How to Translate a PDF from English to Sinhala? Step by Step

Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language that is one of the official languages of Sri Lanka. Sinhala’s alphabet consists of 60 letters and it doesn’t have typical letters as English does. If you are reading this, you are probably interested in learning some specific words or expressions in Sinhala. Or perhaps you need to translate research papers to include them in your essays?

Whether you need to translate something out of interest, or for work, this article will help you choose the right software. Today, we will show you how you can use UPDF AI and Google Translate to translate a PDF from English to Sinhala. Moreover, you will learn how to make a scanned PDF editable and then translate it.       

Without further ado, let’s dive in!

Part 1. Translate English PDF to Sinhala Without Google Translate

Firstly, we will show you how you can translate a PDF from English to Sinhala without a Google Translator. You can easily translate it with UPDF AI. We will show you two different ways below.

Way 1. Translate a Normal PDF from English to Sinhala

Follow the below steps to see how to translate a normal PDF from English to Sinhala. By “normal” we mean a document that hasn’t been scanned and you can copy the text.

1. Open your browser and go to UPDF’s Online AI Assistant. Click “Login” and then sign up for an account if you don’t have one.

• To translate your PDF from English to Sinhala, you need to copy text from your PDF and paste it into the chat box. Then write a prompt such as “translate it to Sinhala” and hit Enter.

• Wait for your PDF to be translated. Once the translation is finished, copy it by clicking “Copy”. If you want to redo the translation, click “Regenerate”.

Although the methods we shown here is using online AI Assistant of UPDF, you can also use UPDF on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS to translate PDF to English. The guide is also simple. I will take UPDF on Windows as an example. You can click the below button to download UPDF.

Steps: Open the English PDF, then, click on the “UPDF AI” icon at the right bottom corner, click on the “Chat”, copy the content in the PDF that you want to translate, enter the prompt “Translate to Sinhala” in the UPDF AI message box, paste the copied content, and press enter.

Way 2. Translate a Scanned English PDF to Sinhala

If you want to translate a scanned PDF to Sinhala, you need to convert it to a searchable document first. To do this, you need to download UPDF on your device via the below button.

Follow the below steps to learn how to convert a scanned PDF into a searchable file with OCR.

1. Open UPDF on your device and drag and drop your document.

• Navigate to the menu on the right and click the “OCR” icon. Then Choose “Searchable PDF” and click “Perform OCR”. Once your file is converted, save it on your device.

Now you can go to UPDF AI and translate your PDF using the options we showed you previously.

Apart from translating, UPDF AI can perform many other tasks. This includes converting PDFs to mind maps, chatting with images and summarizing PDFs. Moreover, you can ask AI about anything and generate ideas when you lack inspiration. Download UPDF by clicking the button below or check it out online here.

If you would like to watch a video tutorial, we show how to translate PDFs to other languages with UPDF AI in this video. And to learn more about UPDF, you can read this review article. 

Part 2. How Can Google Translate English to Sinhala

Google Translate is one of the most popular online applications for translation. Follow the steps below to learn how to use it and translate your document to Sinhala.

Translating a PDF with Google Translate

• Open your browser and go to Google Translate.

• Now click “Documents” and drag and drop your PDF.

• Once your file is uploaded, choose the language of your file from the options on the left. In this case, it is “English”.

• Now choose the language you want your PDF to be translated into, i.e. Sinhala, from the dropdown on the right. Then click “Translate” and wait for your file to be translated.

• Once your file is finished translating, you will see the “Download translation” button. Click that to download the translated file.

Translating a Few Sentences with Google Translate

If you want to translate only a few sentences with Google Translator, just click “Text” from the options, choose your input and output language and copy the content from in the box.

And Google Translate can help you translate in seconds.

Part 3. Which Tool is Better for Translating a PDF from English to Sinhala?

Now it’s time to compare both UPDF AI and Google Translate. This way you will be able to make an informed decision on what to choose for your translation and PDF editing purposes.

Overall, UPDF seems to be a better option if you want to use it not only for translating but also for editing your PDF files. Its advanced features, such as OCR, allow you to convert scanned documents into PDFs and then easily translate them with UPDF AI. Moreover, you can also ask AI questions and generate ideas for your projects. Many customers are satisfied with UPDF and its performance. Thus, we recommend you try it out!

Wrapping Up

Good translation software can really advance your work. In this article, we showed you how you can translate an English PDF to Sinhala by using UPDF AI and Google Translate. We hope that by now you have learned new skills and were able to finish your translating tasks.

If not, don’t wait – download UPDF or visit UPDF Online AI Assistant and sign up for UPDF AI to seamlessly integrate it into your workflow and maximize productivity.