diff --git a/_includes/read-time.html b/_includes/read-time.html
index e537693..2822d69 100644
--- a/_includes/read-time.html
+++ b/_includes/read-time.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
title="{{ words }} {{ site.data.locales[lang].post.words }}">
{{- read_time -}}{{" "}}{{- site.data.locales[lang].post.read_time.unit -}}
{%- if include.prompt -%}
- {% unless site.lang contains 'zh' %}{{" "}}{% endunless %}{{ read_prompt }}
+ {% assign _prompt_words = read_prompt | number_of_words: 'auto' %}
+ {% unless _prompt_words > 1 %}{{" "}}{% endunless %}{{ read_prompt }}
{%- endif -%}