How to use Translate English to Urdu
- Check the direction at the top: English to Urdu is already set. Pick Arabic or Hindi instead if you need those.
- Type or paste the English text, a paragraph or a whole notice, then press Translate. The first time, the translator downloads once (about 30 MB) and stays on your device.
- Watch the sentences count up. Press Stop at any time and keep the sentences already done.
- Read the Urdu, then copy it, save it as a .txt file or share it. A sentence whose numbers came out different is marked so you can check it.
Why use Translate English to Urdu
- Whole paragraphs
- Translate a whole paragraph of English to Urdu at once: line breaks, lists and blank lines come back where they were, and long texts are translated sentence by sentence with a live count.
- Figures kept as written
- Amounts, dates, times, links, emails and phone numbers are protected before translation and put back exactly; when a figure still changes, that sentence is marked for you to check.
- Nothing is uploaded
- The translation model (Mozilla's Firefox Translations, open source) runs inside your browser, so a private message or a contract clause never leaves your device, and there is no sign-up.
- Checked on real sentences
- On everyday messages, notices, job adverts and form lines we wrote and checked, 92 in 100 English sentences kept their meaning in Urdu.
- Subtitles and photos too
- Switch to Subtitle file to translate an .srt with its timings untouched, or to Photo to read a sign, notice or page of printed English with the camera and translate it.
About this tool
Most online English to Urdu translators send your text to a server. This one downloads a small translation model to your browser the first time you use it, then translates on the device itself, so the text stays with you and the page keeps working on a slow connection. The model is Mozilla's English–Urdu model from Firefox Translations, the same kind Firefox uses for its built-in page translation. Before shipping it we measured it on a public test set and on a set of our own everyday sentences: text messages, school and office notices, job adverts, bank and bill lines, and form fields. In our set, 92 of 100 English sentences kept their meaning in Urdu; the ones that missed were mostly idioms ("missed your call", "out of station") and very long sentences, which the model cuts.
Figures are where machine translation most often goes wrong, so this page treats them carefully. Before a sentence is translated, amounts like Rs. 1,250.50, dates, times, links, email addresses, phone numbers and codes are set aside and put back afterwards exactly as typed. If the Urdu still comes back with different digits, the page marks that sentence so you can check it rather than trust it. Urdu is written in Nastaliq here, the style people read in newspapers and books. If you type Roman Urdu (Urdu in English letters) by mistake, the page says so and points you to the Roman Urdu to Urdu converter; Urdu to English translation is not offered yet, because the model for that direction did not pass our quality check.
This is a free tool for everyday text: messages, notices, adverts, forms, subtitles and signs. For a legal contract, a medical report or anything official, have the translation checked by a person who reads both languages.
Frequently asked questions
How do I translate English to Urdu for free without an app?
Open this page, paste the English and press Translate. The translator downloads once (about 30 MB) and then runs in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with no app, no sign-up and no word limit.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. The translation model runs on your device. Only the model files are downloaded, once, from this site; what you type, paste or photograph stays in your browser.
How accurate is the Urdu?
On a set of everyday English sentences we wrote and checked by hand (messages, notices, job adverts, form lines), 92 in 100 kept their meaning in Urdu. Idioms and very long sentences are the usual misses, so read the result before you send it.
Can I translate Urdu into English here?
Not yet. Mozilla's Urdu to English model did not pass our quality check, so it is not offered. Arabic to English is: choose Arabic under From.
Can it translate a whole paragraph or a long document?
Yes. Paste as much as you like; it is translated sentence by sentence with a count and the time left, and you can stop at any point and keep what is done. Very long single sentences may be cut by the model, so break them up.
Why does a sentence say "check the figures"?
The page compared the digits in your English with the digits in the Urdu and found a difference the model introduced. Check that sentence against the original before you rely on it.
What about subtitles and photos?
Choose Subtitle file to translate an .srt into Urdu with every timing and cue number untouched, or Photo to read printed English from a sign, menu or page with your camera and translate it. Photos in Arabic or Urdu are read by Arabic OCR and Urdu OCR instead.
English se Urdu translation kaise karen? (How do I translate from English to Urdu on my phone?)
Is page par English likhein ya paste karein aur Translate dabayein; tarjuma aap ke phone par hi hota hai, kuch upload nahi hota. Open this page in Chrome or Safari on your phone, paste the English and tap Translate: the Urdu appears below it and you can copy or share it.
Built and maintained by Saad Naeem
AI engineer, Doha · Updated