Korean to English
Translate a Korean book into English, and keep the Korean
Upload a Korean novel, web novel or short story collection and read it with English beside every paragraph, whether you want the story in English or want to read the Korean with help one glance away.
새침하게 흐린 품이 눈이 올 듯하더니 눈은 아니 오고 얼다가 만 비가 추적추적 내리는 날이었다.
The sky had the sullen grey look of snow coming, but no snow came, only a half-frozen rain that drizzled down all day.
이날이야말로 동소문 안에서 인력거꾼 노릇을 하는 김첨지에게는 오래간만에도 닥친 운수 좋은 날이었다.
And for Kim Cheomji, who pulled a rickshaw inside the East Little Gate, it was a lucky day, the first in a long time.
How it works
Upload the book, choose English, and look at the free preview of the opening pages, side by side. If it reads well, translate the whole book and read it in the browser, or download it as a PDF, an EPUB, or a Kindle file. More about translating a book.
Where to find Korean books
Modern classics from the 1920s and 1930s are in the public domain. Web novels saved as text files, DRM-free EPUBs and text-based PDFs can be uploaded; books locked to a store's app cannot.
Reading Korean with English beside it
Who is polite to whom
Korean shows in every sentence how speakers stand with each other: formal, polite or casual. English has no way to carry that. With the Korean beside it you can see when a character drops into banmal, and what it says about them.
Long series, one volume at a time
Translation is priced by the page, and web novels are long. Start with the first volume, see whether it reads well for you, then go on.
Questions
Can I translate a Korean web novel into English?
Yes, from a text file, a DRM-free EPUB or a text-based PDF. Upload it, choose English and check the free preview of the opening pages first.
Can I learn Korean with it?
Yes: read the Korean side first and look across only when you are stuck, or hide the English until you tap it. Tapping a word also gives its meaning in context.
Is the English a published-quality translation?
No, it is a machine translation made to be read next to the original. Good for following the story and checking what a line says, which is why the Korean stays beside it.