Testing using date and year TM (translation memory) in Trados

Using this Excel to make a TM file (.TMX) and import to Trados TM (see guide):

Here's the result using this TM to translate document automatically:

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Convert Excel termbase to Translation Memory in Trados

趣旨：エクセル用語（ベース）から翻訳メモリ（TM）へ変換する

My purpose is to get dates and time in Japanese automatically translated into Vietnamese dates and time.
Example:
12時34分56秒 => 12 giờ 34 phút 56 giây

I have created a termbase to translate dates but it does not work correctly with entries starts with numbers. This issue inspires me to create a translation memory (TM) to get dates and time translated automatically.

Step 1:

To do this, first I create an Excel file with 2 columns:

First column: Phrases to be translated

Second column: Translated phrases

Step 2:

Then I use a free tool (for Trados user) call Glossary Converter downloaded from SDL* AppStore to convert the Excel file into TM file (.tmx format).

Simply DRAG and DROP the Excel file into Glossary Converter window.

Glossary Converter, a free tool to convert Excel to Translation Memory

Step 3:

Finally, I create a TM using Trados SDL and import the above .tmx file.

THE FULL PICTURE GUIDE: EXCEL TO TM CONVERSION

Trados: How to update your translation to Translation Memory (TM)

We use our termbases (glossaries) and translation memories (TMs) that we prepared in advance (through our previous translations) to speed-up our current translation.

After finished our translation, or in the middle of the translation, we want to update it to our TM to utilize in the future.

Here' show to update our translation to Translation Memory (TM) in Trados in several simple steps.

趣旨：トラドスにおいて翻訳済みファイルを翻訳メモリ（TM）に更新（アップデート）する方法

Step 1: Home tab > Batch Tasks > Update Main Translation Memories
You have 2 options:
"Update Main Translation Memories", and
"Update Project Translation Memories"

I choose "Update Main Translation Memories" (the TM that I used from the beginning).

Step 2: Batch Processing > Batch Tasks > 'Next'

Create and utilize a translation memory in Trados

This article is about how to create and use a translation memory in Trados.
Trados version: SDL Trados 2017.

For creating a new translation memory in Trados, please see this.

内容：トラドスの翻訳メモリー（Translation Memory＝TM)を作成して、翻訳したファイルを活用して現在のプロジェクトに利用する方法

Step 1: Create a new TM (translation memory) in Trados

Trados: Create a new translation memory for my project

A translation project in termbase may use translation memories (TM) and/or termbases. We should use both TM and termbases for our translation projects.

Difference between Translation Memory, Termbase and Machine Translation

Termbase: Contain entries which usually are translations of words (entries) in two or several languages.
For example:

Entry #2103:
  └English: challenge
  └Japanese: チャレンジ
  └Japanese: 挑戦
  └Vietnamese: thử sức
  └Vietnamese: khiêu chiến

Translation Memory: Store pairs of sentences in 2 languages (source language and target language).
For example TM with Japanese as source language and Vietnamese as target language:

  ┌Source text: 先に失礼します。
  └Target text: Tôi xin phép về trước ạ.

You must translate yourself these sentences for the first time (e.g. human translation).

Machine Translation: Translation done by machine e.g. automatic translation (not human translation).

You can see detail explanation in FAQ about TM below.

Here's method to create a new TM for working project in Trados SDL.

Step 1: Click 'Translation memories' (bottom left) then 'New' (drop down) > New Translation Memory

Step 2: New Translation Memory