Ask in your own language

Module 1: Your first 10 minutes with AI

Course outline

Quick check

Guess first, no penalty. Can you write to an AI app in Hindi, Portuguese or Spanish?

Type the way you normally write: Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, German and many more. It usually understands spelling mistakes and mixed languages like Hinglish (Hindi and English together) too.

Me ajude a escrever uma mensagem educada para o meu gerente, pedindo folga no sábado.

Ask in your language, get English back

Many job messages need to be in English. Ask in your language, and end with one line asking for English. Here's a full example:

दुकान के मैनेजर के लिए एक छोटा, विनम्र मैसेज लिखिए। मैं शनिवार को छुट्टी चाहता हूँ।
Write the message in simple English.

Fill the gaps

Fill the gap. Maria thinks best in Portuguese, but needs an English message. She types her request in Portuguese, then adds:

Prompt

Check before you send

AI translation is good, not perfect. Dates, numbers and tone can change, and it can add points you never made.

Spot the mistakes

Ravi wrote in Hindi: he can start on 5/3, meaning 5 March. He didn't mention pay. He asked politely about next steps. Tap the three lines that don't match.

AI's English version

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Try it

Your steps, about 2 minutes

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  1. 1.Ask one question in your language, ending with "Write the answer in simple English."1 min
  2. 2.Ask the AI to translate its answer back into your language, and check it says what you meant.1 min

Practice

Question 1 of 4

Kavya thinks best in Tamil. She needs an English email to ask a hospital if they have jobs for ward assistants. Which message should she send to the AI?

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