--- name: text-to-speech-expressive-es title: Spanish expressive voices description: Table 1 provides examples of each available `style` for the `` element for Spanish. To demonstrate the effect of the styles, the table provides two samples for each example. The first sample speaks the text with the default `es-LA_DanielaExpressive` voice. The second sample speaks the same text with the same voice but with the indicated style. A request that uses the `` element fails if the `style` is not one of the supported values or is omitted from the element. last-updated: 2024-05-10 --- > ## Documentation Index > The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/text-to-speech?format=markdown > The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt > Use these files to discover more information as needed. # Spanish expressive voices {: #expressive-spanish} ## Speaking styles {: #speaking-styles-spanish} Table 1 provides examples of each available `style` for the `` element for Spanish. To demonstrate the effect of the styles, the table provides two samples for each example. The first sample speaks the text with the default `es-LA_DanielaExpressive` voice. The second sample speaks the same text with the same voice but with the indicated style. A request that uses the `` element fails if the `style` is not one of the supported values or is omitted from the element. | Style | Example input text | Audio sample | |-------|--------------------|:------------:| | `cheerful` | `"¡Excelente! ¿Hay algo más en lo que pueda ayudarte?"` | ![Speaking style: default cheerful](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-cheerful-default.wav){: audio controls} | | | `" ¡Excelente! ¿Hay algo más en lo que pueda ayudarte? "` | ![Speaking style: cheerful](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-cheerful.wav){: audio controls} | | `empathetic` | `"Lamento escuchar que este asunto aún no se ha resuelto, y le pido disculpas."` | ![Speaking style: default empathetic](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-empathetic-default.wav){: audio controls} | | | `" Lamento escuchar que este asunto aún no se ha resuelto, y le pido disculpas. "` | ![Speaking style: empathetic](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-empathetic.wav){: audio controls} | | `neutral` | `"Durante el otoño, el clima es ventoso."` | ![Speaking style: default neutral](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-neutral-default.wav){: audio controls} | | | `" Durante el otoño, el clima es ventoso. "` | ![Speaking style: neutral](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-neutral.wav){: audio controls} | | `uncertain` | `"Disculpe, pero ¿le importaría repetir lo que me decía? No logré oirlo bien."` | ![Speaking style: default uncertain](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-uncertain-default.wav){: audio controls} | | | `" Disculpe, pero ¿le importaría repetir lo que me decía? No logré oirlo bien. "` | ![Speaking style: uncertain](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-styles/daniela-uncertain.wav){: audio controls} | {: caption="Speaking styles"} ## Emphasizing interjections {: #syntheses-expressive-interjections-es} For Spanish, we currently support the following interjections - `aah`, `ajá`, `eh`, `oh` and `uf`. Table 2 lists the interjections that the service recognizes and provides examples of how they are pronounced in synthesized speech. The samples use the `es-LA_DanielaExpressive` voice. The table shows the primary spelling of each interjection. The service recognizes alternative spellings for some of the interjections. For example, `oh` and `ohh` produce the same sound, as do `uf` and `uff`. However, the service produces slightly different pronunciations for other alternative spellings, such as `ah` and `eeh`. | Interjection | Example sentence | Audio sample | |--------------|------------------|:------------:| | `aah` | `"Aah, ese pago ya fue realizado la semana pasada, y su cuenta quedó saldada."` | ![Interjection: Aah](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-interjections/daniela-interjection-aah.wav){: audio controls} | | `ajá` | `"¡Ajá, ya logré localizar su pedido! Está en camino y llegará dentro de 24 horas."` | ![Interjection: Ajá](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-interjections/daniela-interjection-aja.wav){: audio controls} | | `eh` | `"Eh, no sé si podremos enviar un técnico a su residencia antes del miércoles."` | ![Interjection: Eh](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-interjections/daniela-interjection-eh.wav){: audio controls} | | `oh` | `"Oh, claro que podemos guardar su equipaje en consigna hasta la hora de su salida. No hay problemas."` | ![Interjection: Oh](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-interjections/daniela-interjection-oh.wav){: audio controls} | | `uf` | `"Uf, no creo que pueda concertarle una cita hasta que recibamos sus documentos."` | ![Interjection: Uf](https://watson-developer-cloud.github.io/doc-tutorial-downloads/text-to-speech/samples-interjections/daniela-interjection-uf.wav){: audio controls} | {: caption="Interjections that are emphasized"} ### Enabling or disabling interjections with SSML {: #syntheses-expressive-interjections-ssml-es} For Spanish, all interjections are enabled by default, and it is not possible to enable/disable these interjections. ### Usage notes for interjections {: #syntheses-expressive-interjections-notes-es} Keep the following in mind when using interjections: - The neutral style does not emphasize interjections to the extent of the default expressive voice or the other styles.