English to Vietnamese audio translator

Paragraphs of Vietnamese, each opening with the time it was spoken, written with every tone mark. Copy them into a message, or save a Word file headed with the recording’s name, its length and “Translated: English → Vietnamese”. The English transcript keeps the same times.

With bạn for “you”, the neutral word between peers, and ông for “sir”: “Mời ông ngồi, thưa ông.”. Vietnamese chooses pronouns by age and relationship, so a transcript of a talk with a senior client or an older relative may read better with anh, chị, ông or bà.

Yes, and it carries an age too. “Our doctor said she would call back tomorrow” became “Bác sĩ của chúng tôi nói rằng cô ấy sẽ gọi lại vào ngày mai.”: cô ấy marks a woman, usually a younger one. For an older doctor, bà ấy is the respectful choice.

Groups stay neutral: “The teachers were tired after the trip” became “Các giáo viên đã rất mệt sau chuyến đi.”, saying nothing about men or women. When a person matters, the time beside the paragraph takes you back to the English.

Then the Vietnamese repeats the mistake, as it translates the English transcript, not the sound. Names are the usual slip. If a Vietnamese line looks odd, switch Show to Original, read the English at the same time, and replay that moment of the recording.

Vietnamese and English are among the languages NoteOwl understands on a Mac. Your calls in either get unlimited transcription, each speaker is labelled and everything stays searchable. For an English transcript of an English recording, audio to text is all you need.