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Hollis now speaks 30 languages, including Tagalog and Urdu

What we learned teaching a voice agent to switch languages mid-call.

Maya Chen

Maya Chen

Co-founder and CEO,

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Thirty languages, one receptionist

What we learned

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Thirty languages, one receptionist

Hollis now answers calls in 30 languages, with Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese and Polish added this month. Callers can start in one language and switch at any point, and Hollis follows along.

What we learned

Supporting a language is not just translation. Dates, names, addresses and even the way people say yes are different. We worked with native speakers who run small businesses to test thousands of real booking conversations.

  • Callers switch language most often when giving names and addresses

  • Confirming details in the caller's language cuts booking errors by half

  • Summaries for your team always arrive in your language

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Every language is included on every plan. Turn on the languages your callers speak in Settings, under Voice and language.

Maya Chen
Maya Chen

Written by Maya Chen

Co-founder and CEO of Hollis. Before Hollis, Maya spent eight years running operations for a group of dental clinics.

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