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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](/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](/voice-agents/voice-agent-api/voices) with a matching primary or native accent:

| Language | Flag | Recommended voices                                                                                                   |
| -------- | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| English  | 🇺🇸 | `ivy`, `james`, `tyler`, `winter`, `bella`, `david`, `kyle`, `helen`, `martha`, `river`, `emma`, `victor`, `eleanor` |
| French   | 🇫🇷 | `pierre`                                                                                                             |
| Italian  | 🇮🇹 | `giulia`, `luca`                                                                                                     |
| Spanish  | 🇪🇸 | `lucia`, `mateo`, `diego`                                                                                            |
| Hindi    | 🇮🇳 | `arjun`                                                                                                              |
| Russian  | 🇷🇺 | `dmitri`                                                                                                             |

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

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