Question

You don't understand a word in a file because it's in another language. Which tag would be correct to use in this case?

Answer 1

Transcription can vary from Basic to Verbatim. There are different style requirements for transcription. There are a number of tags which are used. For example tags like [laughter], [phone ringing], [applause], [music] are used to indicate what is going on in the speaker's environment. The tag [unintelligible] is used when the sound can be heard but the words are not clear.

Sometimes while transcribing an audio file you may come across a word which is in another language and you do not know the word or its meaning. In such a situation you can use the tag [foreign].