diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/ui/TranslateActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/ui/TranslateActivity.kt
index 0d7190d5d28..6749944729f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/ui/TranslateActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/translate/ui/TranslateActivity.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.text.method.ScrollingMovementMethod
 import android.view.View
-import android.widget.AdapterView
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import autodagger.AutoInjector
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.R
 import com.nextcloud.talk.activities.BaseActivity
 import com.nextcloud.talk.application.NextcloudTalkApplication
 import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.ActivityTranslateBinding
+import com.nextcloud.talk.translate.repositories.model.LanguageModel
 import com.nextcloud.talk.translate.viewmodels.TranslateViewModel
 import com.nextcloud.talk.users.UserManager
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.bundle.BundleKeys
@@ -78,15 +78,20 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity() {
                 }
 
                 is TranslateViewModel.TranslationErrorState -> {
-                    onErrorState()
+                    onTranslationErrorState()
                 }
+
+                is TranslateViewModel.LanguagesErrorState -> {
+                    onLanguagesErrorState()
+                }
+                is TranslateViewModel.LanguagesRetrievedState -> TODO()
             }
         }
         setupActionBar()
         setContentView(binding.root)
         setupSystemColors()
         setupTextViews()
-        getLanguageOptions()
+        viewModel.getLanguages()
         setupSpinners()
         setupCopyButton()
 
@@ -152,14 +157,11 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity() {
         binding.originalMessageTextview.text = text
     }
 
-    private fun getLanguageOptions() {
-        val currentUser = userManager.currentUser.blockingGet()
-        // TODO replace commented out logic with api call to get languages
-        // val json = JSONArray((CapabilitiesUtilNew.getLanguages(currentUser) as ArrayList<*>).toArray())
-
+    private fun onLanguagesRetrieved(array: Array<LanguageModel>) {
         val fromLanguagesSet = mutableSetOf(resources.getString(R.string.translation_detect_language))
         val toLanguagesSet = mutableSetOf(resources.getString(R.string.translation_device_settings))
 
+        // TODO finish this logic
         // for (i in 0 until json.length()) {
         //     val current = json.getJSONObject(i)
         //     if (current.getString(FROM_ID) != Locale.getDefault().language) {
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity() {
         binding.toLanguageInputLayout.isEnabled = value
     }
 
-    private fun showDialog() {
+    private fun showDialog(errorTitleRes: Int, errorMessageRes: Int) {
         val dialogBuilder = MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(this@TranslateActivity)
             .setIcon(
                 viewThemeUtils.dialog.colorMaterialAlertDialogIcon(
@@ -186,8 +188,8 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity() {
                     R.drawable.ic_warning_white
                 )
             )
-            .setTitle(R.string.translation_error_title)
-            .setMessage(R.string.translation_error_message)
+            .setTitle(errorTitleRes)
+            .setMessage(errorMessageRes)
             .setPositiveButton(R.string.nc_ok) { dialog, _ ->
                 dialog.dismiss()
             }
@@ -201,27 +203,27 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity() {
         )
     }
 
-    private fun getISOFromLanguage(language: String): String {
-        if (resources.getString(R.string.translation_device_settings) == language) {
-            return Locale.getDefault().language
-        }
-
-        return getISOFromServer(language)
-    }
-
-    private fun getISOFromServer(language: String): String {
-        val currentUser = userManager.currentUser.blockingGet()
-        // TODO replace commented out logic with API calls
-        // val json = JSONArray((CapabilitiesUtilNew.getLanguages(currentUser) as ArrayList<*>).toArray())
-        // for (i in 0 until json.length()) {
-        //     val current = json.getJSONObject(i)
-        //     if (current.getString(FROM_LABEL) == language) {
-        //         return current.getString(FROM_ID)
-        //     }
-        // }
-
-        return ""
-    }
+    // private fun getISOFromLanguage(language: String): String {
+    //     if (resources.getString(R.string.translation_device_settings) == language) {
+    //         return Locale.getDefault().language
+    //     }
+    //
+    //     return getISOFromServer(language)
+    // }
+
+    // private fun getISOFromServer(language: String): String {
+    //     val currentUser = userManager.currentUser.blockingGet()
+    //     // TODO replace commented out logic with API calls
+    //     val json = JSONArray((CapabilitiesUtilNew.getLanguages(currentUser) as ArrayList<*>).toArray())
+    //     for (i in 0 until json.length()) {
+    //         val current = json.getJSONObject(i)
+    //         if (current.getString(FROM_LABEL) == language) {
+    //             return current.getString(FROM_ID)
+    //         }
+    //     }
+    //
+    //     return ""
+    // }
 
     private fun setupSpinners() {
         viewThemeUtils.material.colorTextInputLayout(binding.fromLanguageInputLayout)
@@ -229,17 +231,17 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity() {
         fillSpinners()
         val text = intent.extras!!.getString(BundleKeys.KEY_TRANSLATE_MESSAGE)
 
-        binding.fromLanguage.onItemClickListener = AdapterView.OnItemClickListener { parent, _, position, _ ->
-            val fromLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(parent.getItemAtPosition(position).toString())
-            val toLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(binding.toLanguage.text.toString())
-            viewModel.translateMessage(toLabel, fromLabel, text!!)
-        }
-
-        binding.toLanguage.onItemClickListener = AdapterView.OnItemClickListener { parent, _, position, _ ->
-            val toLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(parent.getItemAtPosition(position).toString())
-            val fromLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(binding.fromLanguage.text.toString())
-            viewModel.translateMessage(toLabel, fromLabel, text!!)
-        }
+        // binding.fromLanguage.onItemClickListener = AdapterView.OnItemClickListener { parent, _, position, _ ->
+        //     val fromLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(parent.getItemAtPosition(position).toString())
+        //     val toLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(binding.toLanguage.text.toString())
+        //     viewModel.translateMessage(toLabel, fromLabel, text!!)
+        // }
+        //
+        // binding.toLanguage.onItemClickListener = AdapterView.OnItemClickListener { parent, _, position, _ ->
+        //     val toLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(parent.getItemAtPosition(position).toString())
+        //     val fromLabel: String = getISOFromLanguage(binding.fromLanguage.text.toString())
+        //     viewModel.translateMessage(toLabel, fromLabel, text!!)
+        // }
     }
 
     private fun fillSpinners() {
@@ -278,10 +280,16 @@ class TranslateActivity : BaseActivity() {
         enableSpinners(true)
     }
 
-    private fun onErrorState() {
+    private fun onTranslationErrorState() {
+        binding.progressBar.visibility = View.GONE
+        enableSpinners(true)
+        showDialog(R.string.translation_error_title, R.string.translation_error_message)
+    }
+
+    private fun onLanguagesErrorState() {
         binding.progressBar.visibility = View.GONE
         enableSpinners(true)
-        showDialog()
+        showDialog(R.string.languages_error_title, R.string.languages_error_message)
     }
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8fa0ef657e9..1761849be1b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -710,5 +710,7 @@ How to translate with transifex:
     <string name="audio_call">Audio Call</string>
     <string name="started_a_call">started a call</string>
     <string name="nc_settings_phone_book_integration_phone_number_dialog_429">Error 429 Too Many Requests</string>
+    <string name="languages_error_title">Retrieval failed</string>
+    <string name="languages_error_message">Languages could not be retrieved</string>
 
 </resources>