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Urdu to Punjabi speech translation API

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

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Production-ready Urdu to Punjabi translation API

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

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

Urdu is written in Arabic and Punjabi in Gurmukhi, so Soniox emits correctly scripted Punjabi text. Right-to-left output is handled directly in the token stream.

A breakthrough in real-time Urdu to Punjabi translation

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Translate before the sentence ends

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

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Directional ur to pa streaming

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

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High quality Punjabi output

Same model across every language, including historically underserved ones.

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Native-speaker Urdu STT accuracy

Accurate Punjabi translation starts with accurate Urdu 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": "ur",
    "target_language": "pa"
  }
}

Urdu and Punjabi through a single stream

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

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

Live Urdu to Punjabi: written and spoken

Urdu to Punjabi speech-to-text

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

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

Urdu to Punjabi speech-to-speech

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

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

Live Urdu to Punjabi translation in action

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

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Urdu speaker says: “یار، چائے strong رکھنا اور two سموسے بھی add کر دینا.”
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Translated into Punjabi in real time.

One-way translation

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

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

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Urdu speaker talks in Urdu.
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Punjabi speaker hears Punjabi.
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Punjabi speaker replies in Punjabi.
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Urdu speaker hears Urdu.

Two-way translation

Translate between Urdu and Punjabi 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 Urdu at 6.3% word error rate and Punjabi at 10% 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 Urdu and Punjabi

Urdu has roughly 230,000,000 speakers across Pakistan and India. Punjabi has roughly 125,000,000 speakers across India and Pakistan.

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

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

Urdu and Punjabi are closely related languages, which helps Soniox keep tone and meaning consistent across the pair.

Translate Urdu to any language

From Urdu to Punjabi, or Urdu to any of 60+ supported languages. All real-time.

AfrikaansAlbanianArabicAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChineseCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEstonianFinnishFrenchGalicianGermanGreekGujaratiHebrewHindiHungarianIndonesianItalianJapaneseKannadaKazakhKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalayalamMarathiNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishTagalogTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianVietnameseWelsh

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Frequently asked questions

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

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