Thread: Very Inefficient translator.

I am trying to make a code translator where you would type in a certain number and it would spit out a certain letter. I'm a total newb so I'm guessing this is the most inefficient way of doing this.
Here's the code. If there are bugs don't be surprised.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;
int main(){
    int translate;
    while(translate!=0){
        cout<< "translate?";
        cin>> translate;
    }    
    if (translate==1){
        cout<< "a";
    }else{    
         while(translate!=0){
        cout<< "translate?";
        cin>> translate;
    }    
    if (translate==2){
        cout<< "b";
    }else{    
         while(translate!=0){
        cout<< "translate?";
        cin>> translate;
    }  
    return 0;
}