Study Notes in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and More: Learn from English Videos in Your Own Language

A large share of good teaching online is in English, while many learners think and revise more comfortably in their own language. Reading an explanation of a hard concept in Hindi or Telugu can make it click in a way the English version did not. The trick is getting that explanation without translating everything yourself.

Which languages are available

CastIQ lets you choose the language of the generated output separately from the language of the source. The list has 21 options:

• Indian languages: Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi.
• Others: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic.

How to do it

1. 01

   Add the source

   Paste a YouTube link, upload a PDF or a photo, or record a class.

2. 02

   Choose the output language

   Pick the language you want the notes in. You do not need to match the language of the video.

3. 03

   Pick a note style

   Short for revision, long with examples for first-time learning. A simplified focus uses plain language and everyday analogies.

4. 04

   Review the technical terms

   See the checklist below before you rely on the notes.

Technical terms: translate or keep?

Exams and textbooks often use English terms even when the explanation is in another language, so notes that translate every word can be harder to match against your syllabus. A practical rule:

• Keep the English term next to the translated explanation the first time it appears.
• Keep formulas, units and symbols exactly as in the source.
• Use Hinglish if you think in Hindi but read English terms comfortably.

For the full set of options, including styles and focus modes, read how CastIQ's AI notes work.

Example: an English physics lecture, studied in Telugu

A student preparing in Telugu finds an English lecture on Newton's laws. They paste the link, choose Telugu as the output language and a simplified focus, and read the generated notes. They find that terms like force, inertia and momentum are explained clearly in Telugu, but they also want to see the English words, since exam questions use them. So they regenerate with the English terms kept alongside, and build a small two-column glossary from the result.

Build a two-language glossary

For subjects where the exam is in English but you think in another language, a glossary closes the gap quickly:

1. List each key term in English and in your language, side by side.
2. Write the definition in your language, then once in simple English.
3. Test yourself both ways: from English to your language, and the other way round.
4. Add the terms you got wrong to a flashcard set. See how to make flashcards.

When to keep the source language

• If you will be examined in English, do your final revision from English notes.
• For proper nouns, legal text and quotations, keep the original wording.
• For maths and science, make sure symbols and units match the source exactly.

Documents work the same way: you can read an English PDF in your own language by choosing the output language, as covered in converting a PDF into study notes.

Frequently asked questions