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# Language Support

> Languages and dialects supported by BuildBetter

BuildBetter supports a wide range of languages and regional dialects for transcription and analysis.

## Supported Languages

BuildBetter supports the following languages and their corresponding language codes:

```yaml theme={null}
languages:
  multilingual:
    name: "Multilingual (Spanish + English)"
    codes: ["multi"]
  
  european:
    - name: "Bulgarian"
      codes: ["bg"]
    - name: "Catalan"
      codes: ["ca"]
    - name: "Czech"
      codes: ["cs"]
    - name: "Danish"
      codes: ["da", "da-DK"]
    - name: "Dutch"
      codes: ["nl"]
    - name: "English"
      codes: ["en", "en-US", "en-AU", "en-GB", "en-NZ", "en-IN"]
    - name: "Estonian"
      codes: ["et"]
    - name: "Finnish"
      codes: ["fi"]
    - name: "Flemish"
      codes: ["nl-BE"]
    - name: "French"
      codes: ["fr", "fr-CA"]
    - name: "German"
      codes: ["de"]
    - name: "German (Switzerland)"
      codes: ["de-CH"]
    - name: "Greek"
      codes: ["el"]
    - name: "Hungarian"
      codes: ["hu"]
    - name: "Italian"
      codes: ["it"]
    - name: "Latvian"
      codes: ["lv"]
    - name: "Lithuanian"
      codes: ["lt"]
    - name: "Norwegian"
      codes: ["no"]
    - name: "Polish"
      codes: ["pl"]
    - name: "Portuguese"
      codes: ["pt", "pt-BR", "pt-PT"]
    - name: "Romanian"
      codes: ["ro"]
    - name: "Russian"
      codes: ["ru"]
    - name: "Slovak"
      codes: ["sk"]
    - name: "Spanish"
      codes: ["es", "es-419"]
    - name: "Swedish"
      codes: ["sv", "sv-SE"]
    - name: "Ukrainian"
      codes: ["uk"]
  
  asian:
    - name: "Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)"
      codes: ["zh", "zh-CN", "zh-Hans"]
    - name: "Chinese (Mandarin, Traditional)"
      codes: ["zh-TW", "zh-Hant"]
    - name: "Chinese (Cantonese, Traditional)"
      codes: ["zh-HK"]
    - name: "Hindi"
      codes: ["hi"]
    - name: "Indonesian"
      codes: ["id"]
    - name: "Japanese"
      codes: ["ja"]
    - name: "Korean"
      codes: ["ko", "ko-KR"]
    - name: "Malay"
      codes: ["ms"]
    - name: "Thai"
      codes: ["th", "th-TH"]
    - name: "Turkish"
      codes: ["tr"]
    - name: "Vietnamese"
      codes: ["vi"]
```

## Language Selection

You can select the language for your recordings in the following ways:

1. **Automatic Detection**: BuildBetter attempts to automatically detect the language of the recording
2. **Default Setting**: Set your preferred default language in workspace settings
3. **Per Recording**: Choose a specific language for each recording
4. **API Parameter**: Specify language code when using the API

## Language Coverage

Our language support varies by feature:

| Feature            | Coverage                                 |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------- |
| Transcription      | All listed languages                     |
| Topic Detection    | All listed languages                     |
| Sentiment Analysis | All listed languages                     |
| Intent Recognition | Major languages (EN, ES, FR, DE, ZH, JA) |
| Entity Extraction  | Major languages (EN, ES, FR, DE, ZH, JA) |

## Special Features

### Multilingual Support

The `multi` language code enables automatic detection and processing of mixed Spanish and English content within the same recording.

### Dialect Specificity

When using regional dialects (e.g., `en-AU` for Australian English), BuildBetter will:

* Apply region-specific language models
* Recognize regional terminology and expressions
* Adapt to regional accents

## Language-Specific Best Practices

For optimal results when recording non-English languages:

1. Ensure clear audio quality
2. Minimize background noise
3. Use dedicated microphones when possible
4. Speak at a natural pace
5. Avoid excessive slang or highly technical jargon

## Adding Language Support

BuildBetter regularly expands language support. If you need a language not currently listed, please [contact our support team](/pages/Help/support-channels).