Working with i18n in geddy.this example shows how to see chinese translated text in http://localhost:4000/?locale=zh-tw

application.html.ejs

<!-- app/views/layouts/application.html.ejs -->

<!-- generate a link with to switch locale -->
<ul>
  <li><%- linkTo(i18n.getText("nav.links.switch_to_english"), {locale: "en-us"}) %></li>
  <li><%- linkTo(i18n.getText("nav.links.switch_to_chinese"), {locale: "zh-tw"}) %></li>
</ul>

application.js

// app/controllers/application.js

// decide the locale to be used in view, inside application controller before filter
var Application = function () {
  this.before(function() {
    this.i18n.setLocale(this.params.locale);
  });
};

exports.Application = Application;

en-us.json

// config/locales/en-us.json

{
  "main.header.courses": "courses",
}

environment.js

// config/environment.js

// set default locale when no locale is provided
var config = {
  generatedByVersion: '0.12.7',
  i18n: {
    defaultLocale: 'en-us'
  }
}

module.exports = config;

index.html.ejs

<!-- app/views/main/index.html.ejs -->

<!-- show translated text -->
<h1><%= i18n.getText('main.header.courses') %></h1>

<!-- generate a link with current locale -->
<%- linkTo(i18n.getText("faq.question.when"), {controller: "about", action: "index", anchor: "faq", locale: i18n.getLocale()}) %>

zh-tw.json

// config/locales/zh-tw.json

{
  "main.header.courses": "課程",
}