Translate SRT subtitles into Nepali, every line in Devanagari
Upload an SRT or VTT file, or a whole season of them, and get each subtitle line in Nepali, written in Devanagari, on the time codes and numbering of the original. Look at the first part for free without making an account. One job, up to 30 files and 10,000 lines, is $5.
- Nepali in Devanagari, as standard Unicode text
- A separate target from Hindi, although both use Devanagari
- Numbering and time codes copied from your file
- Original line above the Nepali in bilingual mode
- Up to 30 files and 10,000 lines for $5
Every line, on its timing.
The numbers and time codes of your file are kept exactly; only the words change. Right-to-left languages get the marks players need to show punctuation in the right place.
Demo scene written for this page; the Persian lines are real output from the tool.
Devanagari, but not Hindi
Nepali and Hindi share the Devanagari script and some vocabulary, and many Nepali viewers can follow Hindi. A subtitle still works best in the viewer's own language: Nepali grammar, verb endings and everyday words are different, and its levels of address, तपाईं, तिमी and तँ, carry social meaning that a Hindi subtitle does not reflect. Choose Nepali, not Hindi, for a Nepali audience.
Each block is translated with the surrounding lines as context, and the model is instructed to use that context for formality and tone, which helps it choose between respectful and familiar address depending on who is speaking to whom.
Display and line length
Devanagari hangs letters from a headline and combines consonants into conjuncts, so a Nepali line has more characters than it looks. The model aims for two lines of about 42 characters where possible; that is an instruction, not a cut, and nothing is trimmed. Current phones, TVs and computers render Devanagari correctly, and the download is UTF-8 with a byte order mark.
Who asks for Nepali subtitles
- Nepali workers and students in the Gulf, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Australia and the UK sharing films with family
- Trekking and tourism businesses with safety or briefing videos
- Course creators adding a Nepali track to training videos
- Community groups organizing film screenings
Honest limits
Nepali has less AI training material than Hindi. Expect understandable translation with the occasional Hindi-like phrase or stiff sentence. Check the free first part, edit on screen, and use a fluent reviewer for public screenings. Maithili, Bhojpuri and Newari are not in the target list.
How the tool works, what it costs and how your files are handled is on the Subtitle Translator page; prices for every tool are on the pricing page.
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Questions and answers
Can ChatGPT translate an SRT file to Nepali?
A short file, yes, in many cases. On a full film, chat assistants tend to stop partway through, skip or merge lines, or change the numbering, and from that point the subtitles no longer line up with the video.
Will it come out in Romanized Nepali?
No. Nepali is written in Devanagari, the way it appears in newspapers, schoolbooks and on TV.
Can I translate a Nepali subtitle file into English?
Yes. Upload it and choose English. The source language is recognized from the text, so there is nothing to set.
What does it cost?
Free for the first part, which you read on screen. The whole job is one payment of $5 for up to 10,000 lines; a job of 150 lines or fewer in total is free in full, downloads included.
Can I upload VTT files?
Yes. SRT and VTT both work, up to 5 MB each, and you can download in either format.