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Translate English subtitles to Korean

To translate English subtitles to Korean, upload your .srt or .vtt file to SubLingo, set the target language to Korean, and download the file with every timecode preserved. Korean collapses to far fewer characters than English (roughly 45% shorter on a character basis) but each glyph is full-width, so lines stay capped at 16 characters. Korean composes Hangul syllable blocks and does separate phrases with spaces, so Netflix caps lines at 16 characters and 12 cps. Keep each line under 16 characters and a reading speed below 12 characters per second — the limit Netflix sets for Korean subtitles — and save the file as UTF-8 so every character survives the round trip.

Direction
English → Korean
Target script
Hangul (left-to-right)
Line length
≤ 16 full-width chars
Reading speed
≤ 12 cps (Netflix)
Length vs source
~45% shorter
Encoding
UTF-8

Last updated: 2026-06-11

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How to translate English subtitles to Korean

01

Upload

Drop in your English .srt or .vtt file. SubLingo parses every cue and locks the timings in place.

02

Pick Korean

Set the target language to Korean. The source is auto-detected, so you can leave it on English or let it detect.

03

Translate

Run the translation. Only the text inside each cue is rewritten in Korean — never the timecodes.

04

Download

Download the Korean subtitle file in the same format you uploaded, ready to drop straight onto your video.

Korean subtitle considerations

Translating from English into Korean: Korean collapses to far fewer characters than English (roughly 45% shorter on a character basis) but each glyph is full-width, so lines stay capped at 16 characters. Korean composes Hangul syllable blocks and does separate phrases with spaces, so Netflix caps lines at 16 characters and 12 cps. Because SubLingo rewrites only the text inside each cue, every timecode from the original English file carries over to the Korean version unchanged.

Need the other direction? Translate Korean subtitles to English.

EnglishKorean questions

How long can each line be in Korean subtitles?+

Netflix caps Korean subtitles at 16 full-width characters per line and a reading speed of about 12 characters per second, across a maximum of two lines. SubLingo keeps the cue boundaries fixed, so you can re-break a long Korean line without touching the timing.

Will the timecodes change when translating English to Korean?+

No. SubLingo translates only the subtitle text, so every start and end time is preserved exactly. Your Korean subtitles stay frame-accurate against the original video.

Does it support .vtt files as well as .srt?+

Yes. Both WebVTT (.vtt) and SubRip (.srt) English files are supported, including multi-line cues. The output keeps the same format you uploaded.

Can I translate English to Korean for free online?+

Yes. You can translate a English subtitle file to Korean in your browser for free, with no signup and nothing to install.

Is the English to Korean translation really free?+

You can try it for free with no account. Upload your English file, translate to Korean, and download the result.

How long does it take to translate English subtitles to Korean?+

Most English subtitle files translate to Korean in a few seconds. Longer files with thousands of cues take a little more, but you stay on the page the whole time.

Is there a file size or length limit for Korean subtitles?+

Typical movie and episode subtitle files — a few hundred KB and a few thousand cues — translate without trouble. Very large files may take longer to process, but the timecodes still come back unchanged.