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# speak-ng
> A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer.
> See also: `espeak-ng`, `espeak`.
> More information: <https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/blob/master/src/speak-ng.1.ronn>.
- Speak a phrase aloud:
`speak-ng "{{text}}"`
- Speak text from `stdin`:
`echo "{{text}}" | speak-ng`
- Speak the contents of a [f]ile:
`speak-ng -f {{path/to/file}}`
- Speak using a specific [v]oice:
`speak-ng -v {{voice}} "{{text}}"`
- Speak at a specific [s]peed (default is 175) and [p]itch (default is 50):
`speak-ng -s {{speed}} -p {{pitch}} "{{text}}"`
- Output the audio to a [w]AV file instead of speaking it directly:
`speak-ng -w {{path/to/output.wav}} "{{text}}"`
- List all available voices:
`speak-ng --voices`