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Tiếng Việt · Camera, photo, text and voice · Offline

The Vietnamese photo translator that reads signs and menus offline.

AI Translate translates Vietnamese menus, signs and labels through the camera and shows the English in place. Vietnamese uses the Latin alphabet with tone marks, which the camera reads directly, and the pack works offline from Hanoi to the Mekong.

Free with your language pair · Premium from $1.99/month

AI Translate scanning an object and showing the Vietnamese and English names with pronunciation

Quick facts about the Vietnamese translator

Script
the Latin alphabet with tone marks
Camera translation
Yes, live overlay and photo import
Works offline
Yes, after a one-time pack download
Object scanner
Yes, names 1,000+ objects in Vietnamese and English
Pronunciation
Audio plus phonetic spelling
Account required
No

What you can translate

Where a Vietnamese translator earns its place on your home screen.

Street food and cafés

Phở stalls, bánh mì carts and cà phê menus are translated live so you can order the thing you actually want.

Buses, trains and motorbike rentals

Read timetables, rental terms and road signs without stopping to type tone marks.

Markets and pharmacies

Price tags, medicine boxes and product labels become readable in a second.

Common Vietnamese phrases

What you will actually see on signs and menus.

A few of the phrases the app translates hundreds of times a day.

Tip: Vietnamese tone marks are small. Get close enough that the text fills a third of the screen and the recognizer will keep the marks, which changes the meaning of the word.
VietnameseEnglish
Lối ra Exit
Phở bò Beef noodle soup
Cấm vào No entry
Bao nhiêu tiền? How much is it?
Tính tiền The check, please

How to

How to translate Vietnamese from a photo or sign

  1. 01

    Download the Vietnamese pack

    Open Settings, then Offline languages, and tap the download icon next to Vietnamese. It is about 30 MB and only needs to be done once.

  2. 02

    Point the camera at the text

    Open the Text tab and aim at the Vietnamese sign, menu or label. The English translation appears on top of the original text.

  3. 03

    Freeze to read, or import a photo

    Tap Freeze to hold the frame and read every line, or tap the photo button to translate a picture or screenshot you already have.

FAQ

Vietnamese translator questions.

Does the camera read Vietnamese tone marks?

Yes. Vietnamese is written in the Latin alphabet, and the recognizer keeps diacritics, so bò and bỏ are not confused.

Does the Vietnamese translator work offline?

Yes. Download the Vietnamese pack once and everything works without a connection.

Can I translate a Vietnamese menu from a photo?

Yes. Import a photo from your library or point the camera at the menu and tap Freeze to read it line by line.

Also useful

Read Vietnamese the moment you see it.

Download the Vietnamese pack once and translate signs, menus, labels and objects with no internet, no account and nothing uploaded.