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Punjabi to Korean speech translation API

Stream Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) speech and get Korean (한국어) back in real time. One WebSocket, ISO codes pa to ko, and ultra-low latency for voice agents and live apps.

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Production-ready Punjabi to Korean translation API

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

Punjabi (Indo-European > Indo-Aryan > Northwestern) and Korean (Koreanic) come from different language families, so word order and morphology differ. Soniox reorders meaning in-stream instead of word by word.

Punjabi is written in Gurmukhi and Korean in Hangul, so Soniox emits correctly scripted Korean text.

A breakthrough in real-time Punjabi to Korean translation

Translate before the sentence ends

Korean meaning lands as Punjabi is spoken, not after the caption catches up.

Directional pa to ko streaming

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

High quality Korean output

Same model across every language, including historically underserved ones.

Native-speaker Punjabi STT accuracy

Accurate Korean translation starts with accurate Punjabi recognition across accents and language switching.

Names, numbers, and domain terms

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

config.json
{
  "model": "stt-rt-v5",
  "translation": {
    "type": "one_way",
    "source_language": "pa",
    "target_language": "ko"
  }
}

Punjabi and Korean through a single stream

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

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

Live Punjabi to Korean: written and spoken

Punjabi to Korean speech-to-text

Live Punjabi speechKorean text

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

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

Punjabi to Korean speech-to-speech

Live Punjabi speechSpoken Korean

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

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

Live Punjabi to Korean translation in action

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

Punjabi speaker says: ਮੈਂ tonight group 'ਚ WhatsApp ਕਰ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ.
Translated into Korean in real time.

One-way translation

Translate live Punjabi into Korean. Everyone in the conversation sees the same translated stream.

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

Punjabi speaker talks in Punjabi.
Korean speaker hears Korean.
Korean speaker replies in Korean.
Punjabi speaker hears Punjabi.

Two-way translation

Translate between Punjabi and Korean 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 Punjabi at 1.25% word error rate and Korean at 1.25% word error rate. Accurate recognition on both sides is what makes the translation reliable.

Speech-to-Text

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

Translation

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

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.

About Punjabi and Korean

Punjabi has roughly 125,000,000 speakers across India and Pakistan. Korean has roughly 81,700,000 speakers across South Korea, North Korea, and United States.

Punjabi is the most spoken language in Pakistan by native speakers, though Urdu is the national language.

The Korean alphabet, Hangul, was created in 1443 by King Sejong the Great to promote literacy.

Soniox makes Punjabi to Korean usable in real-time translation across every supported pair.

Frequently asked questions

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

Simple, usage-based pricing

Translate live audio from Punjabi to Korean from ~$0.18/hour.

Translation is already built into Soniox Speech-to-Text API. When turned on, it adds about ~$0.06/hour in output token costs.

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