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title: "Why do you have to set up spoken and written language separately in Skype?"  
description: "Why do you have to set up spoken and written language separately in Skype?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96298/why-do-you-have-to-set-up-spoken-and-written-language-separately-in-skype  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "skype"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Why do you have to set up spoken and written language separately in Skype?

Why do you have to set up spoken and written [language](https://www.mindstick.com/startup/28/preply-the-fast-growing-platform-transforming-language-learning) separately in Skype?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- Select **View profile** from Chats by right clicking or tapping and holding on your contact.
- Alternatively, you can see your contact's profile by clicking or tapping on the conversation header from within the chat.
- To enable the Translated Conversation, click or tap on Send translation request.
- Your contact will receive a message that you want to activate Translated Conversations. To proceed, they will need to pick Accept.
- Your contact will not receive the invitation if they are not using the most recent version of [**Skype**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94349/how-does-skype-video-call-work).
- Your instant messages and phone conversations will be translated into the language of your choice after your invitation is accepted.
- Note: Skype's Spoken language will be set to your Device language by default, however you can change it at any moment in Settings.
- Skype will display the messages as they are translated during your Translated Conversation, but you can also choose to show the original message.
- In your discussions with that person, your Translated Conversation will remain available. You'll need to allow Translated Conversations in that person's profile as well if you want to start a new Translated Conversation with them.

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