Merge pull request #93 from roryp/main

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Author: roryp

README.md

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 5. Wait ~2 minutes for the environment to be ready
 6. Jump straight to [The first example](./02-SetupDevEnvironment/README.md#step-2-create-a-github-personal-access-token)
 
+> **Prefer to Clone Locally?**
+>
+> This repository includes 50+ language translations which significantly increases the download size. To clone without translations, use sparse checkout:
+> ```bash
+> git clone --filter=blob:none --sparse https://github.com/microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-java.git
+> cd Generative-AI-for-beginners-java
+> git sparse-checkout set --no-cone '/*' '!translations' '!translated_images'
+> ```
+> This gives you everything you need to complete the course with a much faster download.
+
+
 ## Multi-Language Support
 
 ### Supported via GitHub Action (Automated & Always Up-to-Date)