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# Multilingual Sessions

> Use multilingual capability in Ambient sessions; the SDK generates notes in English from any language

The Web SDK supports the **Multilingual** capability for ambient sessions. Patients and providers can speak in their preferred language during the conversation; the SDK generates the clinical note in English.

Requires Web SDK `v2.1.1+`.

<Note>
  The Web SDK enables Multilingual support automatically for ambient sessions. You do not configure a multilingual flag in `ambientOptions`.
</Note>

## Common integration patterns and use cases

Design multilingual ambient around automatic enablement in the Web SDK. You do not select a language in the SDK. The submitted clinical note is English.

The following patterns show how multilingual behaves in the Web SDK:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Use Ambient without Extra Config" icon="sliders">
    Initialize and mount the Web SDK as usual. Multilingual processing is already on for the ambient session. Do not pass a multilingual flag in `ambientOptions`.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Capture in Any Supported Language" icon="microphone">
    Let providers and patients speak in their preferred language during the ambient session. You do not need to select a language in the SDK.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Receive the English Clinical Note" icon="file-pen">
    After submit, handle the English note through `onNoteSubmit` (React) or `note-submission:success` (JavaScript and React). Refer to [Note management](/web-sdk/guides/note-management).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How Multilingual capture works

When Multilingual support is enabled for an ambient session, Suki:

1. Detects the language spoken during the conversation
2. Transcribes the audio in the detected language
3. Translates and processes the conversation content
4. Generates the clinical note in English

The setting applies to the entire session and cannot be changed mid-session.

Suki supports over **80 languages** for Multilingual ambient sessions. Refer to the [Language code reference](/api-reference/capabilities/multilingual#language-code-reference) for the supported language list and `lang_id` values.

## Next steps

<Icon icon="file-lines" iconType="solid" /> Full multilingual capability details: [Multilingual support](/api-reference/capabilities/multilingual)

<Icon icon="file-lines" iconType="solid" /> Problem-based charting: [PBC](/web-sdk/guides/ambient-problem-based-charting)

<Icon icon="file-lines" iconType="solid" /> Offline behavior: [Offline mode](/web-sdk/guides/ambient-offline-mode)

<Icon icon="file-lines" iconType="solid" /> Return to [Ambient session](/web-sdk/guides/ambient) overview