Got a school notice, bank SMS or family message in Urdu? Read it in Punjabi — 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 Punjabi 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 Punjabi" — the Punjabi appears below in a few seconds
- Copy it — or sign up free to keep it as a note
Reading the Urdu you paste
- This pair
- Urdu is written in Nastaliq, right to left; this page gives Punjabi in Gurmukhi, left to right, as read in Indian Punjab.
- 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).
What you get in Punjabi
- Saying "you"
- Punjabi has tusi (respectful or plural) and tu (familiar). The translation follows the tone of what you paste.
- Sentence order
- Urdu and Punjabi both put the verb at the end, so most sentences keep their shape; idioms still need rewording.
- Script
- Gurmukhi in India (left to right); Shahmukhi, an Urdu-style script, in Pakistan (right to left).
- Who reads it
- Punjabi is spoken in Punjab (India) in Gurmukhi script and in Punjab (Pakistan) in Shahmukhi script.
Example
You paste (Urdu):
آپ کا 1,240 روپے کا بجلی کا بل 15 نومبر کو واجب الادا ہے۔ تاخیر سے بچنے کے لیے آن لائن ادائیگی کریں۔
You read (Punjabi):
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ 1,240 ਰੁਪਏ ਦਾ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦਾ ਬਿੱლ 15 ਨਵੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਣਯੋਗ ਹੈ। ਦੇਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਣ ਲਈ ਆਨਲਾਈਨ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕਰੋ।
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 audio
Questions
Is the Urdu to Punjabi 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 Punjabi use?
The one that fits the tone of what you paste — a respectful message stays respectful for a Punjabi reader.
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 Punjabi.
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.