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English to Dutch audio translator
This English to Dutch audio translator listens to an English recording, writes down what was said, then turns each line into Dutch, so you end up with a Dutch transcript that keeps the time of every paragraph and the English original one click away.
- Free
- English → Dutch
- Nothing is stored
Drop your English recording here, or Choose your English recording
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG or WebM. Up to 30 minutes of each file, 3 free files a day. Translates English speech into Dutch.
Recording English and Dutch conversations every week? NoteOwl transcribes both on your Mac with unlimited transcription, labels each speaker and keeps every recording searchable.
How it works
How do you translate an English recording into Dutch?
To translate English audio to Dutch, drop the file on this page; it is set to English speech and Dutch text. The English is written down in short pieces, every line is translated with the time it was spoken, and the Dutch transcript appears for you to read and save.
- 1
Pick the English recording
MP3, M4A, WAV or another audio file: a client interview, a webinar, a voice note from a colleague.
- 2
Written down, then translated
English first, Dutch second, line by line. Each recording may run up to 30 minutes.
- 3
Keep the Dutch version
Copy it, or download text or Word. Original shows the English transcript with the same times.
What does the Dutch transcript look like?
Paragraphs of Dutch, each starting with the time it was said, ready to copy into notes or save as a Word document. The Word file is headed with the recording’s length and “Translated: English → Dutch”, so a colleague knows at once what it is.
Keep the times when you share it. If someone asks what the speaker really said at a given moment, the time leads straight to the English words in the recording, and the English transcript has the same times.
Does the Dutch address people as je or u?
As je, except where English is clearly polite. A plain request became “Kun je me het rapport voor vrijdag sturen?”, while “Please sit down, sir” came back as “Gaat u zitten, meneer.” For a transcript of a formal meeting or a client call, change je to u by hand.
How does spoken English sound once it is written in Dutch?
Close to how a Dutch speaker would say it, with the English rhythm still showing. “Well, you know, it’s kind of a big deal” became “Nou, je weet, het is een nogal grote zaak”: the filler survived word for word, and the hedge turned into “nogal”.
Fillers
“You know” and “well” come through as “je weet” and “nou”. Leave them in a verbatim record; drop them in a summary.
A whole room
“Thank you all for coming today” became “Bedankt allemaal voor het komen vandaag”, with allemaal for the group.
Verbs at the end
Dutch moves the verb to the end of a clause: “dat ze morgen terug zou bellen”. Lines are translated in batches, so the order still reads naturally.
What should you check before quoting the Dutch text?
Numbers, times and any word the English transcript misheard, because a misheard word is translated as it was heard. Prices came back Dutch style with “$1.250”, the time as “15:30 uur”, and names exactly as transcribed.
“She” stays a woman in Dutch (“dat ze”), and “the teachers” became “De leraren”, the plural Dutch uses for a mixed group.
- The price went up by 6.5 percent to $1,250.
- DutchDe prijs is met 6,5 procent gestegen naar $1.250.
- Our doctor said she would call back tomorrow.
- DutchOnze arts zei dat ze morgen terug zou bellen.
- Dr. Patel and Maria Lopez will lead the session.
- DutchDr. Patel en Maria Lopez zullen de sessie leiden.
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| The price went up by 6.5 percent to $1,250. | De prijs is met 6,5 procent gestegen naar $1.250. |
| Our doctor said she would call back tomorrow. | Onze arts zei dat ze morgen terug zou bellen. |
| Dr. Patel and Maria Lopez will lead the session. | Dr. Patel en Maria Lopez zullen de sessie leiden. |
How well does English translate into Dutch?
Very well in our test: translation from English into Dutch scored clearly above the dedicated translation system we compared it with. Expect the Dutch transcript to be a little longer than the English, about a tenth in our test sentences.
Do you record English and Dutch conversations often?
NoteOwl transcribes Dutch and English recordings on your Mac with unlimited transcription, labels each speaker and keeps every conversation searchable. For an English transcript without a translation, use audio to text.
FAQ
Questions about translating English audio into Dutch
Is the English to Dutch audio translator free?
Yes. Translate up to 3 recordings a day, each up to 30 minutes long, with no account. The Dutch transcript, the English one and all downloads come with it.
Can I download the Dutch as a Word file?
Yes. Choose Word: the document carries the file name, its length and “Translated: English → Dutch”, followed by the Dutch paragraphs with their times, which you can switch off.
Does it speak the Dutch translation aloud?
No. The Dutch comes back as written text, a Word document or subtitle files. No Dutch audio is made.
What if part of the recording is already in Dutch?
This page treats all the speech as English. For a recording where people switch between English and Dutch, use the main audio translator and set the spoken language to Detect automatically.
Does the transcript name the speakers?
No. The Dutch transcript gives the words and the times, not who said them. NoteOwl on a Mac labels every speaker in its own transcripts.
Where does my recording go?
It stays on your device. Short pieces of the sound go to a cloud AI transcription service, then the English text to a cloud AI translation service, and each throws away what it received. NoteOwl stores no audio and no text.
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