diff --git a/doc/translating.en.md b/doc/translating.en.md
index d4bbe0d..ffc8cff 100644
--- a/doc/translating.en.md
+++ b/doc/translating.en.md
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ feed_subscriptions_link: Currently aggregating {{.num}} capsules, gopherholes, a
 You'd just translate the string `Currently aggregating[...]capsules, gopherholes,
 and websites.` and leave the `feed_subscriptions_link: ` and `{{.num}}` as-is.
 
+Some lines that contain colons may be surrounded by single quotes (`key: 'line:
+to translate'`), please leave those in place unless you remove the colon in your
+translation.  Some lines may have escaped characters (`key: Please \"quote\"
+me`), please be sure that those characters are also escaped in your
+translation.
+
 At minimum you need to do `files.yaml` (it's the shortest one) to translate the
 text that's outputted into `feed.gmi` and `subscriptions.gmi`.  It's okay not to
 do the other two YAML files, as those are messages displayed to the