Transcribe Farsi audio with WhisperAI
WhisperAI transcribes Farsi (فارسی) audio for the around 110 million speakers across the Persian-speaking world who use the language across Iran, Afghanistan (as Dari), Tajikistan (as Tajik, written in Cyrillic), and large diaspora in the US, Canada, Germany, the UAE and the UK. Built on OpenAI Whisper and tuned for the realities of Farsi speech, the service produces publication-grade transcripts in Persian alphabet (modified Arabic), written right-to-left.
Who actually needs Farsi transcription
Farsi demand comes from Iranian diaspora media (much of it now produced from London, LA and Toronto), academic Persian studies, and translation pipelines for Iranian and Afghan content.
Dialects and varieties handled
- Iranian Persian (Tehrani standard)
- Afghan Dari
- Tajik (Cyrillic-script variant covered separately)
Right-to-left script, Persian vs Dari, and diaspora dialects
Iranian Persian and Afghan Dari are mutually intelligible but stylistically distinct, with different vocabulary preferences and pronunciation patterns. Whisper transcribes both into Persian script with right-to-left rendering and handles the rapid Tehrani standard that dominates Iranian media as well as the somewhat slower Dari speech.
Iranian Persian (Tehrani standard) and Afghan Dari are both supported with native Persian-script output.
How Farsi speakers actually use WhisperAI
- Diaspora Iranian mediaIran International, Manoto and other diaspora outlets transcribe Persian-language broadcasts and interviews for publication and translation.
- Afghan Dari interviewsResearchers, journalists and NGOs document Dari interviews with Afghan refugees and community members.
- Persian academic and historical archivesPersian-studies departments transcribe oral histories and archival recordings.
- Persian-language podcastsIranian diaspora podcasters use transcripts for show notes and Persian-script SEO.
What Farsi transcripts include
Native Persian alphabet (modified Arabic), written right-to-left
Output in Persian alphabet (modified Arabic), written right-to-left with all diacritics, tone marks, special characters and script-specific conventions preserved — never transliteration.
Speaker labels
Diarisation that separates and labels speakers in Farsi interviews, panels and multi-party meetings.
Timestamps and SRT
Word-level timestamps and SRT subtitle export for Farsi video captioning, with proper line-breaking for the script.
Editor and exports
In-browser editor with PDF, DOCX, TXT and SRT exports. Edit the transcript without leaving the browser, then download the format your downstream workflow expects.
How to transcribe Farsi audio
Upload your Farsi recording
Drop in MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 or similar — files up to 5GB. Long-form Farsi interviews, lectures and meetings work without splitting.
Whisper transcribes the audio
The model recognises Farsi speech across the dialects above and outputs Persian alphabet (modified Arabic), written right-to-left. Code-switched English and other languages in the same recording are handled inline.
Edit, label and export
Open the transcript in the editor, fix any names or terms, label speakers, and export to PDF, DOCX, TXT or SRT. Optional AI summary surfaces the key points and decisions.
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