diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryService.kt
index 5c91b2a..1fc1586 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryService.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.common.SodaException
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.content.AudioContentRepository
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.content.LanguageDetectEvent
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.content.LanguageDetectTargetType
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.i18n.LangContext
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.i18n.translation.LanguageTranslationEvent
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.i18n.translation.LanguageTranslationTargetType
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.i18n.translation.PapagoTranslationService
+import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.i18n.translation.TranslateRequest
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.member.Member
 import kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.member.block.BlockMemberRepository
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher
@@ -18,8 +21,11 @@ class CategoryService(
     private val contentRepository: AudioContentRepository,
     private val blockMemberRepository: BlockMemberRepository,
     private val categoryContentRepository: CategoryContentRepository,
+    private val categoryTranslationRepository: CategoryTranslationRepository,
 
-    private val applicationEventPublisher: ApplicationEventPublisher
+    private val langContext: LangContext,
+    private val applicationEventPublisher: ApplicationEventPublisher,
+    private val translationService: PapagoTranslationService
 ) {
     @Transactional
     fun createCategory(request: CreateCategoryRequest, member: Member) {
@@ -119,11 +125,83 @@ class CategoryService(
         }
     }
 
+    @Transactional
     fun getCategoryList(creatorId: Long, memberId: Long): List<GetCategoryListResponse> {
         val isBlocked = blockMemberRepository.isBlocked(blockedMemberId = memberId, memberId = creatorId)
         if (isBlocked) throw SodaException("잘못된 접근입니다.")
 
-        return repository.findByCreatorId(creatorId = creatorId)
+        // 기본 카테고리 목록 조회 (원본 언어 기준)
+        val baseList = repository.findByCreatorId(creatorId = creatorId)
+        if (baseList.isEmpty()) return baseList
+
+        val locale = langContext.lang.code
+
+        // 원본 엔티티를 조회하여 languageCode 파악
+        val categoryIds = baseList.map { it.categoryId }
+        val entities = repository.findAllById(categoryIds)
+        val entityMap = entities.associateBy { it.id!! }
+
+        // 요청 로케일로 이미 저장된 번역 일괄 조회
+        val translations = categoryTranslationRepository
+            .findByCategoryIdInAndLocale(categoryIds, locale)
+            .associateBy { it.categoryId }
+
+        // 각 항목에 대해 번역 적용. 없으면 Papago로 번역 저장 후 적용
+        val result = mutableListOf<GetCategoryListResponse>()
+        for (item in baseList) {
+            val entity = entityMap[item.categoryId]
+            if (entity == null) {
+                result.add(item)
+                continue
+            }
+
+            val sourceLang = entity.languageCode
+            if (!sourceLang.isNullOrBlank() && sourceLang != locale) {
+                val existing = translations[item.categoryId]
+                if (existing != null && !existing.category.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                    result.add(GetCategoryListResponse(categoryId = item.categoryId, category = existing.category))
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                // 번역본이 없으면 Papago 번역 후 저장
+                val texts = listOf(entity.title)
+                val response = translationService.translate(
+                    request = TranslateRequest(
+                        texts = texts,
+                        sourceLanguage = sourceLang,
+                        targetLanguage = locale
+                    )
+                )
+
+                val translatedTexts = response.translatedText
+                if (translatedTexts.size == texts.size) {
+                    val translatedCategory = translatedTexts[0]
+
+                    val existingOne = categoryTranslationRepository
+                        .findByCategoryIdAndLocale(entity.id!!, locale)
+                    if (existingOne == null) {
+                        categoryTranslationRepository.save(
+                            CategoryTranslation(
+                                categoryId = entity.id!!,
+                                locale = locale,
+                                category = translatedCategory
+                            )
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        existingOne.category = translatedCategory
+                        categoryTranslationRepository.save(existingOne)
+                    }
+
+                    result.add(GetCategoryListResponse(categoryId = item.categoryId, category = translatedCategory))
+                    continue
+                }
+            }
+
+            // 번역이 필요 없거나 실패한 경우 원본 사용
+            result.add(item)
+        }
+
+        return result
     }
 
     private fun validateTitle(title: String) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryTranslationRepository.kt b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryTranslationRepository.kt
index 92b8839..a99f61d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryTranslationRepository.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/content/category/CategoryTranslationRepository.kt
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository
 
 interface CategoryTranslationRepository : JpaRepository<CategoryTranslation, Long> {
     fun findByCategoryIdAndLocale(categoryId: Long, locale: String): CategoryTranslation?
+
+    fun findByCategoryIdInAndLocale(categoryIds: Collection<Long>, locale: String): List<CategoryTranslation>
 }