Your business speaks Mandarin too
Chinese-speaking visitors are the customers a Thai hotel, mall, or marketplace already serves every day. 2 of the catalog's voices are Mandarin-first, in the same account, on the same rate, behind the same key as the Thai roster.
A Thai business that serves Chinese-speaking customers writes for them constantly. The welcome message at check-in, the product page voiced for a short video, the notice on the shop floor, the reply from an assistant at midnight. All of it is in Chinese. Most of it is recorded by whoever on the team speaks some Mandarin, or not recorded at all.
The catalog now carries 2 voices designed for Mandarin (普通话) beside its Thai and English ones, 32 in all. Same account, same key, same per-character rate, and the same request with a different voice id. The Thai vendor you already use for Thai speech reads Chinese too.
2 voices, one line#
Each is cast for different work, and each reads the same sentence below. The only thing that changes between rows is the voice.
The line
欢迎光临。我们的团队在曼谷，很高兴为您服务。有任何问题，随时告诉我们。
One line, every Mandarin voice. Names link to each voice's own page.
Where the Mandarin voice goes#
These are the four places a Thai business usually needs one, and between them they are why the catalog carries them.
Hotels, spas, and the arrivals hall
The welcome at check-in, the in-room guide, the announcement in the lobby, the safety line on the shuttle. A voice a Chinese-speaking guest can follow, generated from a script the front desk edits, with no recording session to book.
Cross-border commerce and livestream
Product copy voiced for the short video and the livestream intro, in Mandarin, from the same listing text the Thai storefront already has. A price change is a new request, and the video keeps pace with the catalog.
Brand and product video for the Chinese market
A narrated brand film or product walkthrough for a Chinese-speaking audience, read by a voice cast for narration. Cast from the catalog first, and book an artist only if none of them is the one.
Learning content and companion apps
Thai language lessons explained in Mandarin, a tour guide app, or a companion that answers in Chinese. Text a prompt already writes becomes speech in the same request the Thai side uses.
One account for every language#
A business serving Thai, English, and Chinese-speaking customers runs the same pipeline three times: the same request, the same key, the same billing, a different voice id. Nothing on the Thai side has to know the Mandarin side exists.
The model reads by script. A Chinese phrase inside a Thai sentence is read in the voice you chose, with that voice's accent. These 2 are for the other direction, where the whole sentence is Chinese and the reading should sound Mandarin-first.
Questions#
- Which Chinese does it read?
- Mandarin, from Simplified script (简体中文). Send text as it is written in mainland usage. Traditional script is not verified; convert it to Simplified before sending.
- Are these different models from the Thai voices?
- No. One model serves the whole catalog, and a voice is an id you send with the request. Any of the 32 voices is available on any account.
- Do the Mandarin voices cost more?
- No. Speech bills per character at one rate regardless of voice or language, and the free credits a new account starts with cover Mandarin text like any other.
- Can the Mandarin voices read Thai or English?
- Yes, with a foreign accent, the way a Mandarin speaker reads them. For text that is Thai or English throughout, pick a voice designed for that language from the roster.
- Can one request mix Thai and Mandarin?
- Yes. The model reads each run of text in its own script. A Chinese name inside a Thai sentence goes through in one request, and so does a Thai place name inside a Chinese one. The voice you choose decides which side sounds native. Listen to your own copy in the playground before publishing a mixed line.
- Tao Huay or Oolong?
- Tao Huay is the tender, close read: drama, audio novels, and companion speech. Oolong is the deep, even narrator: brand films, product video, and late-night storytelling. Play both on your own line above before deciding.
- Can we use the audio commercially?
- Output made on free credits is for personal use and evaluation. Once you buy a plan or credits, generated output becomes yours for any use, including commercial publication, and that covers output generated before the purchase.
Free credits, and no card
Sign in and the free grant covers a welcome message, a product intro, and the versions of both you throw away first.