Applications/Utilities) you could issue the command say
"Hello world". Though you can include a period or question mark
at the end of the text, if you include an exclamation mark, since that
has a special meaning to the shell, you will get an error message.
$ say "hello world" $ say "hello world." $ say "hello world?" $ say "hello world!" -sh: !": event not found
You can have the words in a file spoken by using say -f filename
where filename is a text file containing whatever text you
wish the system to read aloud. E.g., to read the contents of
saythis.txt, I could issue the command
say -f saythis.txt.
You can select a "voice" with which to have the text spoken with the
-v voice or --voice=voice
option where voice is a unique speaker. E.g., you could try
the following female voices to hear how they differ.
$ say -v Victoria "How are you today?" $ say -v Vicki "How are you today?" $ say -v Veena "How are you today?"
To see a list of all of the voices provided on your system, put a question
mark after the -v.
$ say -v ? Agnes en_US # Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you? Albert en_US # I have a frog in my throat. No, I mean a real frog! Alex en_US # Most people recognize me by my voice. Alice it_IT # Salve, mi chiamo Alice e sono una voce italiana. Alva sv_SE # Hej, jag heter Alva. Jag är en svensk röst. Amelie fr_CA # Bonjour, je m’appelle Amelie. Je suis une voix canadienne. Anna de_DE # Hallo, ich heiße Anna und ich bin eine deutsche Stimme. Bad News en_US # The light you see at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of a fast approaching train. Bahh en_US # Do not pull the wool over my eyes. Bells en_US # Time flies when you are having fun. Boing en_US # Spring has sprung, fall has fell, winter's here and it's colder than usual. Bruce en_US # I sure like being inside this fancy computer Bubbles en_US # Pull the plug! I'm drowning! Carmit he_IL # שלום. קוראים לי כרמית, ואני קול בשפה העברית. Cellos en_US # Doo da doo da dum dee dee doodly doo dum dum dum doo da doo da doo da doo da doo da doo da doo Damayanti id_ID # Halo, nama saya Damayanti. Saya berbahasa Indonesia. Daniel en_GB # Hello, my name is Daniel. I am a British-English voice. Deranged en_US # I need to go on a really long vacation. Diego es_AR # Hola, me llamo Diego y soy una voz española. Ellen nl_BE # Hallo, mijn naam is Ellen. Ik ben een Belgische stem. Fiona en-scotland # Hello, my name is Fiona. I am a Scottish-English voice. Fred en_US # I sure like being inside this fancy computer Good News en_US # Congratulations you just won the sweepstakes and you don't have to pay income tax again. Hysterical en_US # Please stop tickling me! Ioana ro_RO # Bună, mă cheamă Ioana . Sunt o voce românească. Joana pt_PT # Olá, chamo-me Joana e dou voz ao português falado em Portugal. Junior en_US # My favorite food is pizza. Kanya th_TH # สวัสดีค่ะ ดิฉันชื่อKanya Karen en_AU # Hello, my name is Karen. I am an Australian-English voice. Kathy en_US # Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you? Kyoko ja_JP # こんにちは、私の名前はKyokoです。日本語の音声をお届けします。 Laura sk_SK # Ahoj. Volám sa Laura . Som hlas v slovenskom jazyku. Lekha hi_IN # नमस्कार, मेरा नाम लेखा है.Lekha[[FEMALE_NAME]]मै हिंदी मे बोलने वाली आवाज़ हूँ. Luciana pt_BR # Olá, o meu nome é Luciana e a minha voz corresponde ao português que é falado no Brasil Mariska hu_HU # Üdvözlöm! Mariska vagyok. Én vagyok a magyar hang. Mei-Jia zh_TW # 您好，我叫美佳。我說國語。 Melina el_GR # Γεια σας, ονομάζομαι Melina. Είμαι μια ελληνική φωνή. Milena ru_RU # Здравствуйте, меня зовут Milena. Я – русский голос системы. Moira en_IE # Hello, my name is Moira. I am an Irish-English voice. Monica es_ES # Hola, me llamo Monica y soy una voz española. Nora nb_NO # Hei, jeg heter Nora. Jeg er en norsk stemme. Paulina es_MX # Hola, me llamo Paulina y soy una voz mexicana. Pipe Organ en_US # We must rejoice in this morbid voice. Princess en_US # When I grow up I'm going to be a scientist. Ralph en_US # The sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. Samantha en_US # Hello, my name is Samantha. I am an American-English voice. Sara da_DK # Hej, jeg hedder Sara. Jeg er en dansk stemme. Satu fi_FI # Hei, minun nimeni on Satu. Olen suomalainen ääni. Sin-ji zh_HK # 您好，我叫 Sin-ji。我講廣東話。 Tarik ar_SA # مرحبًا اسمي Tarik. أنا عربي من السعودية. Tessa en_ZA # Hello, my name is Tessa. I am a South African-English voice. Thomas fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Thomas. Je suis une voix française. Ting-Ting zh_CN # 您好，我叫Ting-Ting。我讲中文普通话。 Trinoids en_US # We cannot communicate with these carbon units. Veena en_IN # Hello, my name is Veena. I am an Indian-English voice. Vicki en_US # Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you? Victoria en_US # Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you? Whisper en_US # Pssssst, hey you, Yeah you, Who do ya think I'm talking to, the mouse? Xander nl_NL # Hallo, mijn naam is Xander. Ik ben een Nederlandse stem. Yelda tr_TR # Merhaba, benim adım Yelda. Ben Türkçe bir sesim. Yuna ko_KR # 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 Yuna입니다. 저는 한국어 음성입니다. Zarvox en_US # That looks like a peaceful planet. Zosia pl_PL # Witaj. Mam na imię Zosia, jestem głosem kobiecym dla języka polskiego. Zuzana cs_CZ # Dobrý den, jmenuji se Zuzana. Jsem český hlas.