Ukrainian
Live Ukrainian translation for families who found a church home with you
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many churches have welcomed Ukrainian families. Some adults speak English; many grandparents and newly arrived parents do not, and children often pick up English faster than anyone else in the family.
Live translation lets the whole family attend the same service and follow the sermon in their own language, without asking a child to interpret for their parents.
Offer Ukrainian, not only Russian
Many Ukrainians also understand Russian, but for a lot of people language has become personal, and some would rather not receive a sermon in Russian. Both Ukrainian (Українська) and Russian (Русский) are in the language list, and each listener picks for themselves, so the church does not have to choose for them.
When you announce translation, name Ukrainian first and let people know they can switch.
Ukrainian-speaking preachers
Ukrainian is also available as a speaker language. If a Ukrainian pastor or member shares a testimony, the operator can switch the speaker language for that part, and English-speaking members can read along on their phones.
Small things that help
- Print the QR code with a short instruction in Ukrainian on the welcome table, not only on the screen.
- Ask a Ukrainian member to check the first transcripts in History for church terms that come out wrong.
- Remind listeners that the text stays on screen if they turn the voice off, which helps during prayer.
- Mobile data can be limited for new arrivals. If you have guest Wi-Fi, put its name next to the QR code.
Frequently asked questions
Can some listeners choose Russian and others Ukrainian?
Yes. Each phone chooses its own language. Each language that is being listened to is billed separately.
What if a phone cannot read Ukrainian aloud?
The text still appears. Most phones can add a Ukrainian voice in their speech settings.
Keep reading
- Sermon Translation in 106 LanguagesEvery language PewTranslate offers: 106 listener languages and regional variants, and 82 languages the preacher can speak.
- Welcoming Visitors Who Speak Other LanguagesHow churches can welcome people who speak other languages: announcing translation, greeters, signage, follow-up with transcripts, and learning who is in the room.
- How Live Church Translation WorksHow PewTranslate works on a Sunday: the operator starts a stream from a laptop, listeners scan a QR code, and each phone shows and speaks the sermon in its own language.
- Pricing: $5 per Hour per LanguagePewTranslate costs $5 per hour for each language someone is listening to, billed by the minute of speech. New accounts get $20 of credit, about 4 hours of one language.