Parley interprets your phone calls live.
¿Tienen cita el martes por la tarde?
Do you have an opening Tuesday afternoon?
Parley is an interpreter for phone calls. You speak your language from the browser. The person you call hears theirs on an ordinary phone, a couple of seconds later, and their answer comes back to you the same way.
A call,
second by second.
A real booking call, Spanish to English. The black lines are what each person says. The orange lines are what the other side hears.
0:000:060:120:180:240:30
María
speaks Spanish
speaks Spanish
“Consultorio del Dr. Patel, ¿en qué puedo ayudarle?”
“Quisiera una cita el martes por la tarde.”
“Tenemos un espacio a las tres. ¿Le sirve?”
“Perfecto, a las tres.”
The clinic
speaks English
speaks English
Rings
“Dr. Patel’s office, how can I help?”
“I’d like an appointment Tuesday afternoon.”
“We have an opening at three. Does that work?”
“Perfect, three o’clock.”
- 0:00You dial from the browser. Nothing to install on either end.
- 0:02They pick up and hear one sentence, in their language, saying an interpreter is on the line.
- 0:06Translation starts while the speaker is still talking and lands a couple of seconds behind them.
- 0:30You hang up with the whole conversation captioned and saved, in both languages.
For the calls
you can’t avoid.
- 01The clinicthat books by phone only.
- 02The landlordwho never answers email.
- 03The pharmacywith a question about your prescription.
- 04The school, the bank, the insurerand every other hold line.
- 05The supplieryou’d rather talk to than email.
Nine cents
a minute.
Add credit with a card and spend it as you call. The clock starts when you dial, ringing included, and runs by the second. No subscription.
Create an accountPARLEYCALL RECEIPT
To+1 (415) 555-0148
LanguagesES ⇄ EN
Dial to hang-up10:00
Rate$0.09 / min
Captions, transcriptincl.
Total$0.90
Human phone interpreter, 10 min$15–30
Questions
- Does the person I call need anything?
- No. They answer an ordinary call on a mobile or a landline. All of the interpreting happens on our side.
- Will they know it’s interpreted?
- Yes. When they pick up they hear one sentence, in their language, saying an AI interpreter is on the line. Calls go better when both sides know.
- How fast is it?
- Parley translates while the speaker is still talking. The translation usually lands a couple of seconds behind them. Short pauses help, as with any interpreter.
- Which numbers can I call?
- Any number in the United States and Canada. More countries are coming.
- How am I charged?
- From prepaid credit, at $0.09 a minute, by the second, from the moment you dial. Ringing counts, so an unanswered call costs only the seconds it rang. If your credit is about to run out, Parley warns you a minute before the call ends.
- Are calls recorded?
- If you want them to be. With recording on, each call is saved with its transcript, and the other person hears at the start, in their language, that the call is recorded. Turn it off any time in Settings.
- Do I need headphones?
- They help. Without them your microphone can pick up the translated voice from your speakers.