Hello!
I am attempting to create a "WoWTranslator" addon that automatically detects and does a basic translation of any Russian speech in-game, and am finding that a lot of the abbreviations/slang aren't very obvious to translate via Google Translator, and could use some help to make this addon even better.
Before you dismiss this as impossible, I have already convinced myself with a working prototype that it is possible (and actually not that hard) because, like what we do in english, most people spam/say the same keywords and it's often enough to get the meaning out of context--see screenshot below of example. While it doesn't necessarily help us english-only speakers actually converse with Russian-only speakers in-game, it has been very helpful to me in many circumstances (ie, BG/World/Raids etc) to see what's going on (I even have made a few trades I otherwise would not have), but can be far, far better.
Therefore, I am hoping to enlist a Russian/English speaker to help me add all of the common keywords used (ie, ХПАЛА for Holy Paladin, ЖРЕЦ ТЬМА for Shadow Priest, etc). I will, of course, share this addon after it's deemed reasonably accurate.
Here's a screenshot of it in action (currently, displays inline with the rest of the chat):
http://www.lctwebdesign.com/example.png
You'll notice, for example, I don't know what what kind of Mage that is (ЛОКА = ?).
Here's a few examples of what I think I know to give you an idea what I need -- please help add to the list:
ДД - DPS
РДД - Range DPS
ЭЛЕМ - Elem (as in Elemental Shaman)
РДРУ - Resto Druid
Couple more examples of what I don't know what they mean:
КБ - ?
ХАВКУ - ?
ЛОКА - ?
АВАР - Arms Warrior?
ДЦ - Death Knight?
ДК - Death Knight?
ИШОТ - Marksman (ie, hunter)?
НАПА - Hunter?
НАПАД - Hunter?
СУРВУ - Survival (ie, hunter)?
By the way, I could also use a list of helpful phrases (such as the "Who will take" example above), here are a few more examples I know:
КТО ВОЗМЕТ - Who will take (example ins screenshot)
КТО ПОДСКАЖЕТ - someone tell me
НУЖЕН ОПЫТНЫЙ - Need experienced
СБОР ПАТИ - Forming group
ИЩЮ ПАТИ / ИЩУ ПАТИ - Looking for group
Thanks!