Languages
210+ supported translation languages
Translation across 200+ languages, with 100+ languages on each of the speech-to-text and text-to-speech layers underneath. A single conversation can move across all three.
200+
Translation languages
100+
Speech-to-text languages
100+
Text-to-speech voices
RTL
Bidirectional scripts
Three layers, one conversation
The numbers below each name a separate product layer. Translation is the broadest because text models cover more languages than speech models. STT and TTS are unioned across multiple providers to reach 100+ each.
200+
Translation
Text-in, text-out. The broadest layer, backed by Google Translate plus AI translation chains across GPT and Gemini families with Fast and Accurate modes.
100+
Speech-to-text (STT)
Captures spoken language as text. Provider chain: OpenAI Whisper, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Google. Medical-specific accuracy modes for clinical use.
100+
Text-to-speech (TTS)
Reads translations aloud. Provider chain: Google, OpenAI, Cartesia. Natural-voice quality varies per language — best in major world languages.
By region
The full translation surface, grouped for readability. Speech-to-text and text-to-speech coverage varies per language and per provider — the in-product language picker shows the exact per-feature support that is current.
Most spoken worldwide
The languages that cover the largest share of global communication.
- English (US)
- Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)
- Hindi
- Spanish (Spain)
- Arabic
- French (France)
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Russian
- Bengali (India)
- Indonesian
- Urdu (Pakistan)
- German
- Japanese
- Swahili
- Marathi
- Telugu
- Turkish
- Tamil
- Vietnamese
- Korean
Europe
Western, Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern European languages.
- Albanian
- Basque
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Catalan
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English (UK)
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French (France)
- Galician
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Italian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Polish
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish (Spain)
- Swedish
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Welsh
East Asia
Chinese variants, Japanese, Korean, and adjacent East Asian languages.
- Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)
- Chinese (Mandarin, Traditional)
- Chinese (Cantonese)
- Japanese
- Korean
- Mongolian
South Asia
Languages of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
- Bengali (India)
- Bengali (Bangladesh)
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Marathi
- Nepali
- Punjabi
- Sinhala
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu (India)
- Urdu (Pakistan)
Southeast Asia
Languages of Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and beyond.
- Indonesian
- Javanese
- Khmer
- Lao
- Malay
- Burmese
- Filipino (Tagalog)
- Sundanese
- Thai
- Vietnamese
Middle East and North Africa
Arabic variants, Hebrew, Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, and adjacent languages.
- Arabic
- Persian (Farsi)
- Hebrew
- Pashto
- Turkish
Sub-Saharan Africa
Major African languages spanning East, West, Central, and Southern Africa.
- Afrikaans
- Amharic
- Somali
- Swahili
- Swahili (Tanzania)
- Zulu
Americas
Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Indigenous American language variants.
- English (US)
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (US)
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- French (Canada)
Central Asia and the Caucasus
Languages of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and adjacent regions.
- Azerbaijani
- Belarusian
- Armenian
- Georgian
- Kazakh
- Uzbek
Right-to-left scripts
Languages written right-to-left, with bidirectional text rendering.
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Persian (Farsi)
- Urdu (Pakistan)
- Pashto
Auto-detect and language pairs
Vavus AI offers automatic source-language detection on the standard streaming speech path. For higher accuracy on specific workflows you can pin a source language. Language pairs (e.g. English to Spanish, Korean to English) can be saved per conversation or set as defaults per account.
Looking for a specific language pair landing page? See the language pairs index.
Frequently asked questions
How many languages does Vavus AI translation cover?+
Translation covers 200+ languages. The speech-to-text and text-to-speech layers each cover 100+ languages, measured as the union across multiple model providers (Whisper, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, and Google for STT; Google, OpenAI, and Cartesia for TTS). A single conversation can move across all three layers: speech captured, translated, then read aloud in another language.
Does Vavus AI work with right-to-left languages?+
Yes. Right-to-left scripts including Arabic and its regional variants, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Kurdish, and Sindhi are supported with correct bidirectional text rendering in messaging, documents, history, and the keyboard.
Can Vavus AI translate medical terminology?+
Yes. Vavus AI provides medical-specific speech recognition modes for clinical use, with HIPAA-aligned workflows backed by a Business Associate Agreement for approved healthcare customers. See the Healthcare page for details.
Can I translate documents in 200+ languages?+
Yes. Document translation covers the same 200+ languages as text translation. Document translation supports formatting preservation for common file types and OCR for image-based source content.
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