Say
The <Say> verb is used to synthesize text to speech and play it back to the remote party.
Say Attributes
Nesting
The <Say> verb cannot have any other verbs or nouns nested. Only text can be part of the <say> verb.
Examples
Below is an example of using the <say> verb.
<Response>
<Say>Hello World</Say>
</Response>Choose your voice and language based on the list at the bottom of this page
<Response>
<Say language="joanna-en-US-female">Hello World</Say>
</Response>Voices
To use a specific provider specify it in the language attribute, as shown below. Voices are all from AWS Polly.
Danish (da-DK)
language="naja-da-DK-female" - Naja
language="mads-da-DK-male" - Mads
Dutch (nl-NL)
language="lotte-nl-NL-female" - Lotte
language="ruben-nl-NL-male" - Ruben
English (Australian) (en-AU)
language="nicole-en-au-female" - Nicole
language="olivia-en-au-female" - Olivia
language="russell-en-au-male" - Russell
English (British) (en-GB)
language="amy-en-GB-female" - Amy
language="emma-en-GB-female" - Emma
language="brian-en-GB-male" - Brian
English (Indian) (en-IN)
language="aditi-en-IN-female" - Aditi
language="raveena-en-IN-female" - Raveena
English (US) (en-US)
language="ivy-en-US-female" - Ivy
language="joanna-en-US-female" - Joanna
language="kendra-en-US-female" - Kendra
language="kimberly-en-US-female" - Kimberly
language="salli-en-US-female" - Salli
language="joey-en-US-male" - Joey
language="justin-en-US-male" - Justin
language="kevin-en-US-male" - Kevin
language="matthew-en-US-male" - Matthew
English (Welsh) (en-GB-WLS)
language="geraint-en-GB-WLS-male" - Geraint
French (fr-FR)
language="celine-fr-FR-female" - Celine
language="lea-fr-FR-female" - Lea
language="mathieu-fr-FR-male" - Mathieu
French (Canadian) (fr-CA)
language="chantal-fr-CA-female" - Chantal
German (de-DE)
language="marlene-de-DE-female" - Marlene
language="vicki-de-DE-female" - Vicki
language="hans-de-DE-male" - Hans
Icelandic (is-IS)
language="dora-is-IS-female" - Dóra/Dora
language="karl-is-IS-male" - Karl
Italian (it-IT)
language="carla-it-IT-female" - Carla
language="bianca-it-IT-female" - Bianca
language="giorgio-it-IT-male" - Giorgio
Japanese (ja-JP)
language="mizuki-ja-PA-female" - Mizuki
language="takumi-ja-PA-male" - Takumi
Norwegian (nb-NO)
language="liv-nb-NO-female" - Liv
Polish (pl-PL)
language="ewa-pl-PL-female" - Ewa
language="maja-pl-PL-female" - Maja
language="jacek-pl-PL-male" - Jacek
language="jan-pl-PL-male" - Jan
Portuguese (Brazilian) (pt-BR)
language="camila-bp-BR-female" - Camila
language="vitoria-bp-BR-female" - Vitoria
language="ricardo-bp-BR-male" - Ricardo
Portuguese (European) (pt-PT)
language="ines-pt-PT-female" - Ines
language="cristiano-pt-PT-male" - Cristiano
Romanian (ro-RO)
language="carmen-ro-RO-female" - Carmen
Russian (ru-RU)
language="tatyana-ru-RU-female" - Tatyana
language="maxim-ru-RU-male" - Maxim
Spanish (European) (es-ES)
language="conchita-es-ES-female" - Conchita
language="lucia-es-ES-female" - Lucia
language="enrique-es-ES-male" - Enrique
Spanish (Mexican) (es-MX)
language="mia-es-MX-female" - Mia
US Spanish (es-US)
language="lupe-es-US-female" - Lupe
language="penelope-es-US-female" - Penelope
language="miguel-es-US-male" - Miguel
Swedish (sv-SE)
language="astrid-sv-SE-female" - Astrid
Turkish (tr-TR)
language="filiz-tr-TR-female" - Filiz
Welsh (cy-GB)
language="gwyneth-cy-GB-female" - GwynethJSON of all supported languages:
{
"Danish (da-DK)": [
{
"language_use": "naja-da-DK-female",
"name": "Naja"
},
{
"language_use": "mads-da-DK-male",
"name": "Mads"
}
],
"Dutch (nl-NL)": [
{
"language_use": "lotte-nl-NL-female",
"name": "Lotte"
},
{
"language_use": "ruben-nl-NL-male",
"name": "Ruben"
}
],
"English (Australian) (en-AU)": [
{
"language_use": "nicole-en-au-female",
"name": "Nicole"
},
{
"language_use": "olivia-en-au-female",
"name": "Olivia"
},
{
"language_use": "russell-en-au-male",
"name": "Russell"
}
],
"English (British) (en-GB)": [
{
"language_use": "amy-en-GB-female",
"name": "Amy"
},
{
"language_use": "emma-en-GB-female",
"name": "Emma"
},
{
"language_use": "brian-en-GB-male",
"name": "Brian"
}
],
"English (Indian) (en-IN)": [
{
"language_use": "aditi-en-IN-female",
"name": "Aditi"
},
{
"language_use": "raveena-en-IN-female",
"name": "Raveena"
}
],
"English (US) (en-US)": [
{
"language_use": "ivy-en-US-female",
"name": "Ivy"
},
{
"language_use": "joanna-en-US-female",
"name": "Joanna"
},
{
"language_use": "kendra-en-US-female",
"name": "Kendra"
},
{
"language_use": "kimberly-en-US-female",
"name": "Kimberly"
},
{
"language_use": "salli-en-US-female",
"name": "Salli"
},
{
"language_use": "joey-en-US-male",
"name": "Joey"
},
{
"language_use": "justin-en-US-male",
"name": "Justin"
},
{
"language_use": "kevin-en-US-male",
"name": "Kevin"
},
{
"language_use": "matthew-en-US-male",
"name": "Matthew"
}
],
"English (Welsh) (en-GB-WLS)": [
{
"language_use": "geraint-en-GB-WLS-male",
"name": "Geraint"
}
],
"French (fr-FR)": [
{
"language_use": "celine-fr-FR-female",
"name": "Celine"
},
{
"language_use": "lea-fr-FR-female",
"name": "Lea"
},
{
"language_use": "mathieu-fr-FR-male",
"name": "Mathieu"
}
],
"French (Canadian) (fr-CA)": [
{
"language_use": "chantal-fr-CA-female",
"name": "Chantal"
}
],
"German (de-DE)": [
{
"language_use": "marlene-de-DE-female",
"name": "Marlene"
},
{
"language_use": "vicki-de-DE-female",
"name": "Vicki"
},
{
"language_use": "hans-de-DE-male",
"name": "Hans"
}
],
"Icelandic (is-IS)": [
{
"language_use": "dora-is-IS-female",
"name": "Dora"
},
{
"language_use": "karl-is-IS-male",
"name": "Karl"
}
],
"Italian (it-IT)": [
{
"language_use": "carla-it-IT-female",
"name": "Carla"
},
{
"language_use": "bianca-it-IT-female",
"name": "Bianca"
},
{
"language_use": "giorgio-it-IT-male",
"name": "Giorgio"
}
],
"Japanese (ja-JP)": [
{
"language_use": "mizuki-ja-PA-female",
"name": "Mizuki"
},
{
"language_use": "takumi-ja-PA-male",
"name": "Takumi"
}
],
"Norwegian (nb-NO)": [
{
"language_use": "liv-nb-NO-female",
"name": "Liv"
}
],
"Polish (pl-PL)": [
{
"language_use": "ewa-pl-PL-female",
"name": "Ewa"
},
{
"language_use": "maja-pl-PL-female",
"name": "Maja"
},
{
"language_use": "jacek-pl-PL-male",
"name": "Jacek"
},
{
"language_use": "jan-pl-PL-male",
"name": "Jan"
}
],
"Portuguese (Brazilian) (pt-BR)": [
{
"language_use": "camila-bp-BR-female",
"name": "Camila"
},
{
"language_use": "vitoria-bp-BR-female",
"name": "Vitoria"
},
{
"language_use": "ricardo-bp-BR-male",
"name": "Ricardo"
}
],
"Portuguese (European) (pt-PT)": [
{
"language_use": "ines-pt-PT-female",
"name": "Ines"
},
{
"language_use": "cristiano-pt-PT-male",
"name": "Cristiano"
}
],
"Romanian (ro-RO)": [
{
"language_use": "carmen-ro-RO-female",
"name": "Carmen"
}
],
"Russian (ru-RU)": [
{
"language_use": "tatyana-ru-RU-female",
"name": "Tatyana"
},
{
"language_use": "maxim-ru-RU-male",
"name": "Maxim"
}
],
"Spanish (European) (es-ES)": [
{
"language_use": "conchita-es-ES-female",
"name": "Conchita"
},
{
"language_use": "lucia-es-ES-female",
"name": "Lucia"
},
{
"language_use": "enrique-es-ES-male",
"name": "Enrique"
}
],
"Spanish (Mexican) (es-MX)": [
{
"language_use": "mia-es-MX-female",
"name": "Mia"
}
],
"US Spanish (es-US)": [
{
"language_use": "lupe-es-US-female",
"name": "Lupe"
},
{
"language_use": "penelope-es-US-female",
"name": "Penelope"
},
{
"language_use": "miguel-es-US-male",
"name": "Miguel"
}
],
"Swedish (sv-SE)": [
{
"language_use": "astrid-sv-SE-female",
"name": "Astrid"
}
],
"Turkish (tr-TR)": [
{
"language_use": "filiz-tr-TR-female",
"name": "Filiz"
}
],
"Welsh (cy-GB)": [
{
"language_use": "gwyneth-cy-GB-female",
"name": "Gwyneth"
}
]
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