Punjabi to Urdu speech translation API
Stream Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) speech and get Urdu (اردو) back in real time. One WebSocket, ISO codes pa to ur, and ultra-low latency for voice agents and live apps.
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Production-ready Punjabi to Urdu translation API
Real Punjabi speech includes accents, regional dialects, code switching, and domain-specific vocabulary. Soniox recognizes it in a single model and streams Urdu while the speaker is still talking.
Punjabi (Indo-European > Indo-Aryan > Northwestern) and Urdu (Indo-European > Indo-Aryan > Central) 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 Urdu in Arabic, so Soniox emits correctly scripted Urdu text. Right-to-left output is handled directly in the token stream.
A breakthrough in real-time Punjabi to Urdu translation
Translate before the sentence ends
Urdu meaning lands as Punjabi is spoken, not after the caption catches up.
Directional pa to ur streaming
Set the source and target codes once. Both arrive in a single labeled token stream.
High quality Urdu output
Same model across every language, including historically underserved ones.
Native-speaker Punjabi STT accuracy
Accurate Urdu 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.
{
"model": "stt-rt-v5",
"translation": {
"type": "one_way",
"source_language": "pa",
"target_language": "ur"
}
}Punjabi and Urdu through a single stream
Punjabi to Urdu translation is built on top of Soniox Speech-to-Text API. Every spoken word is transcribed, and Urdu 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: "ur". It runs on the same WebSocket and the same model, with no extra round trip.
Live Punjabi to Urdu: written and spoken
Punjabi to Urdu speech-to-text
Translate live Punjabi into written Urdu with the Soniox STT API. Soniox streams the Punjabi transcript and the Urdu translation as speech happens.
Use it for Urdu captions, subtitles, meeting translation, agent assist, and multilingual transcription.
Punjabi to Urdu speech-to-speech
Build full spoken Punjabi to Urdu translation by combining Soniox STT and Soniox TTS. Soniox recognizes Punjabi, translates it, and speaks Urdu with low latency.
Use it for live interpreters, bilingual voice agents, travel assistants, and customer support.
Live Punjabi to Urdu translation in action
Stream Punjabi to Urdu one-way to push all speech into Urdu, or two-way to keep a bilingual conversation flowing between the two languages.
One-way translation
Translate live Punjabi into Urdu. Everyone in the conversation sees the same translated stream.
Ideal for live captions, multilingual meetings, broadcasts, lectures, and customer calls.
Two-way translation
Translate between Punjabi and Urdu 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 Urdu 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 Urdu
Punjabi has roughly 125,000,000 speakers across India and Pakistan. Urdu has roughly 230,000,000 speakers across Pakistan and India.
Punjabi is the most spoken language in Pakistan by native speakers, though Urdu is the national language.
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.
Punjabi and Urdu are closely related languages, which helps Soniox keep tone and meaning consistent across the pair.
Translate Punjabi to any language
From Punjabi to Urdu, or Punjabi to any of 60+ supported languages. All real-time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I translate Punjabi to Urdu with the API?
Is Punjabi to Urdu translation real-time?
What about translating Urdu to Punjabi?
Does Soniox handle Gurmukhi to Arabic output?
Does Soniox handle Punjabi dialects and accents?
Which other providers support Punjabi to Urdu?
How fast is Punjabi to Urdu translation?
Simple, usage-based pricing
Translate live audio from Punjabi to Urdu 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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