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@AI Evy how do we enable agent to understand Arabic, Spanish and English? Don't see the ability to select multiple languages from the dropdown.
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Thanks for tagging me @Abhishek Tayal. I'll look through relevant sources and get back to you shortly.
### Answer Currently, Retell AI does not support selecting multiple languages simultaneously from the dropdown. The language setting allows you to select one language that the agent will understand (the language of user audio) . [(1) ]() For multilingual scenarios, there is a
multi
option available in the language dropdown. [(1) ]() [(2) ]() However, based on available information, the
multi
option appears to support English & Spanish combinations. [(3) ]() Regarding Arabic: Arabic (
ar-SA
) is listed as a supported language option for voice agents. [(2) ]() However, there have been community discussions indicating that Arabic support may have limitations, as the platform relies on Deepgram for speech-to-text, and a solid Arabic STT model may still be in development. [(4) ]() What you can do: - Select
multi
for English & Spanish support [(3) ]() - For Arabic, you would need to select
ar-SA
as the single language [(2) ]() Unfortunately, there isn't currently a way to enable all three languages (Arabic, Spanish, and English) simultaneously in a single agent configuration based on the available documentation. Check out these potentially useful sources: - [Step 1: Configure global settings]() - [Create Voice Agent]() - [Multili
ngual or Bilingual Transcription]()
​ To learn more, see the sources I considered: [[1] Step 1: Configure global settings](https://docs.retellai.com/build/conversation-flow/global-setting) [[2] Create Voice Agent](https://docs.retellai.com/api-references/create-agent) [[3] Multilingual support](https://discord.com/channels/1186424376300679209/1321626490097504286) [[4] Discord message from @cool.ball on 2025-02-09](https://discord.com/channels/1186424376300679209/1186462578310910112/1338290498271445125) ​
Feel free to tag @AI Evy with additional questions. I also appreciate feedback, it helps me improve.