English on YouTube
Learn English with YouTube: bilingual subtitles, IPA and sentence replay
A YouTube video is useful for English when you can stay on one sentence, see the original beside a translation, and check a US or UK reading. LangScribe embeds the video and keeps those study controls on your subtitles.
Paste a YouTube link and the video stays on YouTube. This site stores the link and your subtitle text, not a copy of the film. When the video has public captions, LangScribe can load them. If it does not, download the video or audio, add that file, and import subtitles or generate them with AI.
Public captions when they exist. US or UK readings. The film is not hosted here. No pronunciation score.
Watching is not the same as staying on a line
YouTube’s own captions are for following along. They are harder to loop as a single study sentence, to pair with a translation you control, or to mark with a US or UK reading.
- Bilingual original and translation on one cue
- US or UK readings on English words
- Sentence loop and a slower speed
Three steps from a link to a line
Start with the caption track YouTube already published. Generate a new one only after you have a file.
- Paste a YouTube link. The player embeds the video. LangScribe does not upload it.
- Load public captions when that video has them. If it has none, add a downloaded video or audio file, then import SRT or run AI subtitles at 2 credits per minute.
- Translate the lines, show US or UK readings, loop the sentence, and set speed from 0.5× to 2×.
Readings, not a speaking grade
English words can show a US reading or a UK reading. That is a pronunciation aid on the text. The app does not record you or score the accent.
- Hide the translation or the original. One side stays visible.
- Search the subtitles and click a timestamp.
- Export SRT, or a Word document of the lines. There is no Markdown export.
When public captions are missing
Some videos have no public caption track, and a burst of caption requests can fail. In that case the player asks you to download the video or audio and add the file. AI transcription runs on that file, as short audio chunks, not as a promise that every YouTube URL is transcribed in place.
Captions on the link, or a file you add
The two paths are different. Public captions are loaded. AI transcription is for a file in your library.
| Situation | Path |
|---|---|
| The video has public captions | Load them, then translate and study. The video stays on YouTube. |
| No public captions | Download video or audio, add the file, then import SRT or use AI subtitles. |
| You want a pronunciation aid | Show US or UK readings. This is not a speaking score. |
AI subtitles cost 2 credits per minute and need sign-in. Loading public captions and free translation do not use that per-minute charge.
Add a file if the link has no captionsCredits only when you transcribe a file
A YouTube link with public captions does not use the per-minute AI subtitle charge. AI subtitles on a file you add cost 2 credits per minute. AI translation is billed by the number of lines.
| Audio length | AI subtitles on a file |
|---|---|
| 10 min | 20 credits |
| 30 min | 60 credits |
| 60 min | 120 credits |
What this page does not do
- The video remains on YouTube. LangScribe does not host the film.
- A link with no public captions is not transcribed automatically. You add a file first.
- US and UK readings are not a recording or a pronunciation score.
FAQ
Does LangScribe transcribe every YouTube video with AI?
No. A YouTube link can load public captions when they exist. AI transcription is for a video or audio file you add, at 2 credits per minute.
Where does the video play?
On YouTube, inside the embed. This site stores the link and your subtitles, not a copy of the film.
Can I see US and UK pronunciations?
Yes. English lines can show US readings or UK readings. That does not record you or score your speech.
Can I loop one sentence?
Yes. Loop the current line or an A-B stretch, from 0.5× to 2×, and click a timestamp to jump back.
What if the video has no public captions?
Download the video or audio, add it to your library, then import SRT, VTT, or ASS, or generate AI subtitles.
Is importing captions free?
Yes. SRT, VTT, and ASS import do not use credits. Free translation does not either. AI translation uses credits by the number of lines.
Stay on the English sentence
Open a YouTube link when it has public captions, or a file you saved, and replay the line with a reading beside it.
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