diff --git a/src/content/docs/en/guides/internationalization.mdx b/src/content/docs/en/guides/internationalization.mdx
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--- a/src/content/docs/en/guides/internationalization.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/en/guides/internationalization.mdx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ You can also choose to [add your own i18n logic in addition to or instead of Ast
 
 ## Configure i18n routing
 
-Both a list of all supported languages ([`locales`](/en/reference/configuration-reference/#i18nlocales)) and a default language ([`defaultLocale`](/en/reference/configuration-reference/#i18ndefaultlocale)), which must be one of the languages listed in `locales`, need to be specified in an `i18n` configuration object. Additionally, you can configure more specific routing and fallback behavior to match your desired URLs.
+When you create an `i18n` configuration object, you must specify both a list of all supported languages ([`locales`](/en/reference/configuration-reference/#i18nlocales)), and set one of the locales in the list as the default language ([`defaultLocale`](/en/reference/configuration-reference/#i18ndefaultlocale). You can also configure more specific routing and fallback behavior to match your desired URLs.
 
 ```js title="astro.config.mjs"
 import { defineConfig } from "astro/config"