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PICTORY VIDEO TRANSLATION

Translate Videos From English to Vietnamese

Turn an English video into a Vietnamese version with a natural Vietnamese voiceover, accurate subtitles and a script you can edit line by line. Pictory transcribes, translates and rebuilds your video in the browser — no dubbing studio, no re-shoot, no editing timeline.


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Reach nearly 100 million Vietnamese speakers in one of Asia's fastest-growing video markets

Vietnamese is spoken by close to 100 million people, overwhelmingly concentrated in Vietnam itself with sizeable communities in the United States, Australia, France and Canada. Unlike Indonesian or Arabic, it is not spread thinly across many countries, which makes it one of the more efficient languages to localize into — one version reaches essentially the whole market. The split that does matter is accent. Northern Vietnamese, centred on Hanoi, and Southern Vietnamese, centred on Ho Chi Minh City, differ noticeably in pronunciation and some vocabulary, and listeners identify which one they are hearing immediately. Vietnam is also a heavily mobile-first market with very high social video consumption, and translated content there has traditionally used a narrator reading over the original audio rather than full dubbing, so a clear single-voice delivery reads as normal.

KEY FEATURES

Everything your Vietnamese version needs

Key Features for Pictory AI Video Editor

Vietnamese voiceovers, including your own voice

Apply your own voice clone to the translated script and the Vietnamese version is narrated by the same person your audience already knows. Or choose from Pictory's library of AI voices that speak Vietnamese naturally, preview each one against your script, and pick a delivery that suits a northern or southern audience depending on where your viewers are.

Subtitles that handle stacked tone marks

Vietnamese uses the Latin alphabet but layers two kinds of mark on a single vowel — one modifying the vowel itself, one carrying tone. That stacking needs more vertical room than plain Latin text, and fonts without full support clip or overlap the marks. Pictory lets you set maximum lines per caption, adjust caption size, and restyle so every mark renders cleanly.

Full control over the translation

The translated script is editable text, not a locked output. Fix a product name, adjust vocabulary for a northern or southern audience, or shorten a line that runs past its scene — then regenerate. Voiceover and captions update around your edit. Apply a brand kit and your Vietnamese version carries the same logo, colors, fonts and intro as the English original.

How to translate an English video to Vietnamese

For a more detailed guide to how our translate function works, see our Academy articles. Translating a finished video into multiple languages walks through the whole flow. Translating a script with AI shows how to rewrite your script in the target language first, then generate the video from there.


Step 1

Upload or create your English video

Add a video or audio file, paste a URL, or start from a script or document. Pictory transcribes the English audio automatically.

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Step 2

Translate the script to Vietnamese

Translate the transcript into Vietnamese and review it as editable text. Adjust register, lock brand terms, and tighten any line that runs long.

Step 3

Add a Vietnamese voice and subtitles

Select a Vietnamese AI voice or apply your voice clone, then generate matching Vietnamese subtitles and style them to your brand.

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Step 4

Preview and export

Check timing across the whole video, then download your Vietnamese cut and subtitle file, ready for YouTube, LinkedIn or your LMS.

Who translates English video to Vietnamese

Training and L&D teams

Deliver onboarding and compliance video to Vietnamese teams, including the large manufacturing and outsourced operations based around Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Course creators

Reach a young, mobile-first learning audience with Vietnamese audio and captions sized for a phone screen rather than a desktop.

Marketing and agency teams

Localize social and campaign video for one of Asia's fastest-growing digital markets, from one master asset and on brand.

More than just a Video Translator

Explore Pictory's enhanced AI Video editing and video generation software, click below to explore all of the incredible features.

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Turn text, prompts, scripts, articles, and blog posts into videos using Gen AI visuals, AI avatars, captions, and realistic AI voices.

Publish your video in Vietnamese today

Upload once, translate to Vietnamese, and reach audiences across Vietnam and the global diaspora — without a studio, a translator or a second shoot.

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Frequently Asked Questions


How do I translate a video from English to Vietnamese?

Upload your English video to Pictory, let it transcribe the audio, translate the transcript into Vietnamese, then choose a Vietnamese AI voice and generate matching subtitles. Review the Vietnamese text before you export, then download the video and subtitle file.

Should I use a northern or southern Vietnamese voice?

Match your audience. Northern Vietnamese is associated with Hanoi and often reads as the more formal, standard choice for national or institutional content, while southern Vietnamese suits Ho Chi Minh City and the commercial south. Listeners notice the difference immediately, so pick deliberately rather than by default.

Will Vietnamese tone marks display correctly in my captions?

Vietnamese stacks a vowel mark and a tone mark on the same character, which needs more vertical space than plain Latin text and is where incomplete fonts fail. Preview a caption containing several stacked marks at your smallest caption size before you export a full batch.

Will the Vietnamese version keep my own voice?

Yes. Create a voice clone from your own recordings and apply it to the translated script, and the Vietnamese version is narrated in your voice rather than a stock one. Voice clones are multilingual, so the same clone works across every language you publish in.

How accurate is the English to Vietnamese translation?

Accuracy is strong when the source audio is clean and clearly paced, and the translation is fully editable before you render. Review the Vietnamese transcript, correct brand names or technical terms, and the voiceover and captions regenerate around your edits.

Can I translate a Vietnamese video back into English?

Yes — the workflow runs in both directions from the same upload. Pictory transcribes the Vietnamese audio, translates it to English, and generates an English voiceover and subtitles the same way.

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