Got a school notice, bank SMS or family message in Urdu? 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 Urdu and read it in English a few seconds later, ready to copy. 5 free uses a day, no account.
How it works
- Paste the Urdu 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 Urdu you paste
- Script
- Nastaliq (Perso-Arabic script), written right to left.
- Numbers
- Urdu print uses both Eastern Arabic-style digits (۱, ۲, ۳) and 0–9, and phones mostly 0–9.
- Mixed text
- Spoken Urdu and spoken Hindi share most everyday words; the scripts and formal vocabulary differ.
- Names
- Names come from Arabic and Persian and have several English spellings (Mohammed / Muhammad).
From Urdu to English
- Politeness
- Urdu has aap (respectful), tum (familiar) and tu (very close); English has a single "you", so the translation carries politeness with words like "please", "sir" or "ma'am".
- Sentence order
- Urdu 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
- Urdu is spoken in Pakistan and across India, especially Uttar Pradesh, Hyderabad and Bihar.
Example
You paste (Urdu):
بینک برانچ جمعہ کو بند رہے گی۔ آپ اب بھی اے ٹی ایم (ATM) اور موبائل ایپ استعمال کر سکتے ہیں۔
You read (English):
The bank branch will remain closed on Friday. You can still use the ATM and mobile app.
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 Urdu 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 Urdu audio to English
Questions
Is the Urdu 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 Urdu 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 Urdu typed in Roman letters?
Yes. Urdu 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.