Arabic WhatsApp voice messages to text, dialect kept as spoken
Upload the WhatsApp export of a chat and get one PDF in which every Arabic voice message is written out where it was sent, in the dialect it was spoken in, with an optional English translation underneath. The first part is free without an account; the whole chat is $5, paid once.
- Egyptian, Gulf, Levantine or Maghrebi speech written as spoken, not rewritten into formal Arabic
- Arabic set right to left in the PDF, with English and numbers in their normal direction
- Optional English translation printed under each Arabic message
- Up to 10,000 messages for one payment of $5
- Typed messages in Latin letters (Arabizi) copied exactly as typed
12 March 2024
RECEIPT
Deposit$300.00
Paid12/03/24
This is the receipt 15:01
WhatsApp conversation record
Priya Verma
Participants: Rahul Sharma, Priya Verma · Period: 12/03/2024 14:20:11 to 15/03/2024 08:20:00
Voice message · 0:07 · 00000004-AUDIO-2024-03-12-14-25-10.opus · Hindi
नमस्ते राहुल, मैं कल सुबह 10:00 बजे ऑफिस पहुँचूँगी। कृपया किराए का एग्रीमेंट साथ लेकर आना।
ENGLISH Hello Rahul, I will reach the office tomorrow at 10:00 am. Please bring the rent agreement with you.
Ok 👍
[photo: 00000007-PHOTO-2024-03-12-15-01-00.jpg] This is the receipt
Source SHA-256 6d45b23d8ec7a02d11b4d…Page 1 of 4
WhatsApp is a trademark of WhatsApp LLC. NoCutoff is an independent tool and is not affiliated with WhatsApp or Meta. The chat above is a demo; the PDF excerpt is real output from that demo chat.
Dialect is the hard part
Voice notes in Arabic are almost never in Modern Standard Arabic. They are in the speaker's dialect, and a word-for-word record has to keep it: an Egyptian "mesh" or a Gulf "wayed" is evidence of what was said, while a polished formal sentence is someone's interpretation. The tool is told to write exactly what is said, in the language and script it is spoken in, and not to correct or translate inside the transcript.
If you need the meaning as well as the words, choose a translation language. The translation is printed under the Arabic as a separate block, so the original stays on the page next to it.
A PDF that reads correctly right to left
Mixed Arabic and English text is where many PDF exports break: punctuation jumps to the wrong end of the line and numbers appear reversed. The PDF is built with fonts for Arabic script and sets each message in its own direction, so an Arabic message with a phone number or an English brand name in it still reads as written.
Typed messages are copied exactly as typed, including Arabizi, the Arabic written in Latin letters with numbers such as 3 and 7. Only voice notes are transcribed, because only they need it.
How the tool works, what it costs and how your files are handled is on the WhatsApp Chat to PDF page; prices for every tool are on the pricing page.
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Questions and answers
Will it convert dialect into Modern Standard Arabic?
No. The transcript keeps the dialect as spoken. If you need a cleaner version, choose a translation; the original Arabic stays printed above it.
Can I translate Arabic voice notes into English only, without the Arabic?
The record always keeps the original next to the translation, so that nobody has to trust a translation alone. Both are in the TXT and CSV downloads too.
How long can the chat be?
One payment of $5 covers up to 10,000 messages with all their voice notes. Unlimited covers up to 30,000.
Is the first part really free?
Yes. The first part of the chat is processed for real, voice notes included, without an account, so you can check the dialect and the translation before paying.