# English to French Audio Translation > English to French audio translation turns spoken English into spoken French in the same speaker's voice — the output is French audio you can play, not a transcript or French subtitles. On Kenerate AI you upload or record an English video (up to 500 MB) or audio file (up to 50 MB), pick French, and the ElevenLabs dubbing engine transcribes, translates and re-voices it, up to 15 minutes with up to 32 speakers, on the free plan. It costs 3 credits per second of source audio, counted in whole seconds — our 5-second test clips were billed as 6 seconds, 18 credits each — and a failed dub is refunded. The picture is left as it was, so add lip sync if the speaker is on camera. URL: https://kenerateai.com/english-to-french-audio-translation Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com) Last updated: 12 November 2026 ## Key facts - Direction: English → French - Voice: Speaker's own - Longest file: 15 min - Speakers: Up to 32 - File limits: Video 500 MB · audio 50 MB - Free plan: Yes - Engine: ElevenLabs dubbing - AI dubbing (ElevenLabs): English video or audio, up to 15 min → French speech in the same voice. The translation itself. - Lip sync (VEED, Sync Labs, ByteDance): Video + the dubbed audio → Lips matched to the French. On-camera speakers. - Voice Studio (MiniMax Speech 2.8): A written French script → Natural French speech. Reading a script aloud. - Subtitles (VEED): Video up to 4 min → Burned-in captions in the spoken language. Viewers with the sound off. ## Steps 1. Open AI dubbing — Sign in — it works on the free plan. 2. Upload or record — Your English video (up to 500 MB) or audio (up to 50 MB), up to 15 minutes. You can record in the browser too. 3. Pick French — Leave the spoken language on auto-detect, or set it and the number of speakers. 4. Download — The French version in the same voice. Add lip sync if the speaker is on camera. ## In depth ### What we saw in our test dubs We dubbed two existing 5-second English clips into French with the same tool you use (source language on auto-detect). Each was billed as 6 seconds, 18 credits. Both French versions came back exactly as long as the source, 5.04 seconds, and a frame from the middle of each was pixel-identical to the original — the dub changes the sound only. The speakers still sounded like themselves on our pitch check: the creator's median pitch went from 254 Hz to 246 Hz and the support agent's from 119 Hz to 103 Hz. The French support line used less of the clip than the English one, so it ends with a short pause. We didn't transcribe the French, so check wording yourself before you publish. ### What changes between English and French French marks formality in 'you' (tu vs vous) and gender in adjectives and past participles, so the translation has to commit where English stays neutral. French sentences also tend to run longer, which matters when a dub has to fit the same seconds — short, conversational English gives the engine room to keep the French natural. - Tu or vous — set the tone in your script; formal English tends to come out as vous. - Regional words — France and Quebec differ on everyday words like courriel and fin de semaine. - Numbers and dates — French reads 70, 80 and 90 differently from Belgian and Swiss French; check prices and years. ### Other ways to do it Google Translate's live translate speaks translations aloud in a conversation; YouTube's automatic dubbing can dub eligible videos inside YouTube. A dubbing tool gives you the translated file itself, in the speaker's voice, to post anywhere. ## FAQ Q: How do I translate English audio to French? A: Open Kenerate's AI dubbing, upload or record the English audio or video, pick French as the target and download the result: spoken French in the same speaker's voice. Files can be up to 15 minutes. Q: Comment traduire un audio anglais en français ? A: Ouvrez l'outil de doublage IA de Kenerate, importez ou enregistrez l'audio ou la vidéo en anglais, choisissez le français, puis téléchargez la version doublée : du français parlé avec la voix d'origine, jusqu'à 15 minutes par fichier. Cela fonctionne avec le plan gratuit. Q: Is English to French voice translation free? A: Yes, to start: dubbing works on the free plan with the sign-up credits, so you can hear a short clip in French first. It costs 3 credits per second of source audio, counted in whole seconds — a 30-second clip is 90 credits, a minute is 180. Longer files use one-time credit packs that never expire, and a failed dub is refunded. Q: Does the French keep my voice? A: Yes — each speaker is re-voiced in French with a clone of their own voice. In our tests the French kept the speaker's pitch close to the original: a woman's voice measured 254 Hz in English and 246 Hz in French. Q: Will the lips match the French? A: No, not by themselves: dubbing replaces the audio and leaves the picture exactly as it was, so the mouth still moves to the English. Run the dubbed video through lip sync if the speaker is on camera. Q: Which French does it use — France or Canada? A: The dubbing tool has one French target with no regional switch. Check words that differ by region (courriel vs e-mail, fin de semaine vs week-end) if you're dubbing for Quebec or another market. Q: Does it say tu or vous? A: French chooses between tu (informal) and vous (formal or plural) where English just says 'you'. The engine picks from context, so review greetings and direct address for your audience, especially in ads and training. Q: Can I translate an English video to French, not just audio? A: Yes — upload the video (up to 500 MB, 15 minutes). You get the same video with French speech; add French subtitles or lip sync afterwards if you want them. Q: How many speakers can it handle? A: Up to 32 speakers per file. Leave the number on auto, or set it if the speakers talk over each other. Q: Can I translate French audio to English too? A: Yes — French is also a source language and is auto-detected. There's a separate guide for French to English audio translation. ## Related pages - French to English: https://kenerateai.com/french-to-english-audio-translation - Translate audio: https://kenerateai.com/translate-audio - French text to speech: https://kenerateai.com/french-text-to-speech - AI lip sync: https://kenerateai.com/ai-lipsync-generator ## Sources - Kenerate video studio: https://kenerateai.com/app/video - Wikipedia — French language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language - Wikipedia — T–V distinction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E2%80%93V_distinction - ElevenLabs — Dubbing docs: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/capabilities/dubbing - Google Translate Help — live translate: https://support.google.com/translate/answer/6142474 - YouTube Help — automatic dubbing: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15569972