虽然Cortana的母语是英语，但她不仅限于此。她也可以理解和说其他语言。对于她所知道的每一种语言，她不仅能够调整她的声音和说话风格(voice and speech style)，还能够调整她为用户提供的信息。您可能想知道如何更改Cortana的语言。也许您想知道Cortana支持多少种语言或她在哪些地区可用。有关所有答案，请阅读本指南：
Cortana 支持(Cortana support)多少种语言？
在撰写本文时，Cortana只能理解和说八种语言：中文(Chinese)、英语(English)、法语(French)、德语(German)、意大利语(Italian)、日语、葡萄牙语和西班牙语(Spanish)。此外(Furthermore)，仅当您将Cortana设置为使用以下区域和语言对之一时，它才能在您的 Windows 10计算机或设备上使用：(computer or device)
- 澳大利亚：英语
- 巴西：葡萄牙语
- 加拿大：英语/法语
- 中国：中文（简体）
- 法国：法语
- 德国：德语
- 印度：英语
- 意大利：意大利语
- 日本：日语
- 墨西哥：西班牙语
- 西班牙：西班牙语
- 英国：英语
- 美国：英语
您可能还想知道可以在哪些设备上使用Cortana。答案是Windows 10计算机和设备。在2020 年 1 月之前(January 2020)，Cortana还可以作为适用于Android 和 iOS(Android and iOS)的应用程序使用，可在Android智能手机和平板电脑以及 iPhone 和 iPad 上运行。然而，Cortana的移动应用程序在除美国(United) 以外(States)的所有市场都被淘汰了，它们仍然可用，至少目前是这样。
(Andrew Shuman)微软公司(Microsoft)副总裁兼(Corporate Vice President)Cortana 团队(Cortana team)负责人Andrew Shuman证实，微软的这一举动并不意味着(Microsoft)Cortana被彻底(Cortana)杀死。这只是公司重新关注计算机和企业，微软(Microsoft)的大多数客户都在这些领域。微软(Microsoft)似乎终于承认，其他可用于智能手机的虚拟助手（谷歌助手和 Siri(Google Assistant and Siri)）已经赢得了移动市场。
1. 如何根据您的主要语言在Windows 10中更改(Windows 10)Cortana的语言(Cortana)
Cortana旨在使用与(Cortana)Windows 10计算机或设备(computer or device)上设置的区域语言(region language)相同的语言。因此，要让她说另一种语言，您必须将您的Windows 10 PC 配置为使用不同的语言。此外，请记住，您只能使用我们在本教程第一部分中向您展示的Cortana支持的区域和语言之一。(Cortana)为了说明更改Cortana语言所需的步骤，让我们让她说西班牙语：
首先(Start)打开设置应用程序(Settings app)。一个快速的方法是从开始菜单(Start Menu)按下它的按钮，或者同时按下键盘上的Windows + I
在设置(Settings)应用程序中，单击或点击时间和语言(Time & Language)。
在时间和语言(Time & Language)页面上，选择左侧边栏的区域。(Region)
在页面右侧，单击或点击(click or tap)“国家或地区”("Country or region,")，然后选择与您希望Cortana使用的语言相匹配的地区。在我们的示例中，因为我们希望Cortana使用西班牙语，所以我们必须选择西班牙或墨西哥（ (Spain or Mexico)Cortana支持西班牙语的两个地区之一）。
现在，选择时间和语言(Time & Language)页面(Language)左侧边栏上的语言。
在“设置”(Settings)应用的右侧，单击或点击“首选语言(Preferred languages)”部分中的"+ Add a preferred language"。
设置(Settings)应用程序应显示一个名为“选择要安装的语言”("Choose a language to install")的对话框。滚动(Scroll)列表，直到找到希望Cortana使用的语言，或从顶部的文本字段中键入语言名称(language name)。找到语言后，单击或点击(click or tap)它。
由于我们希望Cortana说西班牙语，我们必须从列表中选择Espanol 。不要忘记您选择的语言必须与我们在本教程第一部分中提到的区域和语言对匹配。例如，我们不能使用Puerto Rico的Espanol 语言(Espanol language)，因为Cortana不支持它。我们只能使用西班牙(Spain)或墨西哥(Mexico)的西班牙文(Espanol language)。
做出选择后，单击或点击(click or tap)下一步(Next)。
Windows 10 会询问您要安装哪些语言功能。选择您想要的，并确保选择“设置为我的显示语言”("Set as my display language")和“语音识别”("Speech recognition")。语音识别是Cortana使用新语言所必需的。然后，单击或点击(click or tap)安装。(Install)
等待(Wait)Windows 10(Windows 10)下载并安装所需的语言包。
安装新语言后，Windows 10 会要求您退出帐户，以便可以应用它。如果您想尽快以新语言使用Cortana ，请立即执行此操作，或者如果您不着急，请选择“不，稍后退出” 。("No, sign out later")
在您退出帐户并重新登录后， (account and sign)Windows 10将使用您安装的新语言作为您的显示语言(display language)和Cortana的口语。我们的Cortana现在会说西班牙语，你的Cortana会说你设置的任何其他受支持的语言。
现在让我们看看如何根据您所在地区的语言设置(region language)Cortana的语言：
2. 如何根据您所在地区的语言更改(region language)Windows 10中(Windows 10)Cortana的语言
Windows 10 还允许您让Cortana 使用(Cortana use)您的特定区域语言(region language)。例如，您在 Windows 10电脑或设备(PC or device)上使用的主要语言可能是美式英语(English)，因为您居住在美国(United) 。(States)但是，如果您是英国(Britain)国民并且更喜欢英国英语(English)，您可以让Cortana 使用(Cortana use) 英语(English)（英国(United Kingdom)），以便她更好地理解您。首先(First)，打开设置(Settings)应用程序并转到Cortana。
如果左侧边栏(left sidebar)默认没有选择与 Cortana 对话，请(Talk to Cortana)自行选择。然后，在窗口右侧滚动，直到到达名为Cortana Language的区域。
在Cortana 语言(Cortana Language)部分，Windows 10 会告诉你Cortana目前使用的语言，并允许你更改它。要更改Cortana使用的语言，请单击或点击(click or tap)选择一个(Choose one)，然后从列表中选择您喜欢的语言。
选择新语言后，Windows 10 可能会下载其他包。安装它们后，Cortana会立即适应您选择的新语言。如果您改变主意并想让她“使用最适合您设备上的区域的语言”，("use the language that works best for the region on your device,")请随时单击或点击默认语言按钮。(Default language)
不要忘记，此方法仅允许您将Cortana的语言更改为其他受支持地区使用的当前语言变体之一。例如，如果Windows 10和Cortana的当前语言是英语(English)（美国(United) ）(States)，则不能将Cortana的语言更改为西班牙语。不过，您可以让她使用在其他受支持地区使用的英语(English)，例如英国(United Kingdom)、加拿大(Canada)、澳大利亚(Australia)或印度(India)。
您(Did)是否更改了Cortana的默认语言(default language)？
现在您知道如何更改Cortana的语言设置了。你为什么要让她说另一种语言？是不是因为您还使用默认设置的另一种语言的 Windows 10？或者您是否搬到另一个国家并想更快地适应并练习您的西班牙语（或那里所说的任何语言）？在下面发表评论(Comment)，让我们谈谈，最好用英语(English)！🙂
2 ways to change the language used by Cortana in Windows 10
Although Cortana's native language is English, she is not limited to juѕt that. She can understand and speak other languages too. For еach оf the languages she knоws, she іs able tо аdapt not onlу her voice and speech style, but also the information that shе offers users. You maу want to know how to change Cortana's language. Maybe уou'd like to knоw how many languages Cortana supports or in what regіons she is available. For all thе answers, read this guide:
How many languages does Cortana support?
At the time this article was written, Cortana was able to understand and speak only eight languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. Furthermore, Cortana is available on your Windows 10 computer or device only if you set it to use one of the following regions and languages pairs:
- Australia: English
- Brazil: Portuguese
- Canada: English/French
- China: Chinese (Simplified)
- France: French
- Germany: German
- India: English
- Italy: Italian
- Japan: Japanese
- Mexico: Spanish
- Spain: Spanish
- United Kingdom: English
- United States: English
You might also wonder on what devices you can use Cortana. The answer is Windows 10 computers and devices. Up until the end of January 2020, Cortana was also available as an app for Android and iOS, running on both Android smartphones and tablets, as well as on iPhones and iPads. However, Cortana's mobile apps were killed for every market except the United States, where they're still available, at least for the time being.
Andrew Shuman, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and the person leading the Cortana team, confirmed that this move from Microsoft doesn't mean that Cortana is killed entirely. It is just a refocus of the company towards computers and enterprises, where most of Microsoft's clients are present. It seems that Microsoft finally admitted that the other virtual assistants available for smartphones (Google Assistant and Siri) have won the mobile market.
1. How to change Cortana's language in Windows 10, based on your primary language
Cortana is designed to speak the same language as the region language set on your Windows 10 computer or device. Thus, to make her speak another language, you must configure your Windows 10 PC to use a different language. Furthermore, keep in mind that you can only use one of the Cortana supported regions and languages that we've shown you in the first section of this tutorial. To illustrate the steps required to change Cortana's language, let's make her speak Spanish:
Start by opening the Settings app. A quick way to do it is to push its button from the Start Menu, or by simultaneously pressing Windows + I on your keyboard.
In the Settings app, click or tap on Time & Language.
On the Time & Language page, select Region on the left sidebar.
On the right side of the page, click or tap on "Country or region," and select a region that matches the language that you want Cortana to speak. In our example, because we want Cortana to use Spanish, we have to select Spain or Mexico (one of the two regions where Cortana supports Spanish).
Now, select Language on the left sidebar of the Time & Language page.
On the right side of the Settings app, click or tap on "+ Add a preferred language", in the Preferred languages section.
The Settings app should display a dialog called "Choose a language to install". Scroll through the list until you find the language that you want Cortana to use, or type the language name in the text field from the top. Once you've found the language, click or tap on it.
As we want Cortana to speak Spanish, we have to select Espanol from the list. Don't forget that the language you choose must match one of the regions and languages pairs that we mentioned in the first section of this tutorial. For example, we can't use Puerto Rico's Espanol language, because it's not supported by Cortana. We can only use Spain's or Mexico's Espanol language.
Once you've made your choice, click or tap on Next.
Windows 10 asks what language features you want to install. Choose the ones you want, and make sure that you select "Set as my display language" and "Speech recognition". The recognition of speech is mandatory for Cortana to be able to use the new language. Then, click or tap on Install.
Wait for Windows 10 to download and install the required language packages.
Once the new language is installed, Windows 10 asks you to sign out of your account, so that it can apply it. Do so now if you want to use Cortana in the new language as soon as possible, or choose to "No, sign out later" if you're not in a hurry.
After you sign out of your account and sign back again, the new language you installed is used by Windows 10, both as your display language, and as Cortana's spoken language. Our Cortana now speaks Spanish, and your Cortana speaks any other supported language that you've set her to speak.
Now let's see how to set Cortana's language based on your region language:
2. How to change Cortana's language in Windows 10, based on your region language
Windows 10 also lets you make Cortana use your specific region language. For example, the primary language you use on your Windows 10 PC or device might be American English because you live in the United States. However, if you're a Great Britain national and you prefer British English, you can make Cortana use English (United Kingdom) so that she can understand you better. First, open the Settings app and go to Cortana.
If Talk to Cortana is not selected by default on the left sidebar, select it yourself. Then, scroll on the right side of the window until you get to the area called Cortana Language.
In the Cortana Language section, Windows 10 tells you the language that Cortana is using right now and also lets you change it. To change the language used by Cortana, click or tap on Choose one and select the language you prefer from the list.
After you select the new language, Windows 10 might download additional packages. As soon as they are installed, Cortana adapts to speak the new language you've chosen. If you change your mind and want to make her "use the language that works best for the region on your device," click or tap the Default language button anytime you want.
Don't forget that this method only lets you change Cortana's language to one of the current language variants that's spoken in other supported regions. For example, if Windows 10's and Cortana's current language is English (United States), you cannot change Cortana's language to Spanish. Still, you can make her use the English spoken in other supported regions, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or India.
Did you change Cortana's default language?
Now you know how to change Cortana's language settings. Why did you want to make her speak another language? Was it because you also use Windows 10 in another language than the one set by default? Or did you move to another country and wanted to adapt faster and practice your Spanish (or whatever language is spoken there)? Comment below and let's talk, preferably in English! 🙂
