Say

The <Say> verb is used to synthesize text to speech and play it back to the remote party.

Say Attributes

Name	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
language	Voice and Language	listed at the bottom	kevin
loop	How many times to play the synthesized text. Zero will loop indefinitely.	non-negative integer	1

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"  - Gwyneth

JSON 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"
        }
    ]
}