Mandarin & English Bilingual Speech to Text
Many conversations in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Chinese tech workplaces switch between Mandarin and English mid-sentence. LiveToka has a bilingual mode that recognises both at once, so you do not need to pick one language and lose the other.
New accounts get 10 free minutes. Sign in with Google — no credit card required.
Mandarin & English transcription: what to expect
- Chinese is written in characters and English in Latin letters, in the same transcript, the way it was spoken.
- Ideal when English technical terms, product names or whole phrases appear inside Mandarin speech.
- Use Transcribe + Translate to turn the mixed transcript into all-English or all-Chinese text.
Popular uses
- Tech and product meetings in Chinese companies that use English terms
- Singapore and Malaysia business conversations
- Bilingual classrooms and lectures
- Interviews with bilingual speakers
How to start
- Click Start Mandarin & English transcription above and sign in with Google.
- Mandarin & English is pre-selected as the source language. Choose Transcribe Only, or Transcribe + Translate and a target language.
- Click Start Service and allow microphone access. Text appears as people speak.
Translating a call or livestream playing on your computer? See how to route meeting audio.
Translate Mandarin & English
Other languages
- Malay & English speech to text
- Tamil & English speech to text
- Cantonese speech to text
- All supported languages
Frequently asked questions
When should I use bilingual mode instead of Chinese (Mandarin)?
Use bilingual mode when English words or sentences appear regularly. For Mandarin-only speech, the Chinese (Mandarin) option works as well.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. New accounts get 10 free minutes after signing in with Google — no credit card. Transcription uses credits at 1× and translation at 2×, so that is up to 10 minutes of transcription or 5 minutes of translation. Paid plans start at $9.9/month.
Do I need to install anything?
No. LiveToka runs in the browser. The latest Chrome, Edge or Safari is recommended.
Is my audio used to train AI?
No. Your voice recordings and transcripts are not used to train AI models.