diff --git a/assets/js/speak.js b/assets/js/speak.js
index 23bc120..2a16137 100644
--- a/assets/js/speak.js
+++ b/assets/js/speak.js
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ function initSpeak() {
     if (window.speechSynthesis) {
         let speakBtn = document.querySelector('#speakBtn');
         speakBtn.style.display = '';
-        speakBtn.innerHTML = "<a onclick=\"speak()\">Read to me, please.</a>";
+        speakBtn.innerHTML = "<a onclick=\"speak()\">" + speakText + "</a>";
     }
 }
 
 function speak() {
     console.log("Start speaking")
-    document.querySelector('#speakBtn').innerHTML = "<a onclick=\"stopSpeak()\">Stop speaking!</a>";
+    document.querySelector('#speakBtn').innerHTML = "<a onclick=\"stopSpeak()\">" + stopSpeakText + "</a>";
     let textContent =
         ((document.querySelector('article .post-title')) ? document.querySelector('article .post-title').innerText + "\n\n" : "")
         + document.querySelector('article .content').innerText;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function speak() {
 function stopSpeak() {
     console.log("Stop speaking")
     window.speechSynthesis.cancel();
-    document.querySelector('#speakBtn').innerHTML = "<a onclick=\"speak()\">Read to me, please.</a>";
+    document.querySelector('#speakBtn').innerHTML = "<a onclick=\"speak()\">" + speakText + "</a>";
 }
 
 window.onbeforeunload = function () {
diff --git a/i18n/de.yaml b/i18n/de.yaml
index a0c198e..8307b35 100644
--- a/i18n/de.yaml
+++ b/i18n/de.yaml
@@ -59,4 +59,10 @@
   translation: Übersetzungen
 
 - id: oldcontent
-  translation: Dieser Eintrag ist bereits über ein Jahr alt. Er ist möglicherweise nicht mehr aktuell. Meinungen können sich geändert haben.
\ No newline at end of file
+  translation: Dieser Eintrag ist bereits über ein Jahr alt. Er ist möglicherweise nicht mehr aktuell. Meinungen können sich geändert haben.
+
+- id: speak
+  translation: Lies mir bitte vor.
+
+- id: stopspeak
+  translation: Hör auf zu sprechen!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/i18n/en.yaml b/i18n/en.yaml
index b6ca96a..af932a4 100644
--- a/i18n/en.yaml
+++ b/i18n/en.yaml
@@ -62,4 +62,10 @@
   translation: Translations
 
 - id: oldcontent
-  translation: This entry is already over one year old. It may no longer be up to date. Opinions may have changed.
\ No newline at end of file
+  translation: This entry is already over one year old. It may no longer be up to date. Opinions may have changed.
+
+- id: speak
+  translation: Read to me, please.
+
+- id: stopspeak
+  translation: Stop speaking!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 1b6e689..f3dda39 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 				{{ if (.Param "speak") }}
 				<div id="speakBtn" class="item" style="display: none;"></div>
 				{{ $speakScript := resources.Get "js/speak.js" | minify | fingerprint }}
+				<script>const speakText = "{{ T "speak" }}";const stopSpeakText = "{{ T "stopspeak" }}";</script>
 				<script defer src="{{ $speakScript.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $speakScript.Data.Integrity }}"></script>
 				{{ end }}
 			</div>