Got a school notice, bank SMS or family message in Punjabi? Read it in Urdu — free
For a school notice, a bank SMS, a rent agreement or a family WhatsApp message. Paste up to 5,000 characters of Punjabi and read it in Urdu a few seconds later, ready to copy. 5 free uses a day, no account.
How it works
- Paste the Punjabi text — up to 5,000 characters
- Tap "Translate to Urdu" — the Urdu appears below in a few seconds
- Copy it — or sign up free to keep it as a note
Reading the Punjabi you paste
- This pair
- Punjabi here is written in Gurmukhi, left to right; Urdu uses Nastaliq, right to left — the script that Punjabi in Pakistan (Shahmukhi) is also written in.
- Script
- Gurmukhi in India (left to right); Shahmukhi, an Urdu-style script, in Pakistan (right to left).
- Numbers
- Gurmukhi digits exist, but 0–9 is common.
- Mixed text
- Punjabi speech in cities mixes Hindi and English words.
- Names
- Sikh names often end in Singh or Kaur.
What you get in Urdu
- Saying "you"
- Urdu has aap (respectful), tum (familiar) and tu (very close). The translation follows the tone of what you paste.
- Sentence order
- Punjabi and Urdu both put the verb at the end, so most sentences keep their shape; idioms still need rewording.
- Script
- Nastaliq (Perso-Arabic script), written right to left — copy it into an app that supports right-to-left text.
- Who reads it
- Urdu is spoken in Pakistan and across India, especially Uttar Pradesh, Hyderabad and Bihar.
Example
You paste (Punjabi):
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ 1,240 ਰੁਪਏ ਦਾ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਬਿੱਲ 15 ਨਵੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਣਾ ਬਾਕੀ ਹੈ। ਲੇਟ ਫੀਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਣ ਲਈ ਆਨਲਾਈਨ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕਰੋ।
You read (Urdu):
آپ کا 1,240 روپے کا بجلی کا بل 15 نومبر کو واجب الادا ہے۔ لیٹ فیس سے بچنے کے لیے آن لائن ادائیگی کریں۔
Example made with our translator from a sample sentence. Machine translation can make mistakes — check names, dates and amounts.
Text or audio?
Use this page for Punjabi you can copy — a message, a notice, a page of a document. If you have a voice note or a recording instead, translate the audio. Translate audio
Questions
Is the Punjabi to Urdu translator free?
Yes — up to 5,000 characters, 5 times a day, no sign-up.
Are names, dates and amounts kept?
The translator keeps names and figures as they are, but machine translation can slip — check dates and amounts against the original before you send.
Which "you" will the Urdu use?
The one that fits the tone of what you paste — a respectful message stays respectful for an Urdu reader.
Can I paste Punjabi typed in Roman letters?
Yes. Punjabi typed on a phone in Roman letters, or mixed with English, is translated as a whole into Urdu.
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 — “Which message said the fees are due, and by when?” — 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.