# 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="https://3356808761-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FEBQHGJABNTj5ISSOTRxM%2Fuploads%2Fv0Db5m2alathVTl8wqaW%2Fspeechmarkdown%20phone.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=6c1c61af-04de-40da-8de2-91b259124b1f" alt=""><figcaption><p>(variable)[phone] or (+3123456789)[phone]</p></figcaption></figure>

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