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Send Gmail in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam

Are you looking ways to send emails in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam. You can use the Gmail’s Indic Transliteration feature, to send email in Indian languages. Currently Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam are supported. When you type message in English, Gmail will automatically convert the word to its Indian local language equivalent (This feature need to be enabled ). This feature enhances the usability of the Gmail service for non-English users.

For ex, “namaste” we will transliterate to Hindi “नमस्ते”, and “vanakkam” in Tamil will become “வணக்கம்”. Press Ctrl+g to toggle between English and selected language.

How to Enable Indic Transliteration

Indian languages feature is enabled by default for Gmail users in India. If not do the following;

  • Go the Settings page
  • Enable Enable Transliteration by checking the box [see pic ]. If you don’t see Enable Transliteration , click the Show all language options link first to see this option.
  • Select default transliteration language (ex Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada or Malayalam).
  • Click Save Changes.
  • Go to Compose Mail page and click the language letter you set (one letter).
  • Start typing mail in english. This will translate English words into your language.
  • You can change the Indic Transliteration language in compose page.
  • Press Ctrl+g to toggle between English and Hindi(or Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam)
{ 31 comments… add one }
  • paddu April 22, 2009, 12:19 am

    sir i didnt understand how to send mails in telugu from this gmail id
    one of my frd send mails in telugu in chating
    how can i send plz give answer

  • vasu June 15, 2009, 5:01 am

    I can’t see the option “enable transliteration”. How can I view this option in my google settings.

    vasu.

  • ThePicky June 15, 2009, 7:36 am

    You will find Gmail Enable Transliteration under Settings > General Tab

  • mahendra June 22, 2009, 3:55 am

    there is no such a options in genral tab. only Gmail display language combo box is there .. there are no such a options as shown above screen shot.. Enable translation, RTL or LTR options.. pls tell me is there any more settings get atht

  • ThePicky June 22, 2009, 6:31 am

    @mahendra,
    You are not seeing Enable Transliteration , click the Show all language options link to see this (Enable Transliteration)option.

  • Vijay Kumar M.{P June 26, 2009, 9:39 pm

    I don’t have the option enable transalation. I require it please send me this.

  • senthil July 4, 2009, 1:57 am

    where is the show ALL LANGUAGES OPTION LINK? I cant locate it.. please help me

  • Murali July 5, 2009, 8:23 am

    Under the Settings/General Tab and for the language(1st item) select the check box against Enable Transliteration and then in the Drop Down Box for Default transliteration language select the language you want like telugu.

    Then click the Save changes button. When you open the Compose and type some words they are automatically converted into the language you selected above.

  • gopalsami October 5, 2009, 12:55 am

    I am unable to send my mails in Tamil.
    I am not seeing “Enable Transliteration” and “Show ALL LANGUAGES OPTION LINK”
    Is the Gmail Help desk team unable to understand the above message ????? so poor in English?????
    Please let the help desk team send a mail to my Mail ID sothat I can still explain very clear, stage by stage.

    Regards,
    Gopalsami.N

  • Pramod kumar October 26, 2009, 5:37 am

    Iam unable to send mail in HINDI .Ihave try it manny time but not get success in it .The options which you show are not appearing at Gmail setting Ithink this facelity are only someVVIPs persons not for general users

  • muthuvel March 10, 2010, 3:50 am

    I can not send mails in Tamils from Yahoo.com mail ID. I can not see the settings in Yahoo.com like Gmail settings. Can you help me to activate composing Tamil mails

  • Dhan Singh Rathore March 24, 2010, 12:17 am

    IN my computer not avilable option in Gmail ,language setting & Enable Transliteration -type using phonetic english,
    default Transliteration language Hindi.please send

  • Gilbert May 13, 2010, 3:13 am

    I am unable to set gmail in malayalam. Only square characters are coming when I set to malayalam language,

  • R.P.Gupta October 12, 2010, 11:29 am

    On my PC in General Tab. there is such type option as mentioned above to solve the problem. I am unable to send e-mail in Hindi. Please help me.

    R.P.Gupta

  • puja November 12, 2010, 4:07 am

    sir i din’t understand how to send mails in telugumfrom this gmail id one of my frd send mails in telugu inchating.
    how can i send pls give ans.

  • pani November 18, 2010, 10:27 am

    i can’t able to send messages in telugu

  • tarun bhartuya December 5, 2010, 10:28 pm

    jab mai email compose karta hu to aapke dawara bati gai sating ke opition
    hi nahi aa rahi hai mai english to hindi kase tranlslate karu

  • vvas sudhakar December 31, 2010, 1:07 am

    google net work is very high profile

  • vvas sudhakar December 31, 2010, 1:08 am

    in my computer no option in language settings other enables

  • vvas sudhakar December 31, 2010, 1:08 am

    my computer not avilable option in Gmail ,language setting & Enable Transliteration -type using phonetic english,
    default Transliteration language Hindi.please send

  • Pooja August 14, 2011, 3:04 am

    I can,t able to sent messages in hindi

  • Budhavarapu Lakshmi Narasimham September 1, 2011, 10:36 pm

    I want to send gmails in Telugu lagnuage.Are we to have any extra software in the desktop

  • Budhavarapu Lakshmi Narasimham September 1, 2011, 10:37 pm

    naku gmail telugu lo pampalani undi

  • Budhavarapu Lakshmi Narasimham September 1, 2011, 10:38 pm

    Kindly make the processes in internet easily understandable to lay man also

  • Budhavarapu Lakshmi Narasimham September 1, 2011, 10:41 pm

    in gmail help us to download softwareon indian languages

  • hemlata September 6, 2011, 7:09 am

    i tried this but my mails are not getting translated into malayalam

  • veerababu September 8, 2011, 2:04 pm

    how can i chat in telugu language

  • maniharan radha October 19, 2011, 9:14 am

    i the picky gives correct sugestion.

  • AANDYKERALA November 11, 2012, 12:31 pm

    I could not install the icon “sending malayalam message in Gmail”
    Please direct me how i can Install thesame in my computer
    .

  • AANDYKERALA November 11, 2012, 12:33 pm

    I could not install the icon “sending malayalam message in Gmail”
    Please direct me how i can Install thesame in my computer.
    The picky is not responding why?
    .

  • R.S.Krishnan November 15, 2012, 6:12 am

    To enable Compose in Tamil, 1st Tami Alphabat
    has to be displayed in Tamil on clicking which only
    Tamil Composing is possible In my Gmail this does
    not appear Despite my requests to Google this has not been done.
    Pl do needful to enable compose in Tamil.

    Thanking u.

    R.S.Krishnan

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