Chat and my translation .
I noticed that not too many of you looked at my attempt to translate my book Dark Muse into Hebrew . Don’t worry,
I won’t cancel your subscription. In fact it’s just as well.
One person who did read it and also gave a copy to chat gpt to read and critique was my friend Charles R. Lightner
. He not only got the report from the bot but sent me a copy. I know it sounds like I’m making a big deal out of something pretty straightforward but if you knew of my deep rooted ignorance of the latest tech advances …
So here’s the word
It needs work in the same way that a pile of bricks needs work in order to become a house.
My knowledge of Hebrew conjugation is basic. I know what the words mean but not how the spelling dictates it, meaning that imperative , passive, conditional and all the tenses used in modern Hebrew are new territory for me . I have to go back to basics and figure it out .
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I also had the idea of using passages from the Torah to impart a certain mood to the story . Well and good, but if the reader is lost or confused by what exactly I’m trying to say then the fun is out of the party .
And last but definitely not least is the name of the lead character, Vi Gold. It rhymes with rye just so you know
The closest I came to spelling her name in Hebrew is
ואי.
Israelis use this word all the time as a way to say WOW. It derails the story.
Or it can mean Island if spelled אי. Either way it’s not a good thing.
Plus misused or poorly translated phrases.
On the bright side the bot reviewer did catch the mood I was setting up, a mythical feel that not everyone will catch but will make the story stand out.
By the way, chat gpt and Google translate hate each other.
Am Yisrael Chai.
