hugo/docs/content/en/functions/lang/Translate.md

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lang.Translate	Translates a string using the translation tables in the i18n directory.			aliases related returnType signatures T i18n string lang.Translate KEY [CONTEXT]	/functions/i18n

The lang.Translate function returns the value associated with given key as defined in the translation table for the current language.

If the key is not found in the translation table for the current language, the lang.Translate function falls back to the translation table for the defaultContentLanguage.

If the key is not found in the translation table for the defaultContentLanguage, the lang.Translate function returns an empty string.

{{% note %}} To list missing and fallback translations, use the --printI18nWarnings flag when building your site.

To render placeholders for missing and fallback translations, set enableMissingTranslationPlaceholders to true in your site configuration.

{{% /note %}}

Let's say your multilingual site supports two languages, English and Polish. Create a translation table for each language in the i18n directory.

i18n/
├── en.toml
└── pl.toml

The translation tables can contain both:

• Simple translations
• Translations with pluralization

The Unicode CLDR Plural Rules chart describes the pluralization categories for each language.

The English translation table:

{{< code-toggle file=i18n/en >}} privacy = 'privacy' security = 'security'

[day] one = 'day' other = 'days'

[day_with_count] one = '{{ . }} day' other = '{{ . }} days' {{< /code-toggle >}}

The Polish translation table:

{{< code-toggle file=i18n/pl >}} privacy = 'prywatność' security = 'bezpieczeństwo'

[day] one = 'miesiąc' few = 'miesiące' many = 'miesięcy' other = 'miesiąca'

[day_with_count] one = '{{ . }} miesiąc' few = '{{ . }} miesiące' many = '{{ . }} miesięcy' other = '{{ . }} miesiąca' {{< /code-toggle >}}

{{% note %}} The examples below use the T alias for brevity. {{% /note %}}

When viewing the English language site:

{{ T "privacy" }} → privacy
{{ T "security" }} → security

{{ T "day" 0 }} → days
{{ T "day" 1 }} → day
{{ T "day" 2 }} → days
{{ T "day" 5 }} → days

{{ T "day_with_count" 0 }} → 0 days
{{ T "day_with_count" 1 }} → 1 day
{{ T "day_with_count" 2 }} → 2 days
{{ T "day_with_count" 5 }} → 5 days

When viewing the Polish language site:

{{ T "privacy" }} → prywatność
{{ T "security" }} → bezpieczeństwo

{{ T "day" 0 }} → miesięcy
{{ T "day" 1 }} → miesiąc
{{ T "day" 2 }} → miesiące
{{ T "day" 5 }} → miesięcy

{{ T "day_with_count" 0 }} → 0 miesięcy
{{ T "day_with_count" 1 }} → 1 miesiąc
{{ T "day_with_count" 2 }} → 2 miesiące
{{ T "day_with_count" 5 }} → 5 miesięcy

In the pluralization examples above, we passed an integer in context (the second argument). You can also pass a map in context, providing a count key to control pluralization.

Translation table:

{{< code-toggle file=i18n/en >}} [age] one = '{{ .name }} is {{ .count }} year old.' other = '{{ .name }} is {{ .count }} years old.' {{< /code-toggle >}}

Template code:

{{ T "age" (dict "name" "Will" "count" 1) }} → Will is 1 year old.
{{ T "age" (dict "name" "John" "count" 3) }} → John is 3 years old.