Transcribe Korean audio to text
Upload a Korean recording and get an editable transcript with timestamps and speaker labels, ready to export as TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT.
Spoken language
한국어
What Korean looks like on the page
회의는 아홉 시에 시작합니다. EN The meeting starts at nine. An example sentence for illustration, not transcript output.
Notes on Korean
- Script
- Hangul, with occasional Hanja and Latin letters
- Direction
- Left to right
- Word spacing
- Spaces between phrases (eojeol), with spacing rules that writers often debate
- Speech levels
- Formal, polite and casual endings, chosen by relationship
Korean recordings often come from three places: classrooms and lectures, business meetings, and video creators who want subtitles. All three benefit from the same workflow, which is to transcribe first, then read the text against the audio using the timestamps and correct what needs correcting.
Two features of the language shape that proofreading. The first is spacing. Hangul words are grouped into phrases, and where to put the spaces is a genuine style question, so expect to normalise a few lines. The second is speech level: the endings on verbs change with formality, and a meeting can move between them within minutes. The transcript keeps the endings as spoken, which is what you want for an accurate record.
Names deserve extra attention. Korean personal names are short and similar-sounding, and romanised spellings vary, so decide on one spelling and apply it with find and replace. If your recording also contains English terms, expect a mix of Hangul and Latin spellings in the first draft.
Once the text is clean, export SRT or VTT for subtitles, DOCX for a shared document, or TXT for your own tools.
Questions
Does Korean transcription follow standard spacing rules?
Korean spacing is a known trouble spot even for native writers. The transcript gives you a reasonable first pass, and you can fix spacing in the editor before export.
How are English words mixed into Korean speech handled?
Business and tech talk often drops in English terms. They may be written in Hangul or in Latin letters, so check product names and acronyms after the first pass.
Can I use it for Korean lecture recordings?
Yes. Upload the lecture, read it with timestamps beside the audio, and export DOCX or TXT for study notes. AI notes can add a summary.
What about overlapping speakers in a group chat recording?
Speaker labels separate voices, but overlapping talk lowers quality. Results vary with audio quality, accents and background noise.
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