Albanian Style Guide
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1. and you will occasionally find strings that seem to lack a subject or simply start in the middle Be careful not to start such strings with an upper case letter unless the spelling rules of your language require it Example of a string is trying to connect to this computer If you allow you will be disconnected but you can resume later Do you want to allow this connection Zum English example Albanian example unknown software exception r n p rjashtim i panjohur i softuerit r n Using File Properties P rdorimi i vetive t skedarit Monday e h n January janar English anglisht Albanian shqiptar Should an English noun be capitalized in the source string and be translated by two words in the target language be consistent in capitalizing either both words and neither word or capitalize one word and not the other Be consistent in the application of spelling rules Compounds Generally compounds should be understandable and clear to the user Overly long or complex compounds should be avoided Keep in mind that unintuitive compounds are ultimately an intelligibility and usability issue Noun and verb compounds are a frequent word formation strategy in English Product user interfaces online help and documentation contain a number of such examples However not all languages use compounding to create complex word meanings Albanian language employs compounding as a word formation strategy There2. mir serdhe n This can be translated lidhu me depending on the context The examples below contain frequently occurring noun phrases that are preceded by a preposition Please use this table as a reference Usually the prepositions in and on are translated with the same preposition n in Albanian Albanian expression Comment US English expression in the toolbar on the tab on the menu on the net on the Internet on the Web on a web site on a web page n shiritin e veglave n sked n meny n rrjet n internet n ueb n sajtin e uebit n fagen e uebit 33 Pronouns The characteristic semantic of pronouns is to refer rather than designate While nouns adjectives and numbers have specific independent and fixed meanings pronouns indicate their referents as to certain categorical properties so that a given pronoun may refer to quite different referents in different contexts Depending on their meaning and function pronouns in Albanian may be classified in some types such as personal pronouns reflexive pronouns relative pronouns etc For the complete rules of pronouns please refer to normative reference Punctuation Please follow the following basic rules for the use of punctuation marks in Albanian If your language uses a character set that is based on the Latin alphabet make sure to include a space after commas and peri
3. rputhet me printerin Status Messages What is a Status Bar Message A status bar message is an informational message about the active document or a selected command as well as about any active or selected interface item Messages are shown in the status bar at the bottom of the window when the user has chosen a menu a command or any other item or has started a function The status bar messages refer to actions being performed or already complete for example in Outlook below 48 Download Full Items Download Headers and then Full Items Y Download Headers Y On Slow Connections Only Download Headers Work Offline 398 Items Updating Inbox 257 KB SAA Connected to Microsoft Exchange 7 Albanian Style in Status bar Messages In English the status bar messages have different forms dependent on the information they must convey In Albanian menu and commands status bar messages should follow the format below E English Status Bar Albanian Status Bar AlbanianName Category message message Redaktimi P k Edit Neo menu Contains editing commands SEH omanda redaktimi Kopjo n dosjen l l Kopjon elementet e Copy to SZ l Copies the selected items to A a menu zgjedhura n Folder a new location E vendndodhjen e re Creates a nevv document 4 Krijon document t ri T b het i duksh Make object visible2 io he Benet lcukeiicin objekti Word is converting the Word po konverton document Press Es
4. Em Dash The em dash should only be used to emphasize an isolated element or introduce an element that is not essential to the meaning conveyed by the sentence This is used between words that express distance and time frames Example distanca Tok H n periudha janar maj Ellipses Suspension Points Instead of three periods for suspension points the ellipsis character must be used in printed documentation When indicating an omitted word it is used before and after the ellipsis Period In Albanian a single space is used after the period A period is used in all complete sentences i e sentences with a conjugated verb For the complete rules of period in Albanian please refer to punctuation rules book mentioned in normative reference Example English Albanian Verify data after the backup completes Verifiko t dh nat pasi t p rfundoj rezervimi Quotation Marks Quotation marks indicate repeated words clauses phrases sentences and paragraphs spoken or written by someone else that is from another source In US source strings you may find software references surrounded by English quotation marks Please follow the following basic rules for the use of quotation marks in Albanian e The English quotation marks are used during Albanian localization e The sign of punctuation that follow the last quotation mark is used after the quotation mark not before e When quotation marks are within oth
5. and used in the follovving publications Normative References These normative sources must be adhered to Any deviation from them automatically fails a string in most cases VVhen more than one solution is allovved in these sources look for the recommended one in other parts of the Style Guide 1 Drejtshkrimi i gjuh s shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 1973 http www drejtshkrimi net 2 Fjalori drejtshkrimor i gjuh s shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 1976 3 Gjuha letrare shqipe p r t gjith Sht pia botuese e librit shkollor Tiran 1976 4 Fjalori gjuh s s sotme shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 1980 5 Fjalori shqipes s sotme Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 1984 6 P r past rtin e gjuh s shqipe Grupi i p rpunimit dhe i redaktimit prof Androkli Kostallari kryetar prof Emil Lafe prof Jani Thomai dr Engj ll Angoni Akademia e Shkencave e RSH Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 1998 7 Samara M Fjalori antonimeve n gjuh n shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e RSH Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Shkup 1998 8 Thomai J Fjalor frazeologjik i gjuh s shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsi
6. can change please use the most up to date Albanian list for every release of your product Grammar Syntax 8 Orthographic Conventions This section includes information on how to apply the general rules of the Albanian language to Microsoft products and documentation Adjectives There are no specific rules in Albanian regarding the usage of adjectives in translations localizations for Microsoft The translator reviewer should follow the strict rules for this matter which can be found in respective books mentioned in the normative references The only thing to bear in mind is that adjectives can also have negative meaning through the use of a derivative marker The following examples show how to do this in Albanian During the translation into Albanian the negative meaning of adjectives is expressed by different negative markers for example jo pa mos etc These negative markers are written jointly in unarticulated adjectives and are written separately in articled adjectives and nouns English example Albanian example non member joan tar undefined i pap rcaktuar invisible i paduksh m 25 English example Albanian example unavailable jo n dispozicion Hap Hap n dritare t re Kopjo Hiq Paraafisho Printo Fshih Possessive adjectives The frequent use of possessives is a feature of English language Articles General considerations Many error messages in English vary with rega
7. intended to be a comprehensive coverage of all localization practices but to highlight areas where Microsoft has preference or deviates from standard practices for Albanian localization Style Guide Conventions In this document a plus sign before a translation example means that this is the recommended correct translation A minus sign is used for incorrect translation examples In Microsoft localization context the word term is used in a slightly untraditional sense meaning the same as e g a segment in Trados The distinguishing feature of a term here is that it is translated as one unit it may be a traditional term as used in terminology a phrase a sentence or a paragraph References to interface elements really only refer to translatable texts associated with those interface elements Example translations in this document are only intended to illustrate the point in question They are not a source of approved terminology Always check for approved translation in the Microsoft terminology database Sample Text P rsh ndetje Vesa Si po kalon Letr n t nde e mora n koh n q po p rgatitesha p r n shkoll Kjo let r m g zoi shum M shkruaje gjer e gjat p r p rshtatjen t nde me jet n e re M flisje p r shoq rin e re dhe kjo m qet soi disi meq je me shok e nuk m rzitesh Un nuk kam mundur t t shkruaj k to koh sepse kam qen shum e z n Kam nd rruar sht pi dhe kjo gj m
8. is no length restriction that Albanian places on the formation of compounds The Albanian compounds spelled jointly or delimited by hyphens Generally compounds should be understandable and clear to the user Overly long or complex compounds should be avoided by verbally expressing the relationship among the various compound components Keep in mind that unintuitive compounds are ultimately an intelligibility and usability issue 29 English examples Albanian example Internet Accounts Llogarit n internet Logon script processing P rpunimi i skriptit t lidhjes VVorkgroup Administrator 4 Administratori i grupit t pun s Internet News Server Name Emrii serverit t t rejave n internet Compounds vvith Product or Component Names The compounas below contain both product and component names The product names are marked in red Product names are usually trademarked and therefore must remain unchanged Additions to a product or component name are added with a hyphen or if that is not appropriate you need to create a periphrastic construction The product names must remain unchanged but they will be accompanied by an additional Albanian word according to Albanian s word order English example Albanian example Windows password Fjal kalimi i Windows Microsoft Word document Dokument n Microsoft Word Microsoft SQL Server Database Baza e t dh nave e Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft BackO
9. ka marr shum koh Adresa ime e re sht Albana Krasniqi Rr Pjet r Bogdani nr 39 1 Tiran Numri im i ri sht 00377 44 31 82 82 Sht pia e re sht e madhe dhe ndodhet n nj lagje t mir af r pun s sime Pran pallatit ndodhet nj park i vog l dhe nj k nd loj rash p r f mij Pasditeve kur jam e lir rri n dritare dhe shikoj apk n t e vegj l q luajn plot zhurm e gjall ri Un vazhdoj t punoj p rs ri n shkoll n ku kam qen Nuk ka pak dit q ka filluar viti i ri shkollor Tani po p rcaktojm oraret e reja M suesi yt i klas s s par ka dal n pension Gjithmon t kujton si nx n sen m t mir q ka pasur ndonj her Edhe dje m tha q t t p rsh ndesja nga ana e tij kur t t shkruaja Me shoqen t nde Ermir n takohem shpesh sepse e ka sht pin pran meje Edhe ajo sht e k naqur me deg n q ka zgjedhur Shpesh bisedojm dhe kujtojm histori t ndryshme kur keni qen m t vogla Shum amarroke keni qen Vet m kur shkonit n shkoll ishit t urta Si thua Ves ta mbyll sepse po t nis me historit tuaja kjo let r s do t ket fund Pres t m shkruash sa m shpejt p r ngjarjet e reja T p rqafoj me mall nga larg Tezja jote Prishtin m 17 3 2011 Itis an original composition Shkruar m 17 3 2011 n or n 18 44 Recommended Reference Material Use the Albanian language and terminology as described
10. v ga verkehrt VOX yen yuan yucca Zal Zena Zen va ZOO Z rich Zviedrija zysk zzlj zziz zznj zznz Part of the cultural adaptation of the US product to a specific market is the resolving of geopolitical issues While the US product should have been designed and developed with neutrality and a global audience in mind the localized product should respond to the particular situation that applies within the target country region Sensitive issues or issues that might potentially be offensive to the users in the target country region may occur in any of the following 24 e Maps e Flags e Country region city and language names e Art and graphics e Cultural content such as encyclopedia content and other text where historical or political references may occur Some of these issues are relatively easy to verify and resolve the objective should be for the localizer to always have the most current information available Maps and other graphic representations of countries regions and regions should be checked for accuracy and existing political restrictions Country region city and language names change on a regular basis and need to be checked even if previously approved A thorough understanding of the culture of the target market is required for checking the appropriateness of cultural content clip art and other visual representations of religious symbols body and hand gestures Guideline As country region and city names
11. verbs Example How to install Microsoft Office Instalimi i Microsoft Office Configuring Windows Update Konfigurimi i Windows Update 57 Aktivizo Windows tani Duhet t aktivizosh Windows sot p r t vazhduar p rdorimin e t gjitha tipareve t Windows 9 M shfaq m nyra t tjera p r t aktivizuar far sht aktivizimi2 Copyright Copyright protection is granted to any original vvork of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression from which it can be perceived reproduced or communicated The following translations must be used Copyright E drejta e autorit All rights reserved T gjitha t drejtat t rezerveruara Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation 58
12. 2 6 American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language This recommended English language reference is available online for free at http www bartleby com 61 7 Microsoft Computer Dictionary fifth edition Microsoft Press 2002 8 Fjalor i informatik s anglisht shqip shqip anglisht Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosov s Nebi Caka Agni Dika Seb Rodiqi red Rexhep Ismajli Prishtin 2005 9 Mehmeti A Sh Fjalor enciklopedik nga teknologjia e informacionit anglisht shqip gjermanisht fr ngjisht Prishtin 2006 10 11 Concise Oxford English Dictionary Tenth edition on CD ROM 2001 version 1 1 http anakin ncst ernet in aparna consolidated 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 http computerdictionary tsf org za dictionary terms computerdictionary all html a http computing dictionary thefreedictionary com batch processing http 110n openoffice org localization translation html http www computer dictionary online org m htm q m http www geocities com spanishlocalizer files websitelocalisation PDF http www jostrans org issue08 art_pierini pdf http www localizationworks com cgi doc cgi loccareers html http www shpresa al com index php l product_list amp c 38 http www smo uhi ac uk oduibhin tearmai liosta htm http www stern nyu edu it faqs glossary html http www webopedia com http www acronymfinder com http www wor
13. Albanian Style Guide Contents VYRQ SIN EE 4 EEN 4 Updated Mee 4 o Lu ET 5 About This Style QUidS viii A A as 5 Style Guide CONVENTIONS iaa bli e aa 5 lu ee RE 6 Recommended Reference Material uuaaann aua ana nene nene sere been ee ee nene sere nc cnn 6 Nene 6 Informative References EE 7 e IS TT 9 Country Region Standato Sa aaa kana aaa eee seen eee ere eee eee eee ee ner ee tete ee tree ete te eter ee tete tee tee teren eee 9 Gharaclois kane e 9 A O NN 11 MM ed ico loe o ee ise ibas E oe E 13 Elle 15 nolaa a A T A E ETA EE T 22 Geopolitical Concern Siis unii A e i ee 24 Grammar Syntax amp Orthographic Conventions aa aua au anon aaa e ananas venes eee ee ee ee ever ee sete ee terre ver eee eee re eee rere 25 WAX cel Sh Eeer 25 Articles EE 26 EE te ET 28 COMPOUNAS TTT 29 GOMOD EE 31 GENITIVE eene eto alta atl te tetas cease eebe eege Ge 31 lee E E E ain ohare us aa tok ae aie 32 NOUNS EE 32 PLEPOSIUONS EE 32 PLONOU NS teza re e dh e R h 34 Nier te BEE 34 Singular ICT 36 POMEL TILL e 36 Ee ln 36 Symbols amp Non Breaking Spaces coooconoccnnncccconcccconanononnnancccnnnnnn nn eee eee tezet re eee ve rrene tete vere 36 SYNtaX i den kd A ENEE An 36 VOTO SH n eis ech e ta push t ti Lee 37 Word Oden 37 Styl iand Tone Considerations esi ecesh Live shes iaa 37 e ie ade eee he ee eo ae ot oe ed Me ed an 37 leier EE 39 Localization Guid lin si heehee ih ns hh 40 General
14. Considerat ONS isis 55003 seeks dushe k st barte ende dush kurre kader Pt g rsh r 40 Abbreviallon s ah cani ee e ee Ee ee Eege She ot 40 Accessibilitat cc he 42 e te LE 42 Applications Products and Features 0 una ann aa aaa nese esen eee sere vie vene nn eres e teve ete tee nn cnn teve eter eren eee 43 Frequent te EC 44 Glessarl shm e A A oc he ens Let hs 44 Ficlitious Informalioiv shm aa 44 Recurring BEE 44 Standardized Translation Shisni s enis eet Ee EE eed een 44 Unlocaliz aillemS visit att A e dk 45 Using the Word Microsol indin dendi vip dh hh ee depen ede ieee 47 Softvar Gonsid rationsi nina EE 47 Useninternace si ke e 47 M SSAGOS E 48 KEYS a e ee e cade ao 53 Document Translation Considerations occococccnnnncnncoooncncnnnnonononononnnnnonnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononannncnnnn 57 NR WE 57 What s New Last Updated February 2011 New Topics The following topics were added e In Country Region Standards Kosovo and FYROM were added as countries where Albanian language is official and respective fields phone address currency etc were added or updated to reflect conventional usage in Albanian Updated Topics The following topics were updated e In Country Region Standards digraphs were removed from the Extended Latin Characters list to the Notes section and date format was corrected by removing leading zero from day and month when these are represented with numbers Introdu
15. SI American National Standards Institute ISO International Standards Organization ISDN DOS DSL CD DVD If you are unsure what an acronym or abbreviation stands for or refers to please contact the Moderator responsible for this Style Guide Applications Products and Features Application product names are often trademarked or may be trademarked in the future and are therefore rarely translated Occasionally feature names are trademarked too e g Intellisense Before translating any application product or feature name please verify that it is in fact translatable and not protected in any way 43 Frequent Errors Please refer to the previous sections on Grammar and Style for examples of some of the most frequent errors that occur during the localization of Microsoft products Glossaries You can find the translations of terms and UI elements of Microsoft products at Microsoft Language Portal http www microsoft com Lanquage en US Default aspx Fictitious Information Fictitious content is legally sensitive material and as such cannot be handled as a pure terminology or localization issue Below is some basic information and contact points when dealing with fictitious content Vendors and Localizers are not allowed to create their own fictitious names You must either use the source names or use the list of legally approved names Please contact your product team representative for further information on how to
16. c to dokumentin Shtyp Esc stop p r t ndaluar Pamia e flet s s t Datasheet Vievv eee ee dh nave The importance of standardization In the US product you can often find messages that are phrased differently even though they have the same meaning Try to avoid this in the localized Albanian version Use one standard translation as in the examples below Press F1 to get Help Shtyp F1 p r ndihm If you want Help press Fi 49 Correct Albanian translation Not enough memory Memorie e pamjaftueshme Insufficient memory There is not enough memory Save changes to 1 T ruhen ndryshimet te 1 Do you want to save changes to 1 Error Messages What Is An Error Message Here is an example File and Folder Rename x Can t rename Pictures because a file or folder with that name already exists Specify a different name Error messages are messages sent by the system or a program informing the user that there is an error that must be corrected in order for the program to keep running For example the messages can prompt the user to take an action or inform the user of an error that requires rebooting the computer Albanian Style in Error Messages It is important to use consistent terminology and language style in the localized error messages and not just translate as they appear in the US product In English error messages names of products features and devices are o
17. ction This Style Guide went through major revision in February 2011 in order to remove outdated and unnecessary content It contains information pertaining to all Microsoft products and services About This Style Guide The purpose of this Style Guide is to provide everybody involved in the localization of Albanian Microsoft products with Microsoft specific linguistic guidelines and standard conventions that differ from or are more prescriptive than those found in language reference materials These conventions have been adopted after considering context based on various needs but above all they are easy to follow and applicable for all types of software to be localized The Style Guide covers the areas of formatting grammatical conventions as well as language stylistic criteria It also presents the reader with a general idea of the reasoning behind the conventions The present Style Guide is a revision of our previous Style Guide version with the intention of making it more standardized more structured and easier to use as a reference The guidelines and conventions presented in this Style Guide are intended to help you localize Microsoft products and materials We welcome your feedback questions and concerns regarding the Style Guide You can send us your feedback via the Microsoft Lanquage Portal feedback page Scope of This Document This Style Guide is intended for the localization professional working on Microsoft products It is not
18. deal with fictitious companies names addresses email addresses phone numbers etc in your product For technical products you may also check with the product team representative whether localized fictitious content is required or not e g Visual Studio Recurring Patterns In many cases when the word user in English is followed by another name the translation in Albanian should be p rdorim and not p rdorues Example user manual manual p rdorimi user interface nd rfaqe p rdorimi user error gabim p rdorimi Standardized Translations There are a number of standardized translations mentioned in all sections of this Style Guide In order to find them more easily the most relevant topics and sections are compiled here for you reference Albanian Style in Status bar Messages The importance of standardization Standard Phrases in Error Messages Standard Shortcut Keys 44 Unlocalized Items Trademarked names and the name Microsoft Corporation shouldn t be localized A list of Microsoft trademarks is available for your reference at the following location http www microsoft com trademarks t mark names htm we een 45 wi eg ze ooo ben ooo See als CA O m Im reene The above list is not exhaustive but only contains some of the most common examples Please see also some general guidelines below that determine localizability in Microsoft products e Trademarks or registered trademarks should be
19. design com localization index htm http live gnome org TranslationProject DevGuidelines http java sun com products jlf ed2 book Appendix C html Language Specific Conventions This part of the style guide contains information about standards specific to Albanian Country Region Standards Characters Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM a b c d dh e f g gj h i j k I ll m n nj o p q r rr s sh t th u v x xh y z zh Upper case characters A B C D Dh E E F G Gj H J K L LI M N Nj O P Q R Rr S Sh T Th U V X Xh Y Z Zh Characters in caseless na scripts Extended Latin G characters Note on alphabetical Alphabetical order is necessarily indicative of sorting order order Total number of 36 characters I Q NM DO WD gt PAC Character UNICODE Unicode Standard Name 0041 Latin capital letter a 0042 Latin capital letter b 0043 Latin capital letter c 0044 Latin capital letter d 0045 Latin capital letter e 0046 Latin capital letter f Unicode codes 0047 Latin capital letter g 0048 Latin capital letter h 0049 Latin capital letter i 004A Latin capital letter j 004B Latin capital letter k 004C Latin capital letter 004D Latin capital letter m Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM Latin capital letter n Zz Latin capital letter o Latin capital letter p Latin capital letter q Latin capital letter r Latin capital letter s Latin capital letter t Latin capital letter u Latin capital letter v Latin cap
20. diary or through your Microsoft Program Manager Localizers should make sure to translate accurately all features e g ALT texts for image strings for TTS and so on Acronyms Acronyms are words made up of the initial letters of major parts of a compound term Some well known examples are WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get OLE Object Linking and Embedding or RAM Random Access Memory Generally during the localization into Albanian the acronyms will be kept in English but they will be accompanied with a generic term in Albanian that is part of the acronym according to Albanian s word order e gjuha HTML e numri PIN Localized Acronyms In online help or documentation spell out the words that comprise an acronym or abbreviation the first time that acronym is used in the text You should include the language specific translation the US term and the acronym as in the following example e Objektet e qasjes s t dh nave Data Access Objects DAO e Objektet e t dh nave ActiveX ActiveX Data Objects ADO In the user interface there is usually not enough space for all three terms US term language specific translation and the acronym only in wizards the acronym can easily be spelled out and localized on first mention If there are space constraints or there is no first occurrence it is up to you to judge to the best of your knowledge whether the acronym or abbreviation can be left as is
21. dress2 5 CountryCode PostalCode City 6 Country Example Address Dr Agim Fusha Alba Trans Ismail Qemali nr 11 1000 Prishtin Kosovo Local Postal Code Format Kosovo 1700 Notes n a Country region FYROM Disclaimer Please note that the information in this entry should under no circumstances be used in examples as fictitious information Address Format 1 Title Honorific LastName LastName 2 CompanyName 17 3 Address1 4 Address2 5 CountryCode PostalCode City 6 Country Example Address Dr Agim Fusha Alba Trans Ismail Qemali nr 11 1000 Skopje FYROM Local Postal Code Format FYROM 1700 Notes n a Currency Currency Name lek plural lek Currency Symbol n a Currency Symbol Position n a Digit Grouping Symbol space from number 10 000 and up Number of Digits in Digit Grouping 3 from number 10 000 and up Positive Currency Example 2850 lek Negative Currency Example 388 900 lek ISO Currency Code ALL Currency Subunit Name n a 18 Currency Subunit Symbol n a Currency Subunit Example n a Country region Currency Name Number of Digits after Decimal Digit Grouping Symbol space from number 10 000 and up Number of Digits in Digit Grouping 3 from number 10 000 and up Positive Currency Example 2850 euro Negative Currency Example 388 900 euro ISO Currency Code EUR Currency Subunit Name qindark plural qindark C
22. entence If this word order is changed without making the necessary changes to the verb the meaning of the sentence changes Example The fisherman caught the fish Peshkatari kapi peshkun The fish caught the fisherman Peshku kapi peshkatarin Style and Tone Considerations This section focuses on higher level considerations for audience style tone and voice Audience You should always recognize your audience s sensitivity to male and female stereotypes Instead of stressing gender differences or reinforcing stereotypical distinctions between men and women use language that is as neutral as possible The neutral approach also applies to the localization of scenarios comparisons examples illustrations and metaphors Create a balance when assigning roles and functions to men and women active vs passive roles leading vs secondary roles technical vs non technical professions and so on Scenarios pictures metaphors and comparisons should be based on areas and attributes common to both genders 37 Example Use a Neutral noun In some special contexts Combine both genders by means ai ajo ata ato Only in exceptional cases such as of a slash License Terms sometimes in tables headers or column row titles for example Style There is no specific rule regarding the style of writing The language in Microsoft products should sound natural as if part of a spoken conversation Tone The tone
23. er quotation marks the insider quotation marks are single Example English example Albanian example To install the license on this computer click Install P r t instaluar licenc n n k t kompjuter kliko license Instalo licenc n Parentheses In English there is no space between the parentheses and the text inside them The same rule applies for the usage of parenthesis in Albanian They are preceded and followed by a space before and after them Example 35 English Albanian Backup Wizard Advanced Eksperti p r rezervim p rparuar Singular amp Plural For singular and plural the general rules of Albanian grammar should be followed according to the books in the reference section Split Infinitive The split infinitive is not used in Albanian while the preferred form of the verb is the first person singular Example p rpunoj and not me p rpunu Subjunctive Subjunctive mood is basically the mood that indicates dependency of the verb The subjunctive mood has a present tense and three past tenses imperfect perfect and past perfect Please refer to Albanian grammatical rules for further reference Symbols amp Non Breaking Spaces The symbols used in Albanian are mainly from scientific fields Regarding the symbol entered in Albanian recently their usage should follow the English one Example 90 C 1000 Microsoft Corporation etc Non breaking spaces in A
24. es Domestic Domestic Kosovo SW HHH HHH HHH Country Number of Digit Number of Digit Number of Digit region Digits Groupings Digits Mobile Groupings Digits Groupings Local Local Mobile International International Kosovo 6 HHH HH 10 HHH HHH 14 HHH HHH HHH HH HH Country International Number of Separator Number of Digit region Dialing Digits Area Digits Groupings Code Codes Domestic Domestic Country Number of Digit Number of Digit Number of Digit region Digits Groupings Digits Mobile Groupings Digits Groupings Local Local Mobile International International FYROM 6 HH HHH 10 HHH HH HH 14 HHHHH HHH HHH HHH HH Notes N A Addresses Country region Albania Disclaimer Please note that the information in this entry should under no circumstances be used in examples as fictitious information Address Format 1 Title Honorific LastName LastName 2 CompanyName 3 Address1 4 Address2 16 5 CountryCode PostalCode City 6 Country Example Address Dr Agim Fusha Alba Trans Ismail Qemali nr 11 1000 Tiran Albania Local Postal Code Format Albania 1700 Notes n a Country region Kosovo Disclaimer Please note that the information in this entry should under no circumstances be used in examples as fictitious information Address Format 1 Title Honorific LastName LastName 2 CompanyName 3 Address1 4 Ad
25. ffice product family Familja e produktit t Microsoft BackOffice ActiveX Control 4 Kontrolli ActiveX Aktivizo Windows tani Nj ndryshim i paautorizuesh m ndodhi n Windows Duhet t aktivizosh Windows s rish p r t vazhduar p rdorimin e t gjitha tipareve t Windows 9 Aktivizo Windows n linj tani 30 Note These are considered product names and they are always used without a hyphen or article in any language e Microsoft Office System e Microsoft Windows Server System e Windows Mobile Compounds with Acronyms Abbreviations or Numerals The compounds below contain either an abbreviation or a numeral followed by a component name The abbreviation or numeral is marked in red in the English example The Albanian example below show how such constructions should be translated English example Albanian example CD ROM drive Nj sia e diskut CD ROM 2 D gridlines Vijat e rrjet s 2 D 24 bit color value Vlera e ngjyr s 24 bit 3 5 Floppy Disketa 3 5 51 4 inch Floppy Disketa 51 4 inch 35mm slides Pamje rr shqit se 35mm Gender There are no specific rules in Albanian regarding this issue and for neutral usage the masculine form is preferred It does not stress gender differences or reinforce stereotypical distinctions between men and women So the masculine form will be used during the localization into Albanian language Genitive The genitive case in Albanian is formed wit
26. ften used as the subject of the sentence In Albanian this kind of personalization should be avoided Therefore if the product the message refers to is obvious and implied based on context it can be omitted On the contrary in complex products such as operating systems where more components run simultaneously and could be the cause of an error use the following pattern ProductName message translated in the impersonal form Examples Word cannot open this document Dokumenti nuk mund t hapet Data Protection Manager could not copy the files to the selected location 50 Data Protection Manager Skedari nuk mund t kopjohet n vendndodhjen e zgjedhur When personalization cannot be avoided otherwise important information would be lost bring the object at the beginning of the sentence and move the subject at the end Example The driver cannot recognize the specified command Komanda e p rcaktuar nuk njihet nga drejtuesi RASMXS DLL cannot load RASSER DLL RASSER DLL nuk mund t ngarkohet nga RASMXS DLL Whenever possible the to be auxiliary is omitted in error messages Example The function is not supported Funksioni nuk mb shtetet An error number was specified that is not defined in the system Numri i specifikuar i gabimit nuk p rcaktohet n sistem An invalid parameter was passed to a system function Nj funksion i sistemit ka marr paramet r t paviefsh m x Ka ndodhur nj gabim Mund t kontakt
27. h the articles i e t s according to the respective rules of inflection Convention 1 Follow all general rules regarding the inflection in the genitive case except for unlocalized product feature names which should not take any flections e g Attaching genitive flections to trademarked product names is not feasible as it could be interpreted as a modification of such names Example Microsoft IME IME e Microsoft IME e Microsoftit 31 Modifiers In Albanian localized text you often need to use modifiers expressed in adjectives pronouns numerals or another noun that are part of a group lead by a noun or a part of anoun group Use of modifiers should follow general usage rules of Albanian as mentioned in the normative reference books Example Run a custom dialog box Ekzekuto nj kuti dialogu t p rshtatur modifier expressed with another noun Nouns General considerations Nouns are naming words they can be particular names of particular people or things or generic designations The noun is characterized in its morphology by grammatical categories of gender number case and definiteness Each noun has a specific gender on its own in contrast with adjectives whose gender depends on the noun they modify Inflection In Albanian there are two major types of noun inflection conventionally called Masculine because most nouns that designate males follow this inflection pattern and Feminine because most nouns t
28. hat designate females follow this inflection pattern To know whether a noun is masculine or feminine there is a simple rule of thumb most nouns whose citation form ends in a consonant are masculine most nouns whose citation form ends in a vowel are feminine Plural Formation The nouns in Albanian form their plural form in several ways including taking of suffixes such as a ra sh etc and preserving their form as in singular There are a lot of rules which apply for the plural formation of nouns in Albanian and they cannot be mentioned all here For detailed rules please refer to reference books mentioned in the normative reference Prepositions Pay attention to the correct use of the preposition in translations Influenced by the English language many translators omit them or change the word order Prepositional phrases in English need to be translated according to their context anglicisms should be avoided The table below contains frequently used verbs and the prepositions that follow them Please use this table as a reference 32 US English expression migrate to Migrate from import to import from export to export from update to upgrade to change to click on connect to welcome to Albanian expression Comment migro n Migro nga importo n importo nga eksporto n eksporto nga p rdit so n p rmir so n ndrysho n kliko n lidhu n
29. iated form of days in Albanian but sometime due to restrictive space purposes on small calendars these abbreviations are used Monday e h n H Tuesday e mart M VVednesday e m rkur M Thursday e enjte E Friday e premte P Saturday e shtun Sh Sunday e diel D Months Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM 14 en raren Jabbrevitoa rom Long Date Fom May maj n a maj E e TI Is first letter capitalized No Notes The name of the month is capitalized only if it is the first word of a sentence or if it is written as the full form of a national holiday or a great historical event Numbers There is not any rule in Albanian for numbers less then 10 They can be written as words or as numerals It depends on the requirements of the text translated Number with more than four digits excluding decimal digits require a non breaking space Phone Numbers Country International Number of Separator Number of Digit region Dialing Digits Area Digits Groupings Code Codes Domestic Domestic Albania HEH HRH MA Country Number of Digit Number of Digit Number of Digit region Digits Groupings Digits Mobile Groupings Digits Groupings Local Local Mobile International International Albania 6 23 DD 10 HHH HH HH 14 HHRHH HHH HHH HH HHH 15 Country International Number of Separator Number of Digit region Dialing Digits Area Digits Groupings Code Cod
30. ient memory There is not enough memory There is not enough memory available The command is not available The command is unavailable When localizing error messages containing placeholders try to find out what will replace the placeholder This is necessary for the sentence to be grammatically correct when the placeholder is replaced with a word or phrase Note that the letters used in placeholders convey a specific meaning see examples below d Mid You and lu means lt number gt c means lt letter gt s means lt string gt Examples of error messages containing placeholders Checking Web 1 d of 2 d means Checking Web lt number gt of lt number gt 52 INI file 1 200s section means INI file lt string gt section Keys The keyboard is the primary input device used for text input in Microsoft Windows For accessibility and efficiency most actions can be performed using the keyboard as well While working with Microsoft software you use keys key combinations and key sequences In English References to key names like arrow keys function keys and numeric keys appear in normal text not in small caps Access Keys Hot keys DI New Text Document Notepad Edit Format View Help new Ctrl N Access keys Open Ctrl 0 Shortcut keys Save Ctrl S Save As Page Setup Print Exit Sometimes there are underlined or highlighted letters in menu options commands o
31. ional Long Date Format 2 na nja Leading Zero in Day Field for Short Date Format Leading Zero in Month Field for Short Date Format No of digits for year for Short Day Format Leading Zero in Day Field for Long Date Format Leading Zero in Month Field for Long Date Format Number of digits for year 4 for Long Day Format C m d M yyyy or C m d MMMM yyyy or Date Format for Correspondence C m d R yyyy Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM or Tiran m 17 mars 2011 or Tiran m 17 11 2011 e Ris for month in Roman numerals e Cis for city name d is for day number of d s indicates the format d digits without leading zero dd digits with leading zero ddd the abbreviated day name dddd full day name Abbreviations in Format M is for month number of M s gives number of digits M digits without leading Codes zero MM digits with leading zero MMM the abbreviated name MMMM full name y is for year number of y s gives number of digits yy two digits yyyy four digits Time Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM Standard time format HH mm ss Standard time format 03 24 12 example Time separator colon ES CON 13 Days Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM EE First Day of Week e h n Is first letter capitalized No Notes If the day of the week is the first word in a sentence the article is capitalized There is no abbrev
32. ital letter x Latin capital letter y N lt xXx e cc HwnDO VO Latin capital letter z Latin small letter a Latin small letter b a b Latin small letter c Latin small letter d OO Latin small letter e Latin small letter f Latin small letter g Latin small letter h Latin small letter i Latin small letter j Latin small letter k Latin small letter Latin small letter m Latin small letter n Latin small letter o Latin small letter p Latin small letter q 10 Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM Latin small letter r Latin small letter s Latin small letter t Latin small letter u Latin small letter v Latin small letter x Latin small letter y Latin small letter z Latin capital letter c vvith cedilla Latin capital letter e vvith diaeresis Latin small letter c vvith cedilla Latin small letter e vvith diaeresis Albanian uses the follovving digraphs dh gj ll nj rr sh th xh zh Dh GJ LI Nj Rr Sh Th Xh Zh These have not yet been implemented as extended characters Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM Calendar Era Gregorian Calendar Dionysian Common Era 1 7 January First Week of the Year wane SSS Default Short Date dM Format KE Default Long Date Format d MMMM yyyy 11 Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM 17 mars 2011 Additional Short Date R Format 1 EE 17 11 2011 Additional Short Date Format 2 n nja Additional Long Date nja Format 1 nja Addit
33. kept in English e Product names should be kept in English e All font names are not localized e User and group role names are not localized e g Administrator User Guest e Key names are not localized except for Space hap sir Up Arrow shigjeta lart Down Arrow shigjeta posht Left Arrow shigjeta majtas and Right Arrow shigjeta djathtas e Most English technical acronyms and abbreviations do not get localized e g ASCII URL CC CD I O ISDN MIDI MS DOS NTSC OS PC TCP IP e File name extensions are not localized e Programming language and command line commands are not localized e Names of programming elements such as classes objects methods variables attributes are generally not localized e Names of particular technologies are not localized e g DirectDraw DirectShow DirectX Activex TrueType 46 Using the Word Microsoft In English it is prohibited to use MS as an abbreviation for Microsoft The same rule applies for the translation in Albanian as well Software Considerations This section refers to all menus menu items commands buttons check boxes etc which should be consistently translated in the localized product Refer to http msdn microsoft com library aa511258 aspx for a detailed explanation of the Windows user interface guidelines English User Interface The User Interface is made up of elements such as menus commands dialogs and their options UI items are usual
34. l S F12 Skedari Ruaje si F12 File Save File Save as File Print Preview Ctrl F2 Ctrl F2 File Print Ctrl P Skedari Printoje Ctrl P Alt F4 Skedari Dil Alt F4 Ctrl Z Redakto Zhb je Ctrl Z Ctrl Y Redakto P rs rite Ctrl Y File Exit Edit Undo Edit Repeat Ctrl X Redakto Prite Ctrl X Ctrl C Redakto Kopjoje Ctrl C Edit Cut Edit Copy Edit Paste Ctrl Backspace Redakto Hiqe Ctrl Backspace Edit Delete Ctrl V Redakto Ngjite Ctrl V Edit Select All Edit Find Ctrl F Redakto Gjej Ctrl F Ctrl A Redakto Zgjidhi t gjitha Ctrl A Ctrl H Redakto Z vend so Ctrl H Edit Replace 56 US Command Edit Go To Help Italic Bold US English Shortcut Key Ctrl B Ctrl I Ctrl G Redakto Shko te Albanian Shortcut key Ctrl B 4 Ctrl l Ctrl G Underlined Word Ctrl U N nvizuar N nvizim fjale Ctrl U underline Large caps Ctrl Shift A Ctrl Shift A Small caps Ctrl Shift K Ctrl Shift K Paragraph Format Document Translation Considerations Document localization may require some specific considerations that are different from software localization This section covers a few of these areas Centered Ctrl E Left aligned Ctrl L Right aligned Ctrl R Justified Ctrl J Titles In English the titles for chapters usually begin with How to or with phrases such as Working with or Using In the Albanian version of Microsoft documentation titles should be rendered with nouns and not
35. lbanian should be used in the following cases Between a number and a unit of measurement As the thousands separator Example 10 cm 66 040 Syntax Syntax and register differ between Albanian and English in the following ways Difference 1 The most typical difference between English and Albanian syntax is that in English the verb always requires a subject whereas in Albanian the subject is not always obligatory because it is implied by the ending the verb gets when it is conjugated Example will come later Do t vij m von 36 Verbs The verb in English is conjugated only in the simple present tense third person singular when it ends in s es Whereas in Albanian has got six persons The verb in English has got tenses and moods same as in Albanian but the difference is that the verb changes only from infinitive to the past for instance and not for each person Example shkoj shkon shkojm shkoni shkojn go go goes go go Shkova shkove shkoi went Continuous operations are usually expressed in English with a gerund which should be translated into Albanian using the verb form duke verb participle Example Downloading files Duke shkarkuar skedar t Word Order English language has got almost a fixed word order Subject Verb Object Thus the noun preceding the verb is always the subject of the verb and the noun that follows the verb is always the object of the s
36. ly translated following the source that is English nouns with Albanian nouns Tools gt Veglat Imperative for English verbal forms View gt Shiko Paraafishimi Printo ze Instalo Instalo si shkurtore Hap me P rbashko me gt Restauro versionet e m parshme D rgo n Prit Kopjo Krijo shkurtore Hig Riem rto Vetit Dialog titles should be translated the same as the command that opens the dialog Prepositions should not be omitted in software strings where required Example Screensaver Ruajt si i ekranit preposition is used always 47 r 5 Parametrat e ruajt sit t ekranit Ruajt si i ekranit Asnj Bosh E riaktivizimit afisho ekranin e lidhjes Flluska Fotografit I mistersh m Shirita jn e funksionimit duke Teksti 3D t dhe parametrat e tjer t energjis Ndrysho parametrat e energjis N rregull Anulo Ap Messages Messages are used to provide instructions warnings descriptions information about product functionality and issues Therefore they should be accurate and consistent both in style and terminology In general the impersonal form should be used for messages and the second person singular for instructions Example You have not selected a printer Press OK to go back and make a selection that matches your printer Printeri nuk sht zgjedhur Shtyp N rregull p r t u kthyer dhe p r t kryer zgjedhjen q p
37. mple Windows password Fjal kalimi i Windows Fjal kalimi i Windows it Microsoft SQL Server Database Microsoft BackOffice product family Baza e t dh nave e Microsoft SQL Server xx a 4 Familja e produktit t Microsoft Localized Feature Names By contrast translated feature names are used with a definite or indefinite article as they are not treated as proper names Example English example Albanian example Hide the Task Manager when it is minimized Fshih Menaxherin e detyr s kur minimizohet Check for updates in your installed Media Player s 4 Kontrollo p r p rdit sime n gjuh n e Lexuesit t language medias t instaluar Articles for English Borrovved Terms When faced with an English loan word previously used in Microsoft products consider the following options e Motivation Does the English word have any formally motivated features that would allow a straightforward integration into the noun class system of Albanian language Analogy Is there an equivalent Albanian term whose article could be used e Frequency Is the term used in other technical documentation If so what article is used most often The internet may be a helpful reference here 27 Example English example Anglicism in target language Correct example Accidental CapsLock CapsLock aksidental CapsLoc i rast sish m Excellent Ekselent Shk lqyesh m Accommodate learning abilities Akomod
38. n tjet r Alt Tab primary application par sor Display next window Alt Esc Shfaq dritaren tjet r Alt Esc Display pop up menu Alt Spacebar Shfaq menyn k rcyese p r Alt Spacebar for the window dritaren Display pop up menu Alt Shfaq menyn k rcyese p r Alt for the active child dritaren bij aktive window Display property sheet Alt Enter Shfaq flet n e ve orive p r Alt Enter for current selection p rzgjedhjen aktuale Close active Alt F4 Mbyll dritaren aktive t Alt F4 application window aplikacionit Switch to next window Alt F6 Kalo n dritaren tjet r brenda Alt F6 within modeless aplikacionit q p rputhet me compliant application munges n e modalitetit Capture active window Alt PrntScrn Fotografo pamjen e dritares Alt PrntScrn image to the Clipboard aktive n kujtes n e fragmenteve 55 US US English Albanian Albanian Command Shortcut Key Command Shortcut key image to the Clipboard kujtes n e fragmenteve tf 2 Access Start button in Ctrl Esc Hap butonin Nisja n shiritin e Ctrl Esc taskbar detyrave Display next child Ctrl F6 Shfaq dritaren tjet r bij Ctrl F6 window Ctrl Tab Shfaq panelin tjet r me skeda Ctrl Tab Launch Task Manager Ctrl Shift Esc Hap menaxherin e detyrave dhe Ctrl Shift Esc and system nisjen e sistemit initialization Ctrl O Skedari Hape Ctrl O Ctrl F4 Skedari Mbylle Ctrl F4 Display next tabbed pane File Open File Close Ctrl S Skedari Ruaje Ctr
39. ng between yes It is not preferred to use numbers as brackets after item name can be hot keys They are used as hot keys used as hotkey only when there is no other choice es Arrow Keys The arrow keys move input focus among the controls within a group Pressing the right arrow key moves input focus to the next control in tab order whereas pressing the left arrow moves input focus to the previous control Home End Up and Down also have their expected behavior within a group Users can t navigate out of a control group using arrow keys Numeric Keypad It is recommended that you avoid distinguishing numeric keypad keys from the other keys unless it is required by a given application In case which keys to be pressed is not obvious provide necessary explanations 54 Shortcut Keys Shortcut keys are keystrokes or combinations of keystrokes used to perform defined functions in a software application Shortcut keys replace menu commands and they are sometimes given next to the command they represent In opposition to the access keys which can be used only when available on the screen shortcut keys can be used even when they are not accessible on the screen Standard Shortcut Keys US US English Albanian Albanian Command Shortcut Key Command Shortcut key General Windows Shortcut keys Activate Deactivate F10 Aktivizol aktivizo modalitetin e F10 menu bar mode shiritit t menys Switch to the next Alt Tab Kalo n aplikacioni
40. o aft sit e m simit 4 Vendos aft sit e m simit Explicit Eap failure received D shtim eksplicit i Eap it t D shtim i qart i Eap it t marr marr Invalid device command Komand invalide e pajisjes 4 Komand e pavlefshme e pajisjes Capitalization The rules of capitalization in English source are not alvvays follovved in Albanian because the English language tends to overuse capitals For example in Using File Properties every vvord is vyritten in capitals but in Albanian only the first word is written in capital P rdorimi i vetive t skedarit Emrii kompjuterit Hardueri p rparuar Mbrojtja e sistemit N larg si Duhett lidhesh si administrator p r t b r shumic n e k tyre ndryshimeve Performanca Efektet pamore planifikimi i procesorit p rdorimi i memories dhe memoria virtuale Profilet e p rdoruesit Parametrat e tryez s q kan t b jn me lidhjen t nde Nisja dhe rikuperimi Nisja e sistemit d shtimi i sistemit dhe informacionet korrigjuese Ndryshoret e mjedisit N rregull l Anulo In Albanian the names of weeks months languages and ethnonymes are not written in capital e h n e diel janar qershor shqip anglisht shqiptar anglez etc For detailed rules of capitalization please refer to the respective reference in the normative reference section 28 Some strings are concatenated at run time
41. ods For the complete punctuation rules please refer to the respective book mentioned in the normative reference The punctuation in Albanian is not very different from English but there are some exceptions e Usually there is no space before the signs of punctuation e Atthe beginning of a consecutive sentence one space is used before the first word e Atthe end of a sentence or paragraph they also serve as the final period e Suspension points are not used after the word etc Comma In a series consisting of three or more elements with similar grammatical function the elements will be separated with commas In a list a comma is not used before and and before etc Colon Colons are used to introduce lists and explanations A colon is used at the end of an introductory phrase even if it is not a complete sentence The word following a colon is not capitalized unless the colon is at the end of a heading or the text following the colon is a complete quotation Example English Albanian Backup from backup disc Rezervo nga disku i kopjes rezerv Dashes and Hyphens Three different dash characters are used in English Hyphen The hyphen is used to divide words between syllables to link parts of a compound word and to connect the parts of an inverted or imperative verb form 34 En Dash The en dash is used as a minus sign usually with spaces before and after This is mainly used in direct speech
42. of the Albanian translation should mimic the tone of the source product but should also be respectful Any word forms that are specific to a particular dialect should be avoided FE e e Parametrat e vet plot simit m Vet plot simi liston p rputhjet e mundshme nga futjet e shtypura ose t vizituara m par P rdor vet plot simin p r Y Historia e shfletimit T parap lqyerit Furnizimet V P rdor Windows Search p r rezultate m t mira Formular t V Emrat e p rdoruesve dhe fjal kalimet n formular Y ME pyet para se t ruash fjal kalimet Hiq historin e vet plot simit 38 Voice In many cases the imperative form of the verbs is used but not in arrogant tone You must be translated in singular form ti It will not be necessary to use it every time because in Albanian language it is implied by the form of the verb Example You are now connected to the Internet Tani je i lidhur me internetin 39 Localization Guidelines This section contains guidelines for localization into Albanian General Considerations Localization conventions ensure that localized products meet user expectation in terms of functionality usability and productivity For these reasons translated products should be accurate suitable for the local audience and consistent from a functional style and terminol
43. ogy point of view Abbreviations Common Abbreviations You might need to abbreviate some words in the UI mainly buttons or options names due to lack of space This can be done in the following ways Using standardized abbreviations commonly used in the local culture in the industry or the market and documented by Microsoft reference material or other authoritative source of references Using general criteria for shortening words such as Omit at least two letters Truncate a word so that it ends with a consonant and place a period after it Example Vizualizimi gt Vizual Gjeografike gt Gjeogr List of common abbreviations num r zoti zonja e t tjera gram 40 apartament rruga shkalla profesor doktor Celsius met r centimet r kilomet r faqe nj j s faqe shum s gigabajt gigabit kilobajt kilobit megabajt megabit terrabajt terrabit krahaso autori p r shembull janar e shtun Abbreviations should be avoided vvhenever possible especially in vvords that do not have a vvidely used abbreviated form 41 Accessibility Accessibility enables people of all abilities to use their full potential Microsoft provides people with disabilities with more accessible products and services These may not be available in Albanian speaking market During localization of accessibility features such as speech recognition software etc please double check with the appropriate subsi
44. or should be spelled out and localized You should also consider that different users will have different levels of knowledge about a product Also try to be consistent within a product with your use of acronyms and initializations Note Although the English acronym cannot generally be derived from the language specific translation creating a new acronym derived from the language specific translated term is not an option For example do not replace an English acronym with a language specific acronym instead leave the English acronym or abbreviation intact as in the following examples where DLL and DPI are correctly rendered as DLL and DPI 42 English example Acceptable translation Application Initialization DLL Farawa Afilikeshon DLL Kiswahili DPI Scaling Urekebishaji DPI Albanian NTFS file system Sistemi i skedarit NTFS Unlocalized Acronyms Many abbreviations and acronyms are standardized and remain untranslated They are only followed by their full spelling in English if the acronym needs to be explained to the speakers of a different language In other cases where the acronym is rather common adding the fully spelled out form will only confuse users In these cases the acronym can be used on its own The following list contains examples of acronyms and abbreviations that are considered commonly understood these acronyms and abbreviations should not be localized or spelled out in full in English AN
45. osh gjithashtu me telefon Microsoft p r t ndihmuar n zgjidhjen e k tij problem y Shih detajet Standard Phrases in Error Messages When translating standard phrases standardize Note that sometimes the US uses different forms to express the same thing Examples Skedari nuk mund t File could not be found Cannot gjendej Could not Skedari nuk mund t gjendet File cannot be found 51 Failed to Failure of Cannot find Could not find Unable to find Unable to locate Not enough memory Insufficient memory There is not enough memory There is not enough memory available Is not available Is unavailable D shtoi t lidhej Nuk mund t gjej softuerin e drejtuesit Nuk mund t gjente softuerin e drejtuesit 4 Nuk sht n gjendje t gjej softuerin e drejtuesit 4 Nuk sht n gjendje t gjej vendndodhjen e softuerit t drejtuesit 4 Memorie e pamjaftueshme 4 Memorie e pamjaftueshme Nuk ka memorie t mjaftueshme Nuk ka memorie t mjaftueshme n dispozicion Komanda nuk sht n dispozicion 4 Komanda nuk sht n dispozicion Error Messages Containing Placeholders Failed to connect Failure to connect Cannot find driver software Could not find driver software Unable to find driver software Unable to locate driver software Not enough memory Insuffic
46. ot used in Albanian but may come up in German or Swedish examples or words imported from these languages are sorted as a A a o O 6 n and u U ui 4 Other accented characters are equal with non accented characters so and e are equal 5 Non alphabetical characters i e symbols like sort before the letters of the alphabet 6 Digits sort after the non alphabetical characters and before the letters of the alphabet 7 Double letters of Albanian dh gj II nj rr sh th xh and zh sorts as separate letters of the alphabet 0097 0098 0099 0231 0100 0100 0104 0101 0235 0102 0103 0103 0106 0104 0105 0106 0107 0108 0108 0108 0109 0110 0110 0106 0111 0112 0113 0065 0066 0067 0199 0068 0068 0104 0069 0203 0070 0071 0071 0106 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0076 0108 0077 0078 0078 0106 0079 0080 0081 22 Examples of sorted words Aaron andere andere chaque chemin cote cot c te c t cucet Czech hi a irdisch l vi lie lire L wen l ug l za luck lu L beck lye llama M nner 0114 0114 0114 0115 0115 0104 0116 0116 0104 0117 0118 0120 0120 0104 0121 0122 zh 0122 0104 Zh 0090 0104 0082 0082 0114 0083 0083 0104 0084 0084 0104 0085 0086 0088 0088 0104 0089 0090 23 Geopolitical Concerns masta mir m chten myndig pi a pint pylon s mtlich ran savoir erb ra Sietla lub subtle symbol waffle wood
47. r dialog boxes These letters refer to access keys also known as hot keys that allow you to run commands perform tasks etc more quickly The following table lists special options for hot keys in US English interfaces and describes whether each option is allowed in Albanian Hot Key Special Options Usage Is lt Allowed Notes Slim characters such as l l t r f Usually Slim characters are not can be used as hot key used as hot keys They are used as hot keys only when there is no other choice Characters with downstrokes such Usually Characters with down Hot Key Special Options Usage Is It Allowed Notes as 9 j y p and q can be used as strokes are not used as hot keys hotkeys They are used as hot keys only when there is no other choice Extended characters can be used as yes Usually Extended characters are hotkeys not used as hot keys They are used as hot keys only when there is no other choice An additional letter appearing between brackets after item name can be used as hotkeys It is not preferred to use additional letters as hot keys They are used as hot keys only when there is no other choice A punctuation sign appearing between brackets after item name can be used as hotkey Duplicate hotkeys are allowed when no other character is available No hotkey is assigned when no y more characters are available minor options only Additional notes NJA A number appeari
48. rd to the use of articles demonstrative and possessive pronouns Please be consistent in how you deal with such variation in Albanian e The definite article is used always in Albanian even if it is not present in English examples e The demonstrative pronouns are generally used in Albanian examples e The possessive pronouns are not always used depending on the context English example Albanian example Explanation File already exists Skedari tashm ekziston In complete sentences use The file already exists determiners consistently even if the This file already exists Us string does nol Not enough memory to complete Nuk ka memorie t No need to use a demonstrative this operation mjaftueshme p r t p rfunduar construction unless it is important k t operacion in context Windows Vista cannot start your Windows Vista nuk mund t Avoid using possessive marker system If the problem persists nis sistemin N se problemi your unless ownership is p rs ritet s rish kontakto English example Albanian example Explanation contact your network administrator administratorin e rrjetit important in context Unlocalized Feature Names Microsoft product names and non translated feature names are used without definite or indefinite articles in the English language Non translated feature names should be used without a hyphen or article in Albanian language for example English example Albanian exa
49. s Tiran 1999 9 Gramatika e gjuh s shqipe I Akademia e Shkencave Tiran 2002 10 Gramatika e gjuh s shqipe ll Akademia e Shkencave Tiran 2002 11 Rregullat e pik simit n gjuh n shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 2002 12 Fjalori shqipes s sotme Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 2002 13 Fjalori sinonimik i gjuh s shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 2004 14 Fjalori gjuh s shqipe Akademia e Shkencave e Shqip ris Instituti i Gjuh sis dhe i Let rsis Tiran 2006 15 Elezi M Fjalor i gjuh s shqipe Enti botues Gjergj Fishta Tiran 2006 Informative References These sources are meant to provide supplementary information background comparison etc 1 The IBM Dictionary of Computing on disk based on the printed IBM Dictionary of Computing published by McGraw Hill in 1994 2 Dictionary of computer and internet words by Steven Kleinedler Houghton Mifflin Company American Heritage Dictionary American Heritage Publishing Company 2001 3 Microsoft Computer Dictionary fifth edition 2002 4 Dictionary of Computer and Internet terms seventh edition Columbia Press Coypiright by Columbia University Press New York 2002 5 Dictionary of computer and internet terms seventh edition Columbia Press 200
50. urrency Subunit Symbol Currency Subunit Example Country region FYROM Currency Name denar plural denar Currency Symbol n a Currency Symbol Position n a Number of Digits after Decimal Digit Grouping Symbol space from number 10 000 and up Number of Digits in Digit Grouping 3 from number 10 000 and up Positive Currency Example 2850 denar Negative Currency Example 388 900 denar ISO Currency Code MKD Currency Subunit Symbol n a Digit Groups Country region Albania Kosovo FYROM Decimal Separator Decimal Separator Description comma Decimal Separator Example 876 73 Thousand Separator Thousand Separator Description space Thousand Separator Example 84 848 Notes The thousand separator is used only for numbers from 10 000 and up Measurement Units Metric System Commonly Used Yes Temperature Celsius 20 See ep senge en TT ell cit Je eh pesan Jese Je EE Ja in Van og o e E Notes N A Percentages The percentage and per mil symbols should be written right next to value that precede it Example 5 10 o 21 Sorting Character sorting order 1 Capital letters and lowercase letters are not equal A distinction is made between them The lowercase letter sort before the same capital letter 2 The extended characters and are not the equivalents of c and e but treated as separate letters of the alphabet 3 The Characters A a O 6 A and U u n
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