diff --git a/transcribe.py b/transcribe.py
index 5b916db..e031bec 100644
--- a/transcribe.py
+++ b/transcribe.py
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ def main():
     speech_started = False
     last_stream_time = time.time()
     rolling_context = ""
+    translation_buffer_orig = ""
+    translation_buffer_en = ""
 
     try:
         with sd.InputStream(samplerate=SAMPLERATE, channels=CHANNELS, callback=callback, blocksize=BLOCK_SIZE, device=device_index):
@@ -196,13 +198,6 @@ def main():
                             
                             if original_text:
                                 print(f"\n[{detected_lang.upper()}]: {original_text}")
-                                
-                                # Prepare payload
-                                payload = {"original": original_text}
-                                
-                                # Include detected language if requested or if it's the bridge
-                                if (detected_lang in active_target_langs) or (detected_lang == "en" and args.en):
-                                    payload[detected_lang] = original_text
 
                                 # 2. Bridge to English if not already English
                                 if detected_lang != "en":
@@ -211,21 +206,52 @@ def main():
                                         bridge_kwargs["language"] = args.lang
                                     bridge_result = mlx_whisper.transcribe(current_audio, **bridge_kwargs)
                                     english_text = bridge_result['text'].strip()
-                                    if args.en:
-                                        payload["en"] = english_text
-                                        print(f"[EN]: {english_text}")
                                 else:
                                     english_text = original_text
-                                    if args.en:
-                                        payload["en"] = english_text
 
                                 # Update rolling context for next segment
                                 if args.context:
                                     # keep the last ~200 characters of the source language text
                                     rolling_context = (rolling_context + " " + original_text)[-200:].strip()
 
+                                # Heuristic Punctuation Buffering for better translation
+                                if args.context:
+                                    translation_buffer_orig = (translation_buffer_orig + " " + original_text).strip()
+                                    translation_buffer_en = (translation_buffer_en + " " + english_text).strip()
+                                    
+                                    if not translation_buffer_en.endswith(('.', '?', '!', '。', '？', '！')) and len(translation_buffer_en) < 200:
+                                        if args.en:
+                                            print(f"[EN (partial)]: {english_text}")
+                                        
+                                        audio_buffer = []
+                                        speech_started = False
+                                        last_stream_time = time.time()
+                                        continue  # Wait for more audio before translating
+                                        
+                                    final_orig = translation_buffer_orig
+                                    final_en = translation_buffer_en
+                                    translation_buffer_orig = ""
+                                    translation_buffer_en = ""
+                                else:
+                                    final_orig = original_text
+                                    final_en = english_text
+
+                                # Prepare payload
+                                payload = {"original": final_orig}
+                                
+                                # Include detected language if requested or if it's the bridge
+                                if (detected_lang in active_target_langs) or (detected_lang == "en" and args.en):
+                                    payload[detected_lang] = final_orig
+
+                                if args.en:
+                                    payload["en"] = final_en
+                                    if args.context:
+                                        print(f"[EN (buffered)]: {final_en}")
+                                    else:
+                                        print(f"[EN]: {final_en}")
+
                                 # 3. Translate from English to other languages
-                                if english_text and translation_engines:
+                                if final_en and translation_engines:
                                     # Limit input length
                                     clean_en = english_text[:247] + "..." if len(english_text) > 250 else english_text