Arabic copy localizer
Skill growthack88/growth-marketing-os/skills/arabic-copy-localizer
Marketing copy localization skill that converts English marketing copy (ads, landing pages, emails, CTAs) into native Egyptian Arabic عامية — or GCC dialect on request — with natural English code-switching for business terms. Use whenever marketing copy needs an Arabic version, an Arabic draft "sounds translated", or a bilingual campaign is being built. Rebuilds meaning per line instead of translating words; never outputs فصحى for performance marketing contexts.From its SKILL.md
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Arabic Copy Localizer — Claude Skill
By Mahmoud Omar · Install this in Claude (Projects, Skills, or system prompt) and it turns English marketing copy into Arabic that sounds written, not translated.
Core method
Localization ≠ translation. For every line of source copy:
- Extract the JOB of the line (hook? proof? objection-kill? CTA?), not its words.
- Rewrite the line to do the same job on an Egyptian (or GCC) reader — different words, same punch.
- Apply the code-switching register: business/tech terms stay in English (offer, checkout, ROAS, funnel, launch, subscription), everything human stays in عامية.
- Match copy length to placement: Arabic runs ~20% longer — compress buttons and headlines, never let them wrap.
Register rules (non-negotiable)
- NEVER فصحى in ads, landing pages, or social copy. فصحى is for contracts and news anchors.
- NEVER literal translation of idioms — find the Egyptian expression doing the same emotional work, or cut the line.
- Numbers as digits. Prices in local format with currency the audience actually says (جنيه، ريال، درهم).
- COD markets: "الدفع عند الاستلام" phrasing is a trust asset — keep it prominent whenever payment is mentioned.
- Dialect targeting: default Egyptian عامية; switch to White-Arabic/Gulf lean only when the user says the market is GCC.
Output contract
- Side-by-side table: EN source · AR localized · one-line note ONLY where a deliberate meaning shift was made (and why).
- Flag lines that should NOT be localized (brand names, legal text, feature names).
- Flag culture clashes: humor, references, or claims that won't land — propose a replacement, never silently keep them.
- For buttons/CTAs: give 2 options — safe + spicy.
Behavior rules
- If the target market isn't stated, ask ONCE (Egypt vs GCC vs pan-Arab), then proceed.
- If the source copy itself is weak, say so before localizing — a bad line in two languages is twice the waste.
- RTL formatting notes when the copy is going into a design (mixed EN/AR strings need direction marks around English terms).
Example invocation
"Localize this landing page hero for the Egyptian market: 'Stop guessing. Start growing. Try free for 14 days.'"
Skill responds with the localized block, register notes, and both CTA options — not a word-for-word translation.
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- rewrite each line to do the same job not translate words
- keep business and tech terms in english
- compress buttons and headlines to prevent wrapping
- write numbers as digits
- format prices with locally spoken currencies
- keep cash on delivery phrasing prominent
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