LANGUAGES · PEOPLE · CONNECTION
Start with the language that feels natural to each person. Understand how a translation pair connects what you say with what they hear and read.
Find your shared understanding
TEN LANGUAGES, INDIVIDUAL VOICES
Choose the language that feels like you.
01 / BEGIN WITH THE PERSON
Travel, family and work bring people together, but a place does not tell you which language someone prefers. Ask what feels comfortable before the conversation. Someone may use one language at home, another at work and a third when writing. Nationality, location and a saved contact preference cannot answer that question for them.
Choose from the languages available in Arleyo for the conversation mode you intend to use. Select what each person will speak and what they want to hear or read. The choices shown for your conversation mode guide the combination you can use. Make those choices together before the conversation so everyone knows what to expect.
02 / UNDERSTAND THE PAIR
A translation pair combines the language one person speaks with the language the other person needs. In a two-way exchange, those roles reverse when the other person replies. Check both directions, including spoken output when you want translated audio.
Voice and text are related parts of that exchange. Speech recognition turns spoken words into text; translation carries the meaning into the other language; spoken output lets the listener hear that translation. Each stage can introduce a delay or an error, so leave space for a reply and clarification.
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03 / MAKE ROOM FOR CONTEXT
Before a longer conversation, try a short greeting and a simple question. Make sure each person can follow the reply. Use clear sentences, speak at a natural pace and avoid talking over one another. Background noise, accents and unfamiliar names can affect what speech recognition captures.
Where original and translated subtitles are available, use them together to follow what was recognised and how it was translated. Text gives you another way to review a detail, but it can carry the same recognition mistake as the audio. Ask the speaker to repeat or rephrase anything that does not make sense.
For a face-to-face exchange using Interpreter, decide who will speak first and which language each person wants to hear. Sharing a device does not change the need to check the language choices. Give each person time to finish, read or listen, and then respond.
04 / BUILD GOOD CONVERSATION HABITS
Read back names, numbers, dates and addresses. Spell out an unfamiliar name or write it down. For an appointment, repeat the time and location in a way both people understand. Specialist or high-stakes matters may call for a qualified interpreter; translation alone should not settle a critical decision.
Contacts can store preferred languages, and your own default language belongs in account Settings. Use those preferences to make a familiar conversation easier to set up, then check whether they still suit this exchange. A preference helps you choose; the available options determine what you can use.
Explore contacts ↗One-to-one audio, group communication and face-to-face exchanges have different needs. Check the relevant language choices for your mode. In translated audio groups, one active speaker speaks at a time. Direct one-to-one audio carries the conversation without translation, so choose it when you already share a language.
Explore call modes ↗CLOSER, ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME