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# How to help the bot pronounce phone numbers correctly

In some languages the bot can change the pronunciation of phone numbers to a basic number.\
To make sure a phone 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 phone number to make sure the bot interprets it correctly: `[phone]`

<figure><img src="/files/IDX5sABiARGHzho6zaij" alt=""><figcaption><p>(variable)[phone] or (+3123456789)[phone]</p></figcaption></figure>

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