Hangul displays correctly in the Korean transcript and in downloaded transcripts.
Livefy
KOREAN → ENGLISH
Korean to English translation for your church, live.
Your priest or pastor speaks Korean. English appears in real time, as live captions on the screen and on every phone, and anyone can listen to a translated voice instead.
EXAMPLE · EN
하나님이 세상을 이처럼 사랑하사 독생자를 주셨으니
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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son.
요한복음 3:16
WHO IT'S FOR
Korean-speaking pulpit, English-reading audience.
Korean-American churches: first-generation Korean pastors and EM (English Ministry) congregations sharing a single sanctuary or watching a synchronized stream.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Korean to English, in practice.
Run one of your own services through it during the free hours. Here is what to look for.
Korean speech levels (존댓말) have no direct English equivalent; the translation carries the meaning in plain English rather than copying the form.
Set the speaker language to Korean.
KOREAN CHURCHES
One sanctuary, two ministries.
Many Korean churches have a Korean service for the first generation and an English Ministry for their children and grandchildren. On the Sundays they worship together, at Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving, the Korean sermon can carry English captions on the screen and on phones.
It works the other way too: when the English Ministry pastor preaches, Korean captions can follow for the parents.
PRICING
What it costs.
Every week
The Church plan: 10 translation hours a month, for $45 a month, or $468 a year ($39 a month). About 3 services a week with English captions, counting 45 minutes of translation each.
A single event
5 hours for $40, no plan needed. Hours you buy never expire. Event pricing
KOREAN → ENGLISH FAQ
Common questions
Can our EM (English Ministry) and KM (Korean Ministry) share the same captions?
Yes. Both ministries read the same English captions during a combined service. Run Livefy at the back of the sanctuary, put the English captions on a side screen, and the EM members do not need a separate translation room.
How does Livefy handle Korean honorifics in translation?
English has no honorific verb endings, so the translation carries the meaning in plain, respectful English and does not try to copy the form. Test it on one of your own services first.
Is the delay the same for Korean as for European languages?
Korean goes through the same steps as every other language, and the captions appear within seconds, a word at a time.
What about Hanja (Chinese characters) used in classical theological terms?
Modern Korean Bible language is almost entirely Hangul. Older Sino-Korean terms are spoken aloud like any other word, so they are heard the same way; how well a particular term comes through is best checked on a recording of your own preacher.
FREE TRIAL
Try it on this Sunday’s service.
First 4 hours free, about 5 Sunday services in one language. No credit card.