Translate into ancient, rare and fun languages
Ancient Greek, Latin, Old Norse, Aramaic, Sanskrit, Sumerian, Cajun French, Elvish and more, each written in its own script, with a reading guide and audio. Plus free converters for runes, hieroglyphs and cuneiform.
- 50 free translations to start
- Own scripts: Greek, Hebrew, Devanagari, cuneiform
- Audio on every translator
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Translations come from our own dictionaries and grammar rules for this language. Short phrases are most reliable; check important text, such as tattoos, with an expert. Send feedback
The languages of the ancient world
Real grammar, each language in its own script, with a reading guide and audio.
Ancient Greek
Attic Greek with accents, cases and a reading guide.
Latin
Classical Latin with real case endings.
Old Norse
The Viking language, with runes.
Old English
Anglo-Saxon with þ, æ and runes.
Aramaic
Biblical Aramaic in square script.
Biblical Hebrew
Classical Hebrew with vowel points.
Sanskrit
Devanagari plus IAST, with cases.
Classical Chinese
Literary Chinese with pinyin.
Coptic
The last stage of Egyptian.
Sumerian
The oldest written language, in cuneiform.
Middle English
Chaucer’s English, with -eth and -en.
Proto-Germanic
The ancestor of English, in Elder Futhark runes.
The words people really use
Not textbook French, Spanish or Arabic: the language of Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Cairo and the Navajo Nation.
Talk like Shakespeare, an Elf, a CEO or a 12-year-old
For stories, role play, emails, invitations and captions.
Shakespearean English
Thou, thee and -eth, done right.
Victorian English
The polite English of the 1800s.
Gen Alpha slang
No cap, it’s bussin.
Elvish (Sindarin)
Sindarin, from Tolkien’s own words.
Corporate translator
Plain English into office jargon.
Premium English
Casual English into polished, formal English.
Freak translator
Fancy and weird text to copy and paste.
Write in ancient scripts, free
Instant converters that run in your browser and explain every sign. No credits, no account.
Runic translator Free
English to Elder Futhark runes, by sound.
Viking runes Free
Younger Futhark, long-branch or short-twig.
Hieroglyphs Free
Your name in a cartouche.
Cuneiform Free
Babylonian syllable signs.
Ogham Free
The stroke alphabet of early Ireland.
Hiragana Free
Romaji to hiragana and back.
Braille Free
Unified English Braille with dot numbers.
Morse code Free
With sound and a .wav download.
Built from dictionaries, not guesswork
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Choose a translator, or a free script tool for runes, hieroglyphs or cuneiform.
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A name, a motto, a greeting or a short passage, up to 500 characters per translation.
Read, hear and check
You get the translation in its own script, a reading in Latin letters, audio, and notes that flag any word we could not translate.
Each translator runs on our own server from a dictionary and grammar rules written for that language: verbs are conjugated, nouns take their case endings, adjectives agree. Nothing is sent to an outside AI service, so results are instant and every word can be traced to a dictionary entry. Famous phrases and mottos are stored as exact quotations.
Questions
Is it free?
Your first 50 translations are free and need no account. All script tools (runes, hieroglyphs, cuneiform, Braille and more) are free for everyone. After the free credits, create an account and choose a plan from $4.99 a month. See pricing.
What is a credit?
One credit is one translation of up to 500 characters. Longer texts on paid plans use one credit per 500 characters.
How accurate are the translations?
Words, names, greetings, mottos and short sentences come out well, with correct endings for languages like Latin and Greek. Long, complex passages are harder for any rule-based tool. Anything we cannot translate is flagged, never invented. For tattoos and engravings, check with a specialist.
Can I hear the pronunciation?
Yes. Every translator has a 🔊 Listen button. For ancient languages with no modern voice, it reads the transliteration with the closest voice and marks it as approximate.
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