Turn English into Scots - the Lowland Scots language of Robert Burns, with its bairns, kirks and dinnae kens - or paste Scots to read it in plain English. Fun, free and no sign-up.
Scots is the Germanic language of Lowland Scotland, descended like English from Old English, and recognised as a regional language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. It is not the same as Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language from the Highlands and Islands, and it is more than a Scottish accent on English: it has its own words (bairn, ken, kirk, greet), its own forms (dinnae, cannae, hame, nicht) and centuries of literature, from the makars to Robert Burns, whose "Auld Lang Syne" is sung around the world every New Year. In Scotland's census, more than a million and a half people said they can speak it. This translator writes in Scots and reads it back into English.
Everyday Scots with a rough pronunciation guide - "ch" is the throaty sound in loch, not "lock". Spellings vary across Scotland; these are common forms.
Real Scots words and grammar, not just English with the spelling bent. It is a fun tool with a serious respect for the language.
Uses genuine Scots words - ken, bairn, greet, kirk, hame - and forms like dinnae, cannae and willnae instead of just changing a few spellings.
Type English to get Scots, or paste a Burns poem, a Scots song or a message from Glasgow and swap to English.
The model reads the whole passage, so a "bonnie" day and a "bonnie" lass both land right, and tone stays playful or serious as you wrote it.
Paste lines from "To a Mouse" or "Auld Lang Syne" and get a plain English meaning to read alongside the original.
Speak English in Chrome, Edge or Safari and get Scots text. Read-aloud uses your device's voices, so it reads the Scots words but not in a Scottish accent.
Copy your Scots straight into a card, a toast or a Burns Night menu.
From Burns Night to family history, here is where people put Scots to work.
Write invitations, toasts and menu cards in Scots for 25 January, or understand the poems before you read them aloud.
Paste a verse in Scots and swap to English to follow every line.
Birthday cards, Hogmanay wishes and notes to relatives in Scotland that feel like home.
Turn everyday English into Scots and enjoy the result - it is one of the most fun ways to discover the language.
Scots varies across the country, so a little guidance goes a long way.
Scots sounds different in Glasgow, Aberdeen (the Doric) and the Borders. Add "Doric" or "Glaswegian" to your request for a more local flavour.
Ask for "light Scots" for something most English speakers can follow, or "broad Scots" for the full-strength version.
Scots has no single official spelling, so words like hoo's / hou's and gaun / gaein are all fine. If you need a consistent style, say so.
Give it a try - no account, no install. Type English and get braw Scots back, or paste Scots to read it in English.