HI → ENHindi to English, with idioms intact

Hindi to English translation, instantly.

Translate Hindi (हिन्दी) into clear, natural English - from chai-shop chat and Bollywood lyrics to government forms and academic papers. Frontier AI, free for everyday use.

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Welcome to translator.im. Type or paste anything in Hindi and we will translate it into English in seconds.
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ABOUT THIS PAIR

Hindi ↔ English - one of the most-translated pairs online.

Hindi is one of the world's most-spoken languages, with 600 million+ users in India and the diaspora. English remains the global lingua franca for work, study and the open web. translator.im bridges the two with frontier AI that understands honorifics, idioms and Hinglish - so the English you get reads naturally, not robotically.

600M+
Hindi speakers worldwide
Academic & legal
Registers handled
Idiom-aware
Beyond word-for-word
50+ languages
Other targets supported
COMMON PHRASES

Useful Hindi to English phrases.

A quick reference for daily conversation, polite formalities and asking for help. Tap any row to copy it into the translator above.

Hindi (हिन्दी)
English
Romanised
नमस्ते
Hello
Namaste
धन्यवाद
Thank you
Dhanyavaad
हाँ / नहीं
Yes / No
Haan / Nahin
कृपया
Please
Kripya
सुप्रभात
Good morning
Suprabhat
शुभ रात्रि
Good night
Shubh raatri
आप कैसे हैं?
How are you?
Aap kaise hain?
मेरा नाम … है
My name is …
Mera naam … hai
आपसे मिलकर ख़ुशी हुई
Nice to meet you
Aapse milkar khushi hui
माफ़ कीजिए
Excuse me / Sorry
Maaf kijiye
यह कितने का है?
How much is this?
Yeh kitne ka hai?
शौचालय कहाँ है?
Where is the bathroom?
Shauchaalay kahaan hai?
मुझे समझ नहीं आया
I don't understand
Mujhe samajh nahin aaya
मैं तुमसे प्यार करता हूँ
I love you
Main tumse pyaar karta hoon
मदद!
Help!
Madad!
स्वागत है
Welcome
Swagat hai
WHY TRANSLATOR.IM

Hindi to English translation that actually reads like English.

We tune for fluent, idiomatic English output - not word-for-word transliteration. Honorifics, gendered verbs and Hinglish are handled the way a bilingual person would.

Idiom-aware output

Hindi idioms (जैसे - 'दाल में कुछ काला है') are translated to natural English equivalents, not literal word-for-word.

Native-sounding English

Devanagari + Hinglish input

Paste pure Devanagari, romanised Hindi or mixed Hinglish - the model figures it out and gives you clean English.

Mixed-input ready

Paste long Hindi text

No upload needed - copy Hindi articles, letters or notes and paste up to 5,000 characters per request. Paragraph breaks stay in place, so long passages read back in order.

Up to 5,000 characters

OCR for Hindi text in images

Upload a photo or screenshot of a sign, slide or form. OCR runs in your browser, you check the recognised Hindi text, then read it in English. Works best on clear print.

In-browser OCR

Formal & academic register

Government circulars, school textbooks, legal notices and research papers translated into formal, citation-ready English.

Formal · academic · legal

No sign-up, no install

Nothing to install and nothing to register - paste your Hindi and go. You get 10 free translations a day; see our privacy policy for how requests are handled.

No sign-up required
USE CASES

Made for the moments Hindi needs to reach the world.

Students writing English assignments, founders pitching investors, journalists quoting sources, families sharing with non-Hindi friends - it all fits.

STUDENTS

Read English sources, write Hindi notes

Translate Hindi textbook excerpts into English for international assignments - or vice versa for revision.

→ विज्ञान केवल तथ्यों का संग्रह नहीं है।
Science is not just a collection of facts.
JOURNALISM

Quote Hindi sources in English

Translate interviews, social posts and Hindi news clippings into accurate English for global publications.

→ हमारी मांगें मानी जाएँ।
Our demands must be heard.
BUSINESS

Make Indian docs investor-ready

Convert pitch decks, contracts and product briefs from Hindi into clear, neutral English in seconds.

→ अनुबंध की शर्तें
Terms of the agreement
CREATORS

Subtitle Hindi videos in English

Paste your Hindi subtitle lines or video script - up to 5,000 characters at a time - and get natural English captions you can drop back into your editor for YouTube.

→ अरे यार, यह तो कमाल है!
Wow, this is amazing!
TIPS

Tips for better Hindi to English translation.

Small framing choices that get noticeably better English output.

  1. Send full paragraphs, not orphan lines

    Hindi often drops pronouns and lets verb endings carry the subject. A full paragraph gives the model enough context to choose the right English pronoun and tense.

  2. Mention the audience or tone

    Add 'translate for an academic paper' or 'translate as a friendly tweet' before pasting your Hindi - the English output will match that register.

  3. Keep Devanagari when possible

    Pure Devanagari input is unambiguous. If you only have Hinglish (e.g. 'mai aaj kal busy hoon'), the model still works - just expect slightly more interpretation.

FAQ

Questions about Hindi to English translation.

Is the Hindi to English translator free?
Yes. Translating Hindi to English is free for everyday use - 10 translations a day, no sign-up. Paste up to 5,000 characters per request, or use Image mode to read Hindi text from a photo or screenshot.
How accurate is Hindi to English translation?
Output uses frontier translation models with paragraph-level context, which is more than enough for most everyday content. For high-stakes legal, medical or literary work we still recommend a human review.
Can I paste pure Devanagari (हिन्दी)?
Yes. Devanagari is the recommended input format - it is unambiguous and gives the cleanest English back. Conjuncts, matras and nukta marks are all supported.
Does it handle Hinglish (Hindi written in Roman letters)?
Yes. Hinglish input like 'kal milte hain' is recognised and translated to English. The output will be the same as if you had typed in Devanagari.
Can I translate Hindi PDFs and DOCX files into English?
Not yet - there is no file upload. Copy the Hindi text out of the PDF or Word file and paste it in (up to 5,000 characters per request, so work section by section), or screenshot a page and use Image mode to read and translate it.
Can I translate Hindi text from a photo or screenshot?
Yes. Switch to Image mode and upload, drop or paste a photo or screenshot (PNG, JPG, WEBP, GIF or BMP). The Hindi text is recognised right in your browser, you can fix any misread words, and then you get the English translation as text. Handy for government forms, packaging and exam papers. Clear printed text works best; handwriting and decorative fonts are hit-and-miss.
Does it preserve honorifics like 'जी' and 'श्रीमान'?
Where the English equivalent is natural (Sir, Madam, respectfully), yes. Where there is no clean English equivalent, the model uses tone rather than a literal word so the English does not read awkwardly.
Do I need an account to use the Hindi to English translator?
No. Just paste your Hindi and translate - no account, no app to install, and 10 free translations a day. Our privacy policy explains how translation requests are handled.
Can I translate Hindi into other languages?
Yes. Hindi can be translated into any of the 50+ languages in our main translator - including Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and more.

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