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Urdu Audio Reader & Pronunciation
Paste any Urdu text (اردو) and hear it spoken by your device's native ur-PK voice — with adjustable speed and pitch, plus a tap-to-hear alphabet for pronunciation practice. It is free, runs entirely in your browser and sends nothing to a server. If your device lacks a Urdu voice, the page tells you how to install one.
Urdu text to speech
Checking your device for a Urdu voice…
How to install the voice on this device
Tip: press Ctrl + Enter to read. Nothing is uploaded — your device's own speech engine does the talking.
Urdu alphabet — tap to hear
- BCP-47 code
- ur-PK
- Voices on this device
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How it works
This reader uses the Web Speech API built into your browser. The voices come from your operating system (and, in Chrome and Edge, some online voices), so audio is generated on your device — nothing is uploaded and there are no usage limits. The tool looks for an exact ur-PK voice first, then another accent of the same language, and warns you if neither exists.
Install a Urdu voice
- Windows: Settings → Time & language → Speech → Manage voices → Add voices, choose Urdu, then restart your browser. Microsoft Edge also offers online “Natural” voices for many languages.
- macOS: System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → System voice → Manage Voices…, tick a Urdu voice to download it, then reload this page (restart Chrome if needed).
- iPhone & iPad: Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices → اردو, download a voice, then reload this page.
- Android: Settings → System → Languages → Text-to-speech output → engine settings (Speech Services by Google) → Install voice data → Urdu, then reload.
- ChromeOS: Settings → Accessibility → Text-to-Speech → Speech engines, enable a Urdu voice, then reload.
- Linux: install speech-dispatcher with an espeak-ng (or RHVoice / Piper) voice for Urdu, then restart your browser.
Urdu alphabet (38)
ا ب پ ت ٹ ث ج چ ح خ د ڈ ذ ر ڑ ز ژ س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ک گ ل م ن و ہ ھ ء ی ے
Tap any letter in the tool to hear it, or use “Read the whole alphabet”. Letters are read by your device's voice, so names of letters may vary between voices.
Urdu variants supported
| Language | BCP-47 code | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu | ur-PK | السلام علیکم! آج آپ کیسے ہیں؟ بہت شکریہ۔ |