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# Multilingual Voice Interviewer

> Run AI-moderated voice interviews in 40+ languages with natural-sounding audio

Listen's voice interviewer reads questions aloud to participants in 40+ languages with natural-sounding audio.

<Info>
  For text-based translation across 90+ languages, see [**Localizing Your Study: Auto-Translations**](setup-to-launch/auto-translations)
</Info>

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## What the Multi-lingual Voice Interviewer Does

When the voice interviewer is enabled, participants hear questions read aloud. This makes interviews more accessible and conversational — particularly valuable for:

* Markets where reading in a second language creates fatigue
* Older audiences or those with lower literacy rates
* Mobile studies where audio-first feels more natural than reading
* Studies designed to feel like a natural conversation rather than a survey

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## Choosing a Language and Voice

Listen offers multiple voice options for each of the 42 supported languages. Voices vary in tone, pacing, and regional accent — so you can choose one that feels authentic for your target audience.

*(Note: Voice audio is separate from Auto-Translations, which covers \~100 languages for text-based interviews.)*

### How to Configure Voice Settings

1. Open your study in the **Editor**.
2. Click the **settings icon** (wrench) in the left sidebar.
3. Navigate to **Language & Voice** settings.
4. Select your target language.
5. Preview available voice options and choose the best fit for your study.
6. Save your settings.

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<Tip>
  Preview voices before launching. Some are more formal or informal — choose a voice that matches the register of your questions and your target audience.
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## Supported Languages

Listen currently supports **40+ languages with voice**, including:

* **Europe:** English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, and more
* **Americas:** US English, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, Canadian French
* **Asia-Pacific:** Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and more
* **Middle East & Africa:** Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Swahili

The full list is in the Language Settings panel. New languages are added regularly — email [**support@listenlabs.ai**](mailto:support@listenlabs.ai) if you need a language not currently listed.

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## Voice vs. Text Interviewer

You can use voice and text interchangeably per study, or set a study-wide default. Text tends to work better for B2B and professional audiences; voice performs better for consumer research, mobile-first studies, and international markets where reading in a second language is a barrier.

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