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# Languages

> Supported languages, locale codes, and typical turnaround time

## Overview

Podonos evaluates speech with native speakers in the target locale. Use the language code below as the `lan` argument when creating an evaluator (see [`create_evaluator()`](/reference#param-lan)).

## Supported languages

Here is a list of supported languages and their median turnaround time.

| Flag | Code    | Language                 | Turnaround |
| :--: | ------- | ------------------------ | :--------: |
| 🇺🇸 | `en-us` | English (United States)  |   6h 10m   |
| 🇬🇧 | `en-gb` | English (United Kingdom) |   5h 49m   |
| 🇦🇺 | `en-au` | English (Australia)      |   4h 34m   |
| 🇨🇦 | `en-ca` | English (Canada)         |     12h    |
| 🇮🇳 | `en-in` | English (India)          |   4h 15m   |
| 🇰🇷 | `ko-kr` | Korean (Korea)           |    5h 7m   |
| 🇨🇳 | `zh-cn` | Mandarin (China)         |   7h 31m   |
| 🇪🇸 | `es-es` | Spanish (Spain)          |   4h 33m   |
| 🇲🇽 | `es-mx` | Spanish (Mexico)         |   5h 46m   |
| 🇫🇷 | `fr-fr` | French (France)          |   3h 46m   |
| 🇨🇦 | `fr-ca` | French (Canada)          |     12h    |
| 🇩🇪 | `de-de` | German (Germany)         |   5h 40m   |
| 🇯🇵 | `ja-jp` | Japanese (Japan)         |   14h 27m  |
| 🇮🇹 | `it-it` | Italian (Italy)          |   2h 17m   |
| 🇵🇱 | `pl-pl` | Polish (Poland)          |     12h    |
| 🇵🇹 | `pt-pt` | Portuguese (Portugal)    |    3h 3m   |
| 🇧🇷 | `pt-br` | Portuguese (Brazil)      |   5h 45m   |
| 🇱🇰 | `si-lk` | Sinhala (Sri Lanka)      |     48h    |
| 🇮🇳 | `ta-in` | Tamil (India)            |     48h    |
| 🇮🇳 | `kn-in` | Kannada (India)          |     48h    |
| 🇮🇳 | `ml-in` | Malayalam (India)        |     48h    |
| 🇮🇳 | `hi-in` | Hindi (India)            |     48h    |
| 🇪🇬 | `ar-eg` | Arabic (Egypt)           |     48h    |
| 🇦🇪 | `ar-ae` | Arabic (UAE)             |     48h    |
| 🇸🇦 | `ar-sa` | Arabic (Saudi Arabia)    |     48h    |
| 🇳🇱 | `nl-nl` | Dutch (Netherlands)      |     48h    |
| 🇸🇪 | `sv-se` | Swedish (Sweden)         |     48h    |
|  🎧  | `audio` | General audio file       |     12h    |

## About these turnaround times

The figures above are measured from **real evaluations** completed within the **last 3 months**, not theoretical targets. Across all locales, the overall median return time was **5h 56m** and the overall average was **23h 28m**.

The **Turnaround** column reports the **median** for each locale.

A few things to keep in mind:

* **Some languages take longer.** Sinhala, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and Arabic locales have smaller evaluator pools and lower throughput, so individual runs can extend beyond the 48-hour figure shown. We do not throttle them — we wait for qualified native speakers rather than relaxing the bar.
* **Larger evaluations take proportionally longer.** Figures assume a standard `num_eval` and moderate sample count. Very large jobs extend the window.
* **Time of day and timezone matter.** A job launched as the target region wakes up returns faster than one launched at local midnight.

If turnaround is critical for a specific locale, [reach out](https://www.podonos.com/contact-us) and we can confirm current capacity before you launch.

Need a locale that is not listed? [Talk to us](https://www.podonos.com/contact-us) — we regularly add new languages.