Got an English lecture or voice note? Read it in Kannada in under a minute
For a family voice note, a class recording or a call with a client. Upload up to 3 minutes of English audio and get what was said, then the same in Kannada — usually in under a minute. 3 free uses a day, no account.
Up to 3 minutes and 25 MB. 3 free uses a day.
How it works
- Choose the English voice note or clip — up to 3 minutes
- We write down what was said, then translate it into Kannada — usually in under a minute
- Copy or download both as a TXT file
From English speech
- Sentence order
- English puts the verb after the subject and Kannada puts the verb at the end, so sentences are rebuilt, not swapped word for word.
Reading it in Kannada
- Script
- Kannada script, close to Telugu script, written left to right.
- Numbers
- Kannada digits exist, but 0–9 is used in daily writing.
- Saying "you"
- Kannada has neevu (respectful or plural) and neenu (familiar).
- Names
- In Kannada, names often carry a village or family initial before the given name.
- Everyday words
- Bengaluru speech mixes in English words, especially at work.
- Who reads it
- Kannada is spoken in Karnataka.
Example
What was said (English):
Reach the station by 7 o'clock; the train leaves at 7:30 from platform 4.
You read (Kannada):
7 ಗಂಟೆಯೊಳಗೆ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿ; ರೈಲು 7:30 ಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ಲಾಟ್ಫಾರ್ಮ್ 4 ರಿಂದ ಹೊರಡುತ್ತದೆ.
Example made with our translator from a sample sentence. Machine translation can make mistakes — check names, dates and amounts.
Audio or text?
Use this page when you have English audio — a voice note, a call or a lecture clip. If you already have the English as text, the text translator is quicker. English to Kannada translator
Questions
Is translating English audio to Kannada free?
Yes — clips up to 3 minutes and 25 MB, 3 times a day, no sign-up.
Will the Kannada keep the speaker's tone?
It aims to — a respectful message should read as respectful to a Kannada reader. Machine translation can slip, so check names and figures against the recording.
Do I get the English transcript too?
Yes — what was said in English first, then the Kannada.
What about long recordings?
Sign up free for recordings up to 100 minutes, or get Pro for 2-hour files and one question across all your recordings.
What a free account adds
- Keep each translation in the same note as the original.
- Translate whole recordings — 300 minutes a month free, files up to 100 minutes.
What Pro adds
- Ask one question across all your recordings and folders — “What did the landlord say about the deposit, and in which voice note?” — and get the answer with the recording or note it came from.
- 1,200 minutes a month (free: 300) and files up to 2 hours.
- ₹299/month or ₹2,990/year in India; $6.99/month or $49/year elsewhere.