---
id: translation
title: Translation
---

Test output and the way tests are written can be localized.
This way scenarios can be written in almost native language using UTF support of JavaScript.
If you have non-English team and you work on non-English project consider enabling translation
by setting translation to [one of available languages](https://github.com/Codeception/CodeceptJS/blob/master/translations).

Please refer to translated steps inside translation files and send Pull Requests to add missing.

To get autocompletion for localized method names generate definitions by running

```sh
codeceptjs def
```

## Russian

Add to config:

```json
  "translation": "ru-RU"
```

when running with `--steps` option steps output will be translated:

![steps-in-russian](https://codecept.io/img/translate-ru1.png)

This also enables localized method names for actor object.

This way tests can be written in native language while it is still JavaScript:

```js
Scenario('пробую написать реферат', (Я) => {
    Я.на_странице('http://yandex.ru/referats');
    Я.вижу("Написать реферат по");
    Я.выбираю_опцию('Психологии');
    Я.кликаю("Написать реферат");
    Я.вижу("Реферат по психологии");
});
```

## Portuguese

To write your tests in portuguese you can enable the portuguese translation in config file like:

```json
  "translation": "pt-BR"
```

Now you can write test like this:

```js
Scenario('Efetuar login', (Eu) => {
    Eu.estouNaPagina('http://minhaAplicacao.com.br');
    Eu.preenchoOCampo("login", "usuario@minhaAplicacao.com.br");
    Eu.preenchoOCampo("senha", "123456");
    Eu.clico("Entrar");
    Eu.vejo("Seja bem vindo usuário!");
});
```

## Italian

Add to config

```json
  "translation": "it-IT"
```

Now you can write test like this:

```js
Scenario('Effettuare il Login su GitHub', (io) => {
    io.sono_sulla_pagina('https://github.com/login');
    io.compilo_il_campo("Username or email address", "giuseppe-santoro");
    io.compilo_il_campo("Password", "*********");
    io.faccio_click_su("Sign in");
    io.vedo("Learn Git and GitHub without any code!");
});
```

## Polish

Add to config

```json
  "translation": "pl-PL"
```

Now you can write test like this:

```js
Scenario('Zakładanie konta free trial na stronie głównej GetResponse', (Ja) => {
    Ja.jestem_na_stronie('https://getresponse.com');
    Ja.wypełniam_pole("Email address", "sjakubowski@getresponse.com");
    Ja.wypełniam_pole("Password", "digital-marketing-systems");
    Ja.klikam('Sign up');
    Ja.czekam(1);
    Ja.widzę_w_adresie_url('/account_free_created.html');
});
```

## Chinese

Add to config:

```JSON
  "translation": "zh-CN"
```
or
```JSON
  "translation": "zh-TW"
```

This way tests can be written in Chinese language while it is still JavaScript:

```JavaScript
Feature('CodeceptJS 演示');

Scenario('成功提交表单', (我) => {
    我.在页面('/documentation')
    我.填写字段('电邮', 'hello@world.com')
    我.填写字段('密码', '123456')
    我.勾选选项('激活')
    我.勾选选项('男');
    我.单击('创建用户')
    我.看到('用户名可用')
    我.在当前网址中看不到('/documentation')
});
```
or
```JavaScript
Feature('CodeceptJS 演示');

Scenario('成功提交表單', (我) => {
    我.在頁面('/documentation')
    我.填寫欄位('電郵', 'hello@world.com')
    我.填寫欄位('密碼', '123456')
    我.勾選選項('活化')
    我.勾選選項('男');
    我.單擊('建立用戶')
    我.看到('用戶名可用')
    我.在當前網址中看不到('/documentation')
});
```

## Japanese

Add to config

```json
  "translation": "ja-JP"
```

Now you can write test like this:

```js
Scenario('ログインできる', (私は) => {
    私は.ページを移動する('/login');
    私は.フィールドに入力する("Eメール", "foo@example.com");
    私は.フィールドに入力する("パスワード", "p@ssword");
    私は.クリックする('ログイン');
    私は.待つ(1);
    私は.URLに含まれるか確認する('/home');
});
```

## Using your own translation file

Create translation file like this:

```js
module.exports = {
  I: '',
  actions: {
    click: 'Klicken',
    wait: 'Wartenn',
  }
```

And add the file path to your config

```json
    "translation": "./path/to/your/translation.js"
```