diff --git a/.github/prompts/ai-translation-user.prompt.yml b/.github/prompts/ai-translation-user.prompt.yml
index a55dafc4a..13748c26e 100644
--- a/.github/prompts/ai-translation-user.prompt.yml
+++ b/.github/prompts/ai-translation-user.prompt.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ messages:
       Language code: {{lang_code}}
       Translation file: {{translation_file}}
 
-      Please read the translation file "{{translation_file}}" and translate all the strings from English to {{language}}.
+      Please read the content of the file "{{translation_file}}" and translate all the strings from English to {{language}}.
 
       The file contains strings in the format "line_number:English text" - please translate only the text after the colon while preserving the exact line number and colon format.
+
+      Respond with ONLY the translated content in the same format, one line per string.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ai-translation.yml b/.github/workflows/ai-translation.yml
index 4093eb24f..ee961fca7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ai-translation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ai-translation.yml
@@ -220,19 +220,24 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: translation-files
 
-      - name: Validate translation file exists
+      - name: Read translation file content
+        id: read_translation
         run: |
           translation_file="${{ matrix.file }}"
-          echo "🔍 Validating translation file: $translation_file"
+          echo "� Reading translation file: $translation_file"
 
           if [ ! -f "$translation_file" ]; then
             echo "❌ Error: Translation file '$translation_file' not found"
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          file_size=$(wc -c < "$translation_file")
-          echo "📊 Translation file size: $file_size bytes"
-          echo "✅ Translation file validation completed successfully"
+          # Read file content and escape for YAML
+          content=$(cat "$translation_file" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g' | sed 's/"/\\"/g' | sed 's/$/\\n/g' | tr -d '\n')
+          echo "translation_content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$content" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "✅ Translation file content read successfully"
 
       - name: Run AI translation
         id: ai_translate
@@ -244,8 +249,7 @@ jobs:
             language: ${{ matrix.language }}
             lang_code: ${{ matrix.lang_code }}
             translation_file: ${{ matrix.file }}
-          file_input: |
-            translation_content: ${{ matrix.file }}
+          file_input: ${{ matrix.file }}
           enable-github-mcp: false
           model: openai/gpt-4.1
           max-tokens: 8000