This page contains a list of all voice commands to be included in a Marble voice. See Voice of Marble if you came here by accident.
Instructions
To record an english speaker, you can use the phrases in the Voice Commands section below directly. For other languages you need to translate the commands. Please ensure that
- the translated phrases are short, concise and easy to hear and understand -- this is crucial when driving, being unnecessarily verbose and correct is counterproductive
- the vocabulary used matches the regular technical driving terms
- phrases which are concatenated with other phrases form grammatically sensible sentences (if possible) -- see the Concatenated Phrases section below
To generate a translation text file which you can use during recording, do the following:
- Download all voice commands and open them in a text editor
- Replace each voice command with its translated version. Keep the tips above in mind.
- Construct some concatenated phrases (see section below) and ensure that the sentences have a proper grammar (this is not always entirely possible).
Voice Commands
The Text field in each table is to be translated (spoken). The description does not need to be translated, it just describes in which context the text is used.
Status
| File |
Text |
Description
|
| RouteCalculated.ogg |
Route calculated. |
A new route was calculated after the user left the originally planned route.
|
| RouteDeviated.ogg |
Deviated from the route. |
The user deviated from the originally planned route.
|
| GpsFound.ogg |
GPS position found. |
A GPS connection was established and enough satellites are in view to determine the current location.
|
| GpsLost.ogg |
Lost GPS connection. |
Not enough satellites are in view anymore to determine the current location.
|
Start & Destination
| File |
Text |
Description
|
| Marble.ogg |
The Marble Team wishes you a safe and pleasant journey. |
A Marble specific test sentence that is used as a preview when configuring speakers.
|
| Depart.ogg |
depart |
A generic test sentence that is used as a preview when configuring speakers.
|
| Arrive.ogg |
you have arrived at your destination |
Played shortly before reaching the destination.
|
Turn Announcements
| File |
Text |
Description
|
| AhExitLeft.ogg |
ahead, exit left |
The user should go on (between 100 meters and a few kilometers) and then take the exit on the left. The exit will be announced again.
|
| AhExit.ogg |
exit ahead |
The user should go on (between 100 meters and a few kilometers) and then take the exit. The exit itself will be announced again.
|
| AhExitRight.ogg |
ahead, exit right |
The user should go on (between 100 meters and a few kilometers) and then take the exit on the right. The exit will be announced again.
|
| AhKeepLeft.ogg |
ahead, keep to the left |
The user should keep left to be on the correct lane for the next turn (which is between 100 meters and a few kilometers away)
|
| AhKeepRight.ogg |
ahead, keep to the right |
The user should keep right to be on the correct lane for the next turn (which is between 100 meters and a few kilometers away)
|
| AhLeftTurn.ogg |
ahead, turn left |
The user should go on (between 100 meters and a few kilometers) and then turn left. The turn will be announced again.
|
| AhRightTurn.ogg |
ahead, turn right |
The user should go on (between 100 meters and a few kilometers) and then turn right. The turn will be announced again.
|
| AhUTurn.ogg |
ahead, perform a u-turn |
The user should go on (between 100 meters and a few kilometers) and then perform a u-turn. The u-turn will be announced again.
|
| AhFerry.ogg |
ahead, take the ferry |
The user should go on (between 100 meters and a few kilometers) and then take the ferry. The ferry will be announced again.
|
| TryUTurn.ogg |
when possible, make a u-turn |
The user is deviating from the route and has to perform a u-turn to get back on it.
|
| Charge.ogg |
congestion charge |
A fee has to be paid for an upcoming road and a toll booth, toll gate or toll plaza is ahead.
|
Turn Instructions
| File |
Text
|
| 2ndLeft.ogg |
take the second left
|
| 2ndRight.ogg |
take the second right
|
| 3rdLeft.ogg |
take the third left
|
| 3rdRight.ogg |
take the third right
|
| BearLeft.ogg |
bear left
|
| BearRight.ogg |
bear right
|
| KeepLeft.ogg |
keep to the left
|
| KeepRight.ogg |
keep to the right
|
| MwEnter.ogg |
join the motorway
|
| MwExitLeft.ogg |
take the exit on the left
|
| MwExit.ogg |
take the next exit
|
| MwExitRight.ogg |
take the exit on the right
|
| SharpLeft.ogg |
turn sharply left
|
| SharpRight.ogg |
turn sharply right
|
| Straight.ogg |
go straight on
|
| TurnLeft.ogg |
turn left
|
| TurnRight.ogg |
turn right
|
| UTurn.ogg |
make a u-turn
|
| TakeFerry.ogg |
take the ferry
|
Roundabout
| File |
Text
|
| RbBack.ogg |
go all the way around the roundabout
|
| RbCross.ogg |
go around the roundabout and
|
| RbExit1.ogg |
take the first exit
|
| RbExit2.ogg |
take the second exit
|
| RbExit3.ogg |
take the third exit
|
| RbExit4.ogg |
take the forth exit
|
| RbExit5.ogg |
take the fifth exit
|
| RbExit6.ogg |
take the sixth exit
|
| RbLeft.ogg |
at the roundabout, bear left
|
| RbRight.ogg |
at the roundabout, bear right
|
Distances
| File |
Text
|
| 50.ogg |
fifty
|
| 80.ogg |
eighty
|
| 100.ogg |
one hundred
|
| 200.ogg |
two hundred
|
| 300.ogg |
three hundred
|
| 400.ogg |
four hundred
|
| 500.ogg |
five hundred
|
| 600.ogg |
six hundred
|
| 700.ogg |
seven hundred
|
| 800.ogg |
eight hundred
|
Distance Units
| File |
Text
|
| Meters.ogg |
meters
|
| Yards.ogg |
yards
|
Conjunctions
| File |
Text
|
| Then.ogg |
then
|
| LnLeft.ogg |
left lane
|
| LnRight.ogg |
right lane
|
| RoadEnd.ogg |
at the end of the road
|
| After.ogg |
after
|
Concatenated Phrases
Some of the voice commands above are concatenated to form sentences. Here is a list of them. These full sentences do not need to be recorded by you, they are automatically created from the recorded phrases they consist of.
| Concatenated Phrase |
Example
|
| RoadEnd.ogg + <Turn Instruction> |
At the end of the road, turn right.
|
| <Turn Instruction> + Then.ogg + <Turn Instruction> |
Take the exit on the right, then turn left.
|
| After.ogg + <Distance> + <Distance Unit> + <Turn Instruction> |
After 500 meters, turn sharply left.
|
To test that your recorded phrases work nicely as concatenated sentences, you can use the play command from the sox package. For example:
play After.ogg 100.ogg Meters.ogg TurnRight.ogg
Likewise you can use media players like amarok to play several files one after each other. Enable gapless playback, if possible.
