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English to Kannada speech translation API

Stream English (English) speech and get Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) back in real time. One WebSocket, ISO codes en to kn, and ultra-low latency for voice agents and live apps.

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Production-ready English to Kannada translation API

Real English speech includes accents, regional dialects, code switching, and domain-specific vocabulary. Soniox recognizes it in a single model and streams Kannada while the speaker is still talking.

English (Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic) and Kannada (Dravidian > South Dravidian) come from different language families, so word order and morphology differ. Soniox reorders meaning in-stream instead of word by word.

English is written in Latin and Kannada in Kannada, so Soniox emits correctly scripted Kannada text.

A breakthrough in real-time English to Kannada translation

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Translate before the sentence ends

Kannada meaning lands as English is spoken, not after the caption catches up.

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Directional en to kn streaming

Set the source and target codes once. Both arrive in a single labeled token stream.

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High quality Kannada output

Same model across every language, including historically underserved ones.

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Native-speaker English STT accuracy

Accurate Kannada translation starts with accurate English recognition across accents and language switching.

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Names, numbers, and domain terms

Preserved across the pair, including phone numbers, emails, and IDs.

config.json
{
  "model": "stt-rt-v4",
  "translation": {
    "type": "one_way",
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_language": "kn"
  }
}

English and Kannada through a single stream

English to Kannada translation is built on top of Soniox Speech-to-Text API. Every spoken word is transcribed, and Kannada translation streams mid-sentence in the same labeled token stream.

Turn it on by adding a translation block with source_language: "en" and target_language: "kn". It runs on the same WebSocket and the same model, with no extra round trip.

Live English to Kannada: written and spoken

English to Kannada speech-to-text

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Translate live English into written Kannada with the Soniox STT API. Soniox streams the English transcript and the Kannada translation as speech happens.

Use it for Kannada captions, subtitles, meeting translation, agent assist, and multilingual transcription.

English to Kannada speech-to-speech

micLive English speecharrow_right_altvolume_upSpoken Kannada

Build full spoken English to Kannada translation by combining Soniox STT and Soniox TTS. Soniox recognizes English, translates it, and speaks Kannada with low latency.

Use it for live interpreters, bilingual voice agents, travel assistants, and customer support.

Live English to Kannada translation in action

Stream English to Kannada one-way to push all speech into Kannada, or two-way to keep a bilingual conversation flowing between the two languages.

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English speaker says: “Oh, FYI, the client moved the demo to 9:30, so we’re not totally sprinting.”
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Translated into Kannada in real time.

One-way translation

Translate live English into Kannada. Everyone in the conversation sees the same translated stream.

Ideal for live captions, multilingual meetings, broadcasts, lectures, and customer calls.

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English speaker talks in English.
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Kannada speaker hears Kannada.
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Kannada speaker replies in Kannada.
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English speaker hears English.

Two-way translation

Translate between English and Kannada for live bilingual conversation. Each side speaks naturally and hears the other in their own language.

Soniox supports real-time two-way translation between any two of 60+ supported languages.

Accurate on both ends of the pair

Soniox transcribes English at 6.5% word error rate and Kannada at 10.9% word error rate. Accurate recognition on both sides is what makes the translation reliable.

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Speech-to-Text

Native-speaker accuracy across 60+ languages, with support for multilingual speech, alphanumerics, speaker diarization, context.

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Translation

Real-time streaming translation across 3,600 language pairs, built for high quality and low delay across all supported languages.

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Text-to-speech

High-fidelity speech generation in 60+ languages, built for names, alphanumerics, language switching, and ultra-low-latency streaming.

Together, they create a complete real-time low-latency speech AI platform.

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About English and Kannada

English has roughly 1,500,000,000 speakers across United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Kannada has roughly 44,000,000 speakers across India.

English is the most widely spoken language in the world when including both native and non-native speakers.

Kannada has a literary tradition spanning over 1,500 years, with the earliest known inscription dating to 450 CE.

Soniox makes English to Kannada usable in real-time translation across every supported pair.

Translate English to any language

From English to Kannada, or English to any of 60+ supported languages. All real-time.

AfrikaansAlbanianArabicAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChineseCroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFinnishFrenchGalicianGermanGreekGujaratiHebrewHindiHungarianIndonesianItalianJapaneseKannadaKazakhKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalayalamMarathiNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishTagalogTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelsh

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Frequently asked questions

How do I translate English to Kannada with the API?arrow_downward
Add a translation block to your real-time request with source_language "en" and target_language "kn". Soniox transcribes English and streams the Kannada translation over the same WebSocket.
Is English to Kannada translation real-time?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox streams Kannada while English is still being spoken, so meaning arrives mid-sentence instead of after the sentence ends.
What about translating Kannada to English?arrow_downward
That direction is supported too. See the Kannada to English page, or use two-way translation to run both directions in one session.
Does Soniox handle Latin to Kannada output?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox outputs correctly scripted Kannada text in Kannada directly in the token stream.
Does Soniox handle English dialects and accents?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox handles English dialects like American English, British English, and Australian English in a single model, so Kannada translation stays accurate across regions.
Which other providers support English to Kannada?arrow_downward
Based on their public docs, Azure list both English and Kannada for real-time translation. Soniox is the only one that also supports two-way live translation across 60+ languages.
How fast is English to Kannada translation?arrow_downward
Soniox streams Kannada as English is being spoken, with ultra-low latency. Translation arrives before the sentence ends.

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