diff --git a/.gitea/issue_template/new_language.yaml b/.gitea/issue_template/new_language.yaml
index fa48a1c..56f00fe 100644
--- a/.gitea/issue_template/new_language.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/issue_template/new_language.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ body:
     id: lang-code
     attributes:
       label: Language code
-      description: 2-letter language code
-      placeholder: de
+      description: Language code as used by Weblate
+      placeholder: "de" or "pr_BR"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input