{"id":175414,"date":"2025-07-15T12:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=175414"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:37:03","slug":"how-to-use-lyrics-translation-and-pronunciation-in-apple-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/how-to-use-lyrics-translation-and-pronunciation-in-apple-music\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Lyrics Translation and Pronunciation in Apple Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Learn how to automatically translate Apple Music lyrics and show pronunciation on your iPhone or iPad to better understand and sing along to foreign songs.<span id=\"more-1044731\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Apple Music lyric translation and pronunciation require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2025\/06\/10\/how-to-get-ios-26\/\">iOS 26 and iPadOS 26<\/a>. The updates are currently being tested, with public releases expected in September. Neither feature is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2025\/06\/10\/install-macos-tahoe-on-another-partition\/\">macOS Tahoe 26<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With lyrics translation, you\u2019ll finally know the meaning of that Spanish-language ballad that you can\u2019t get out of your head. And with onscreen pronunciation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2023\/02\/02\/apple-music-sing-karaoke-tutorial\/\">singing along<\/a> to K-pop tracks will be easier even if you don\u2019t speak Korean.<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics translation is available for select songs in these languages: English to Chinese (Simplified), English to Japanese, Korean to Chinese (Simplified), Korean to English, Korean to Japanese, and Spanish to English. Follow along as we show you how to automatically translate Apple Music lyrics and show pronunciation.<\/p>\n<h2>Translate Apple Music lyrics and show pronunciation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the built-in <strong>Music app<\/strong> on your iPhone or iPad and play a foreign song in a supported language.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Now Playing screen and tap the <strong>Lyrics button<\/strong> in the bottom-left corner.<\/li>\n<li>If the lyrics translation and pronunciation aren\u2019t displayed automatically, hit the <strong>Translate icon<\/strong> in the top-left corner above the scrubber and choose <strong>Show Translation<\/strong> and <strong>Show Pronunciation<\/strong> in the menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1044809\" src=\"https:\/\/media.idownloadblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Show-Pronunciation-and-Translation-for-lyrics-in-Apple-Music-on-iPhone.jpg\" alt=\"Show Pronunciation and Translation for lyrics in Apple Music on iPhone\" width=\"1676\" height=\"1665\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how both these things look:<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1044810\" src=\"https:\/\/media.idownloadblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Seeing-pronunciation-and-translation-of-Korean-lyrics-in-English-on-Apple-Music.jpg\" alt=\"Seeing pronunciation and translation of Korean lyrics in English on Apple Music\" width=\"350\" height=\"695\" \/> <\/p>\n<h2>No translation and pronunciation options?<\/h2>\n<p>Lyrics translation and pronunciation are restricted to the language pairs mentioned above. Translated lyrics and pronunciation are not available for all songs in a supported language. Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2021\/10\/14\/how-to-sync-music-from-mac-to-iphone\/\">locally synced tracks<\/a> don\u2019t support these features.<\/p>\n<p>If lyrics translation and pronunciation don\u2019t work for you, check your iPhone&#8217;s internet connection. Next, go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>App<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Music<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Larger Text<\/strong> and select <strong>Lyrics<\/strong>, then return to the lyrics screen in the Music app and you should see a <strong>Show Pronunciation<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1044808\" src=\"https:\/\/media.idownloadblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lyrics-Larger-Text-settings-for-Music-app-on-iPhone.jpg\" alt=\"Larger Text for Lyrics in Music app settings on iPhone\" width=\"1676\" height=\"1665\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>These new Apple Music features are sure to be a big hit with folks who like to listen to songs in foreign languages, like K-pop fans.<\/p>\n<h2>Do more with Apple Music on iOS 26<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2025\/06\/10\/apple-wwdc25-roundup-announcements\/\">Our WWDC26 roundup<\/a> highlights several new features for the built-in Music app on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. For example, you can now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2025\/07\/04\/how-to-pin-items-apple-music\/\">pin several of your favorite tracks<\/a> to the top of the app for quick access.<\/p>\n<p>The Music app also gained an AI-powered DJ feature, AutoMix, which seamlessly transitions from one song to the next using time stretching and beat matching. It joins the existing crossfade option, which is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2025\/06\/25\/how-to-homepod-crossfade-songs-apple-music-tutorial\/\">available on the HomePod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How do you like the ability to show translated lyrics in the Music app and sing along with onscreen pronunciation? Are you going to try these features during your next karaoke session, do you think? Let us know in the comments down below!<\/p>\n<p>Source link: https:\/\/www.idownloadblog.com\/2025\/07\/15\/how-to-use-lyrics-translation-pronunciation-apple-music\/<\/p>\n <!-- Easy AdSense Pro: WP is not in the loop.  -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to automatically translate Apple Music lyrics and show pronunciation on your iPhone or iPad to better understand and sing along to foreign songs. Apple Music lyric translation and pronunciation require iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. The updates are currently being tested, with public releases expected in September. 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