# BASIC 256 - Language Documentation

en:say

## Say

### Format

say expression
say ( expression )

### Description

Uses the the system Text to Speech (TTS) engine to say the expression. In LINUX the FLite or eSpeak libraries are required. In Windows the current default SAPI voice will be used.

### Notes

Windows SAPI will use the default voice you have defined on your control panel. To change the default for Linux/Mac using the ESpeak library you need to copy the desired voice file to the name default.

    # Statements to set default language to 'fr' on Ubuntu 10.10
    # Your system may be different
    cd /usr/share/espeak-data/voices
    sudo cp fr default

### New To Version

0.9.4

en/say.txt · Last modified: 2011/03/29 11:56 (external edit)