English to Chinese audio translator

The recording in simplified Chinese, one paragraph per stretch of speech, each with its start time. A Word copy opens with the file name, its length and “Translated: English → Chinese”; plain text and subtitle files are there too, all named with .zh.

Chinese takes about a third as many characters as English for the same meaning, so a long English call becomes a compact Chinese document. The times are the way back: any paragraph that reads oddly can be found in the recording in seconds.

Yes, in writing. 他 and 她 sound the same when spoken, but they are different characters, and the translation follows the English: “Our doctor said she would call back tomorrow” became “我们的医生说她明天会回电话。”. Plurals such as 老师们 (teachers) don’t mark gender.

So the Chinese is only as sure as the English transcript. If the recording said “she” and the transcript heard “he”, the Chinese will say 他; check the English line at the same time when a person matters.

Everyday, with polite touches. “You” became 你, never 您, across our tests, while “Thank you all for coming today” became “感谢各位今天的到来。”, with the courteous 各位 for “everyone”. For a letter to a client or a senior partner, swap 你 for 您.

They can read it, but it is written in simplified characters, the standard in mainland China and Singapore. For a traditional-character document, convert the text after you download it, and read it once for words those regions say differently.

NoteOwl understands Chinese and English on your Mac. It transcribes calls in either with unlimited transcription, tells the speakers apart and keeps a searchable record of what was agreed. For an English transcript without translation, use audio to text.