Got a school notice, bank SMS or family message in Tamil? Read it in English — free
For a school notice, a bank SMS, a rent agreement or a family WhatsApp message. Paste up to 5,000 characters of Tamil and read it in English a few seconds later, ready to copy. 5 free uses a day, no account.
How it works
- Paste the Tamil text — up to 5,000 characters
- Tap "Translate to English" — the English appears below in a few seconds
- Copy it — or sign up free to keep it as a note
Reading the Tamil you paste
- Script
- Tamil script, written left to right, with fewer letters than most Indian scripts — one letter can stand for several sounds.
- Numbers
- Tamil digits exist, but are rare; 0–9 is used almost everywhere.
- Mixed text
- Tanglish — English words in Tamil speech, very common in offices and colleges.
- Names
- Names often carry an initial for the father's name (K. Ramesh) instead of a surname.
From Tamil to English
- Politeness
- Tamil has neenga / neengal (respectful or plural) and nee (familiar); English has a single "you", so the translation carries politeness with words like "please", "sir" or "ma'am".
- Sentence order
- Tamil puts the verb at the end and English puts the verb after the subject, so sentences are rebuilt, not swapped word for word.
- Where it comes from
- Tamil is spoken in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia.
Example
You paste (Tamil):
உள்ளாட்சித் தேர்தல் காரணமாக திங்கட்கிழமை அன்று பள்ளிக்கு விடுமுறை அளிக்கப்படுகிறது. செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை முதல் வகுப்புகள் வழக்கம்போல் நடைபெறும்.
You read (English):
Due to the local body elections, a holiday is declared for the school on Monday. Classes will be held as usual starting from Tuesday.
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 Tamil 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 Tamil audio to English
Questions
Is the Tamil to English 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.
Will a polite Tamil message stay polite in English?
It aims to: English has no separate polite "you", so the respect shows in the wording instead. Read it once before you send something important.
Can I paste Tamil typed in Roman letters?
Yes. Tamil typed on a phone in Roman letters, or mixed with English, is translated as a whole into English.
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.