Arabic to English
Translate Arabic video to English subtitles
Yes. Upload your Arabic video, choose English, and watch a preview of up to 20 seconds with English subtitles before you pay. You do not need to select Arabic: the spoken language is detected. Buy the full video for $3 or subscribe. The original audio stays, and you get the MP4 plus SRT and TXT files in both languages.
Upload a video in Arabic (العربية), choose English, and download it with English subtitles burned in. The Arabic speech is detected, so you do not select it.
What you get back
- Your video as an MP4 with English subtitles burned into the picture.
- An English SRT file for players and platforms that take subtitle files.
- An SRT of the Arabic speech, so you have both sides of the translation.
- Plain TXT transcripts of both, for notes, articles, or search.
How an Arabic video gets English subtitles
Add your video
Upload an MP4, MOV, AVI, or MKV file, or paste a link from a supported source.
Choose English
You do not select Arabic as the source. The speech is detected and transcribed in the language it was spoken, then translated into English.
Download the result
You get the video with English subtitles burned in. Purchases include SRT and TXT files in Arabic and English.
What the speech recognition has to deal with in Arabic
Arabic speech on video is rarely one variety. A news clip may be Modern Standard Arabic, while an interview, a vlog or a comedy sketch is often Egyptian, Gulf, Levantine or Maghrebi dialect, and speakers move between the two inside one sentence. The speech recognition writes what it hears in Arabic script, and the English translation is made from that transcript.
- Dialect words with no standard spelling are the most common source of odd English lines. Check lines where the speaker is joking, using slang or quoting someone.
- Arabic names reach English in several spellings (Mohammed, Muhammad, Mohamed). Pick one and check that the file uses it everywhere.
- Speakers often say numbers, dates and prices in English or French mid-sentence. Check that amounts and years in the English match what was said.
- Short vowels are not written in Arabic, so a transcript can read one word as another. A line that makes no sense in English usually points to that cue.
What to check in the English result
Read the English in the free preview with the sound on. If the speaker uses a strong dialect, check jokes, slang and quoted speech closely before you buy the full video.
Want Arabic subtitles instead? See Translate video to Arabic. For any other spoken language, see Translate video to English.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to tell Vid Hub the video is in Arabic?
No. The spoken language is detected from the audio, so you only choose English as the language to translate into.
Will the original Arabic audio stay?
Yes. Vid Hub adds English subtitles to the picture. It does not dub the video or replace the voice.
Do I get the Arabic transcript as well as the English subtitles?
Yes, when you pay for the video or subscribe. You get SRT and TXT files in Arabic and English next to the MP4 with English subtitles burned in.
Can I fix names or wording before I download?
Yes, on the Pro and Studio plans. You can edit the text and timings in the subtitle editor, trim the clip, and reburn before downloading.