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[Mobile][Other] Translation issue in Vietnamese

[Mobile][Other] Translation issue in Vietnamese

This is exclusively about the Spotify mobile app in Vietnamese.
It's an absolute nightmare. Whoever was in charge of translating the newest update of the app should not be handling translation.

For example:
_The translator uses "cậu" instead of "bạn". While "cậu" is undeniably popular as a pronoun used in day to day conversation, it is not suitable to use in an app that is used nationwide. "Cậu" itself has different meanings, and different regions in Viet Nam have different pronoun, "cậu" is not a nationwide pronoun, "bạn" is. 

_Go check out facebook mobile app in Vietnamese, or Google (any of their services), or local Vietnamese apps (including games and entertainment), or even newspapers. Not even one single platform uses "cậu". 

Whoever translated that newest slides for Vietnam mobile app uses a regional pronoun rather than a national. It is strictly against professionalism when translating according to personal preferences. The website version of Spotify even uses "Bạn", which is the correct pronoun so I don't understand what is going on. The pronouns used in the latest update are not even consistent, meaning he/she used more than one pronoun throughout the slides that show "your most popular artists/songs", which are "Cậu-tớ" and "mình-tớ". Extremly unprofessional.


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Hey there @honeyjam1994,

 

Thanks for reaching out here in the Community! We moved your post from Ideas since it's content fits better in the help boards.

 

We really appreciate you taking the time to share your valuable feedback with us. We've gone ahead and forwarded this to the right folks. 

 

For now, we'd suggest keeping your app up to date so that you don't miss out on any fix. 

 

Once again, thank you for your comments. If anything else comes up, the Community will be here.

 

Take care!

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Hey @honeyjam1994,

 

Could you please share with us screenshots of what you're seeing? Just make sure to hide any private or sensitive info. We'll look into this further.

 

Keep us posted.

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