/Cider/tree/upcoming/src/i18n

If you look at some of the files, you can see how we're doing it.

Here's the english one for reference:

https://github.com/ciderapp/Cider/blob/upcoming/src/i18n/en_US.jsonc