diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 009fd06802e0f81a1fa4063f0e5d4c395505bf00..237407df5b1eddb257a576b99d19231ba647675b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	sequences and of the screen layout, mention how to enter Unicode,
 	and mention that regular expressions are line oriented.
 	* src/global.c (shortcut_init): Put four strings in standard order.
+	* src/text.c (do_undo), src/global.c (shortcut_init): Guide the
+	translators a little bit.
 
 2016-01-31  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/files.c (has_valid_path): Be more specific in how a given path
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index ad9cffc868e152df4ed4809ea59793571fcc1abd..596ab5415b2a3ce71ad77de4813e2c643f0af883 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -908,6 +908,7 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
     add_to_funcs(do_cut_prev_word, MMAIN,
+	/* TRANSLATORS: The next two strings refer to cutting words. */
 	N_("Cut Left"), IFSCHELP(nano_cut_word_left_msg), TOGETHER, NOVIEW);
     add_to_funcs(do_cut_next_word, MMAIN,
 	N_("Cut Right"), IFSCHELP(nano_cut_word_right_msg), TOGETHER, NOVIEW);
@@ -1014,8 +1015,8 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_COLOR
-    /* TRANSLATORS: Try to keep the next two strings at most 20 characters. */
     add_to_funcs(do_page_up, MLINTER,
+	/* TRANSLATORS: Try to keep the next two strings at most 20 characters. */
 	N_("Prev Lint Msg"), IFSCHELP(nano_prevlint_msg), TOGETHER, VIEW);
     add_to_funcs(do_page_down, MLINTER,
 	N_("Next Lint Msg"), IFSCHELP(nano_nextlint_msg), TOGETHER, VIEW);
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index da475b2587fd802cc28bc78a3fc736964093270a..c9c8cdec4de98f256352d058e8c3234b8b6ecf42 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -491,6 +491,8 @@ void do_undo(void)
     openfile->current_x = u->begin;
     switch (u->type) {
     case ADD:
+	/* TRANSLATORS: Eight of the next nine strings describe actions
+	 * that are undone or redone.  It are all nouns, not verbs. */
 	undidmsg = _("text add");
 	data = charalloc(strlen(f->data) - strlen(u->strdata) + 1);
 	strncpy(data, f->data, u->begin);