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3Cat Catalan SPS and automatic English subtitles are different tracks

A 3Cat page can list Catalan captions and separately labelled automatic translations. Check the actual episode’s track list; the existence of English on one programme does not establish it on another.

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Read the language list on the episode page

The Catalàfàcil transport episode dated 15 June 2026 lists Catalan SPS and several languages explicitly marked as automatic translations, including English. The InfoK bulletin dated 17 September 2026 lists Catalan SPS. These concrete pages show why a platform-wide statement such as “3Cat has English subtitles” is insufficient for choosing a particular programme. The relevant evidence is the intended episode’s own list.

Do not confuse accessibility captions with a translation label

The original Catalan caption track and an automatically translated English track are presented as different choices. Establish whether the viewer needs to follow another language or needs the programme’s supplied accessibility text. Selecting a different language is not evidence that every sound cue or nuance will be represented identically. Use the labels the broadcaster actually provides.

Keep the automatic-translation qualification visible

3Cat’s own explanatory text warns that automatic translation can generate errors. For language learning, compare a phrase with the original track and context instead of treating every translated line as an authoritative transcript. If precision matters for a quotation, use the original programme and a checked transcription. This is a practical inference from the publisher’s warning, not a quality assessment of an unseen subtitle file.

Report the actual missing or incorrect track

If the listed option does not appear in the player, retain the episode link, device and language you expected. If a translation is present but inaccurate, identify the approximate time and the particular wording through official feedback. Do not report a different episode as proof that the requested one must have the same tracks. No signed-in playback or subtitle-file inspection was performed for this article.

Questions, answered

Does English on one 3Cat episode prove it exists on another?

No. Inspect the intended episode’s listed tracks.

Are the translated tracks always editorially checked?

The cited publisher text labels some as automatic and warns that errors can occur.

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