diff --git a/lib/pangea/analytics_details_popup/vocab_analytics_details_view.dart b/lib/pangea/analytics_details_popup/vocab_analytics_details_view.dart
index d472a64b1..9446dfb1b 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/analytics_details_popup/vocab_analytics_details_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/analytics_details_popup/vocab_analytics_details_view.dart
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class VocabDetailsView extends StatelessWidget {
               );
             },
           ),
-          if (MatrixState.pangeaController.languageController.userL2 != null)
+          if (MatrixState.pangeaController.languageController.showTrancription)
             Padding(
               padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 4.0),
               child: PhoneticTranscriptionWidget(
diff --git a/lib/pangea/learning_settings/controllers/language_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/learning_settings/controllers/language_controller.dart
index b5cc511c2..68dd7d021 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/learning_settings/controllers/language_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/learning_settings/controllers/language_controller.dart
@@ -112,4 +112,14 @@ class LanguageController {
     // final model = activeL2 != null ? PangeaLanguage.byLangCode(activeL2) : null;
     // return model;
   }
+
+  bool get showTrancription =>
+      (_pangeaController.languageController.userL1 != null &&
+          _pangeaController.languageController.userL2 != null &&
+          _pangeaController.languageController.userL1?.script !=
+              _pangeaController.languageController.userL2?.script) ||
+      (_pangeaController.languageController.userL1?.script !=
+              LanguageKeys.unknownLanguage ||
+          _pangeaController.languageController.userL2?.script ==
+              LanguageKeys.unknownLanguage);
 }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/learning_settings/models/language_model.dart b/lib/pangea/learning_settings/models/language_model.dart
index 1e1ef69b9..4029b9507 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/learning_settings/models/language_model.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/learning_settings/models/language_model.dart
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/learning_settings/enums/l2_support_enum.dart';
 class LanguageModel {
   final String langCode;
   final String displayName;
+  final String script;
   final L2SupportEnum l2Support;
 
   LanguageModel({
     required this.langCode,
     required this.displayName,
+    this.script = LanguageKeys.unknownLanguage,
     this.l2Support = L2SupportEnum.na,
   });
 
@@ -28,12 +30,14 @@ class LanguageModel {
       l2Support: json['l2_support'] != null
           ? L2SupportEnum.na.fromStorageString(json['l2_support'])
           : L2SupportEnum.na,
+      script: json['script'] ?? LanguageKeys.unknownLanguage,
     );
   }
 
   toJson() => {
         'language_code': langCode,
         'language_name': displayName,
+        'script': script,
         'l2_support': l2Support.storageString,
       };
 
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
index 71a7c573d..14dea0f1c 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
@@ -187,20 +187,22 @@ class OverlayMessage extends StatelessWidget {
                                   fontStyle: FontStyle.italic,
                                 ),
                               ),
-                              PhoneticTranscriptionWidget(
-                                text: overlayController
-                                    .transcription!.transcript.text,
-                                textLanguage: PLanguageStore.byLangCode(
-                                      pangeaMessageEvent!
-                                          .messageDisplayLangCode,
-                                    ) ??
-                                    LanguageModel.unknown,
-                                style: AppConfig.messageTextStyle(
-                                  event,
-                                  textColor,
+                              if (MatrixState.pangeaController
+                                  .languageController.showTrancription)
+                                PhoneticTranscriptionWidget(
+                                  text: overlayController
+                                      .transcription!.transcript.text,
+                                  textLanguage: PLanguageStore.byLangCode(
+                                        pangeaMessageEvent!
+                                            .messageDisplayLangCode,
+                                      ) ??
+                                      LanguageModel.unknown,
+                                  style: AppConfig.messageTextStyle(
+                                    event,
+                                    textColor,
+                                  ),
+                                  iconColor: textColor,
                                 ),
-                                iconColor: textColor,
-                              ),
                             ],
                           ),
                         )