diff --git a/updateTranslations.js b/updateTranslations.js
index ebe73b7..4e3a42b 100644
--- a/updateTranslations.js
+++ b/updateTranslations.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-function hideText(request) {
+function hideTranslationsAndShowText(request) {
 		document.querySelectorAll(".translationText, .romanizationText").forEach(element => element.style.visibility = 'hidden')
+		document.getElementById("fetchingText").style.visibility = "visible";
 }
 
 function updateTranslations(response) {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ function updateTranslations(response) {
 		// bar used to track translations, and then remove it in the 'resolved' handler.
 		const elem = document.getElementById("loading-screen")
 		elem.classList.toggle("loading")
+		document.getElementById("fetchingText").textContent = "Fetching romanizations..."
 		fetch("/romanize", {
 				method: "POST",
 				body: response
@@ -29,5 +31,7 @@ function updateTranslations(response) {
 			});
 			// Show elements again
 			document.querySelectorAll(".translationText, .romanizationText").forEach(element => element.style.visibility = 'visible')
+			document.getElementById("fetchingText").textContent = "Fetching translations..." // Restore the original text content
+			document.getElementById("fetchingText").style.visibility = "hidden"
 		});
 }