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# Supported languages

> Input and output languages supported by the Voice Agent API.

The Voice Agent API's input (speech recognition) and output (speech synthesis) cover different sets of languages.

## Input languages

The Voice Agent API uses Universal-3.5 Pro Streaming for speech recognition. It supports the following input languages with native code-switching:

| Language   | Flag |
| ---------- | ---- |
| English    | 🇺🇸 |
| Spanish    | 🇪🇸 |
| German     | 🇩🇪 |
| French     | 🇫🇷 |
| Portuguese | 🇵🇹 |
| Italian    | 🇮🇹 |
| Turkish    | 🇹🇷 |
| Dutch      | 🇳🇱 |
| Swedish    | 🇸🇪 |
| Norwegian  | 🇳🇴 |
| Danish     | 🇩🇰 |
| Finnish    | 🇫🇮 |
| Hindi      | 🇮🇳 |
| Vietnamese | 🇻🇳 |
| Arabic     | 🇸🇦 |
| Hebrew     | 🇮🇱 |
| Japanese   | 🇯🇵 |
| Chinese    | 🇨🇳 |

For more on the underlying streaming model, see [Universal-3.5 Pro Streaming](/docs/streaming/getting-started/transcribe-streaming-audio).

## Output languages

The Voice Agent API officially supports the following output languages, each backed by at least one [voice](/docs/voice-agents/voice-agent-api/voices) with a matching primary or native accent:

| Language   | Flag      | Recommended voices                                                                                          |
| ---------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| English    | 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 | `alba`, `anna`, `charles`, `eve`, `george`, `jane`, `jean`, `mary`, `michael` (🇺🇸), `paul`, `vera` (🇬🇧) |
| Italian    | 🇮🇹      | `giovanni`                                                                                                  |
| Spanish    | 🇪🇸      | `lola`                                                                                                      |
| German     | 🇩🇪      | `juergen`                                                                                                   |
| Portuguese | 🇵🇹      | `rafael`                                                                                                    |
| French     | 🇫🇷      | `estelle`                                                                                                   |

See the [Voices](/docs/voice-agents/voice-agent-api/voices) page for voice descriptions.

### Coming soon

Native-accent voices for the following languages are on the roadmap. If you'd like early access or want to register interest, contact [support@assemblyai.com](mailto:support@assemblyai.com).

| Language   | Flag |
| ---------- | ---- |
| Hindi      | 🇮🇳 |
| Turkish    | 🇹🇷 |
| Dutch      | 🇳🇱 |
| Swedish    | 🇸🇪 |
| Norwegian  | 🇳🇴 |
| Danish     | 🇩🇰 |
| Finnish    | 🇫🇮 |
| Vietnamese | 🇻🇳 |
| Arabic     | 🇸🇦 |
| Hebrew     | 🇮🇱 |
| Japanese   | 🇯🇵 |
| Chinese    | 🇨🇳 |