Guidance on using language translation services

The guidance described on this page will help you use translation tools to read our content in another language.

Please note that this information is purely to make you aware of some online services that are available and does not represent an endorsement for these services from the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission.

Please also note that these are automated translation services and we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the translations or that important context may be lost.

Google Translate in the Google Chrome browser

To translate a page using Google Translate on Google Chrome:

1. You must be using the Google Chrome web browser.

2. Right click anywhere on the page. You will be presented with a list and one of the options will be 'Translate to English'. Note that this is the default translation suggestion but it may be different if you have recently translated to a different langauge. If it says a language other than English, then still click the 'Translate to ...' option.

3. A Google Translate toolbar will appear at the top of your browser. Click on the 3 dots button to see your translation options:

4. Select 'Choose another language'.

5. From the dropdown menu, choose the language you wish to translate the page to.

4. Click 'Done' and the page should be fully translated to the language of your choice.

Other internet browsers

If you are on a browser other than Google Chrome (eg Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari), you can use Bing Microsoft Translator.

1. Go to https://translate.google.com/

2. Click on the 'Websites' tab

3. Paste in the URL of the website you wish to translate

4. Select the language you wish to translate to.

5. The site should now be translated into that language.