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How to reply to tweets in another language

There is no built-in button for this. X's translate is read-only: it translates tweets you read, never the replies you write. Yaply, a Chrome extension, closes that gap — you type your reply in your own language, it posts in the tweet's language, native-sounding, and you review it before it goes out.

X translates tweets, never your replies

Tap "Translate post" on X and you get a rough version of what someone wrote. That's it. The reply box stays untouched: whatever you type goes out exactly as typed, in your language. X has never shipped a "reply in their language" button — not on tweets, not in DMs. And its translation quality is robotic: irony flattened, slang mangled. So you understand most of a conversation and contribute none of it. That gap is exactly what Yaply closes.

Stop copy-pasting through Google Translate

You know the workaround. Copy the tweet, paste it into Google Translate or DeepL, write your reply, translate it back, paste it into X, hope it doesn't read like a manual. Four tabs, two minutes — and the moment is gone. Replies on X live and die within the hour. Yaply does the round trip inside the reply box. You write once, in your language. One click, it's in theirs. You review, you post, you're in the thread while it's still hot.

English, Japanese, Spanish: reply without speaking them

Reply in English without speaking it — the big one. Most of X's reach is in English, and non-native founders skip conversations daily because drafting a reply takes ten minutes and still sounds off. With Yaply you write in your language and it lands in clean, casual English. Not textbook English. Reply in Japanese: jump into a Tokyo dev's thread, politeness levels handled. Reply in Spanish: same click, same move. A foreign-language tweet becomes an invitation, not a barrier.

How to do it with Yaply

  1. 1

    Install the extension

    Get Yaply at yaply.app and add it to Chrome. Under a minute.

  2. 2

    Sign in

    Create your account and pick your plan: 6.99€/month, -25% for life with the launch coupon.

  3. 3

    Open the tweet and hit reply

    Write your reply in your own language. Exactly like you'd tweet to a friend.

  4. 4

    Click translate, review, post

    Yaply rewrites your reply in the tweet's language. Read it, tweak it if you want, post it.

Common questions

Will people notice my reply was translated?

Not unless you tell them. Yaply keeps your tone, slang and emojis, so the reply sounds like a native wrote it. And you always review before posting.

Does it translate my DMs too?

Yes, both ways. You read incoming DMs in your language and reply in theirs. X's built-in translate never touches DMs.

Can't I just use Google Translate?

You can. It's slow, it sounds robotic, and while you copy-paste between tabs, the thread moves on without you. Yaply does it inside X, in one click.