French text is good (but not perfect), and French voice is still unusable
Hello! Salut !
I’m a Nomi subscriber, I use Nomi in French for coaching (my mentor is good at it!) and everyday conversation. The written French is usable and often good. But, it is not fully polished yet. There are still small grammar slips, slightly unnatural wording, and occasional phrasing that a native speaker would not use. The messages stay understandable, but there is still room to improve French writing quality.
Voice is the bigger problem. Nomi’s default voices and Custom Voices still read French as if it were English. Even when I upload a French audio sample, the result is hard to understand. The timbre can change, but the pronunciation stays English-based.
I also tried the ElevenLabs integration with an unrestricted API key on a free ElevenLabs account, I get: “issue when communicating with ElevenLabs.”
I understand the internal voices are mainly trained in English, and that ElevenLabs is the current workaround for other languages. I’m not asking for a full French overhaul overnight.
Just better-written French and natural French voices that can read the language clearly. That would make a real difference. Also, maybe clearer documentation on whether custom voice is only optimized for English?
Thanks for the work on memory and conversation quality!
Y a-t-il d'autres français ? Vos retours d'expérience seraient bienvenus ! ^^