# How to help the bot pronounce numbers correctly

In some languages text to speech can interpret large numbers in an unintuitive way. `Ticket number 1234`  may be pronounced "Ticket number twelve hundred and thirty-four" or "Ticket number one two three four". To make sure a larger number is pronounced correctly you can use Speech markdown (SSML). See the [voices overview](https://developer.dialox.ai/channel/phone/?h=voices#voices) in the developer documentation to make sure your chosen voice supports SSML.

In the flow you can add speech markdown in brackets to a number to make sure the bot interprets it correctly: `[number]` or `[digits]` respectively.

<figure><img src="https://3356808761-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEBQHGJABNTj5ISSOTRxM%2Fuploads%2F2QIQcaqtu4e0OPJRjcDe%2Fspeechmarkdown%20number.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=cfa1e399-242f-4951-bc52-7ddba77c0646" alt=""><figcaption><p>(variable)[number] or ticket number (123)[number]</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
<https://www.speechmarkdown.org/syntax/number/>
{% endhint %}