Baldur's Gate II Turkish Fan Translation

These excerpts show my dialogue translation decisions.

These player replies come from Hexxat’s dialogue files. The English is from the game, with my Turkish translations alongside.

A conversational idiom

English source

I'm all yours, Hexxat. What's up?

Turkish translation

Dinliyorum Hexxat. Ne oldu?

Here, ‘I'm all yours’ becomes ‘Dinliyorum’ (‘I'm listening’), a natural invitation to speak.

Player reply to Hexxat · HEXXA25J · String 87341

Challenging Hexxat

English source

I've seen you bathe in the blood of others, Hexxat. Who are you to judge the Bhaalspawn?

Turkish translation

Seni başkalarının kanında yıkanırken gördüm, Hexxat. Bir Bhaalsoyu'nu yargılayacak kadar temiz misin?

‘Yargılayacak kadar temiz misin?’ (‘Are you clean enough to judge?’) makes the accusation of hypocrisy explicit.

Player reply to Hexxat · HEXXA25J · String 97247

A sarcastic reply

English source

You're a woman of the world, Hexxat. I'm sure you've met women far more suicidal than I. Probably even drove a few to it.

Turkish translation

Sen dünyayı görmüş bir kadınsın, Hexxat. Eminim benden çok daha intihara meyilli kişilerle karşılaşmışsındır. Hatta bir kısmını o hale kendin sürüklemişsindir.

The reply starts with an acknowledgement of experience, then turns it against Hexxat. ‘Hatta’ carries the turn into the final accusation.

Player reply to Hexxat · HEXXA25J · String 97263

One more reply: being caught in a prophecy

A personal appeal

English source

I'm caught in a prophecy, Hexxat. I don't have a choice. I'd think you of all people could understand what that's like.

Turkish translation

Bir kehanetin ağındayım, Hexxat. Seçme şansım yok. Herkesten önce, bunu sen anlarsın sanıyordum.

‘Bir kehanetin ağındayım’ (‘I'm in the web of a prophecy’) gives the feeling of being trapped a concrete image. The appeal stays directed at Hexxat.

Player reply to Hexxat · HEXXA25J · String 97269

CAT workflow and original editor captures

The team started in a CAT program, then moved to Beamdog’s translation site. That site was too slow for us to make progress, so we continued in a custom web-based CAT tool.

These captures show saved translations in the final tool, dated 18 August 2026. The dialogue ID and string references connect the selected excerpts to their editor entries.

Saved player reply, string 87341: I am all yours, translated as Dinliyorum. — Original editor captures. Click to enlarge. All four entries are player replies in Hexxat's dialogue file.

Saved English and Turkish player reply, string 97247, challenging Hexxat over the Bhaalspawn. — Original editor captures. Click to enlarge. All four entries are player replies in Hexxat's dialogue file.