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claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Voice dictation ignores language setting — transcribes Russian speech as English [2 comments, 2 participants]

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{
  "language": "ru",
  "voiceEnabled": true
}
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Bug

Voice dictation (microphone button) transcribes Russian speech as English gibberish, completely ignoring the language setting.

Settings

{
  "language": "ru",
  "voiceEnabled": true
}

In ~/.claude/settings.json, language is set to "ru". According to docs, this should control the STT language.

Actual behavior

Speaking Russian into the microphone produces English words that make no sense:

"Yes. No work. Yeah. English speak. Okay. Rationalize. Russian language. Open."

(The user was saying something in Russian — the transcription is completely wrong English words.)

Expected behavior

Russian speech should be transcribed as Russian text when language: "ru" is set.

Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.104
  • macOS Darwin 25.3.0
  • Microphone permission granted
  • System keyboard layouts: ABC + Russian

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TL;DR

The issue may be resolved by verifying that the language setting is correctly propagated to the speech-to-text (STT) engine.

Guidance

  • Check the documentation for the STT engine used by Claude Code to ensure it supports the Russian language and the language setting.
  • Verify that the language setting in ~/.claude/settings.json is being read and applied correctly by the application.
  • Test the voice dictation feature with a different language setting to see if the issue is specific to Russian.
  • Review the system keyboard layouts to ensure that the Russian layout is properly configured and selected.

Example

No code snippet is provided as the issue seems to be related to configuration and settings rather than code.

Notes

The issue may be related to a limitation or bug in the STT engine or the way Claude Code handles language settings. Further investigation is needed to determine the root cause.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Try setting the system keyboard layout to Russian before using the voice dictation feature to see if it resolves the issue. This may help determine if the problem is related to the system configuration or the application settings.

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Russian speech should be transcribed as Russian text when language: "ru" is set.

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