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When your guests don't all share a language

Nobody has to guess
what was funny.

Half the guests laugh, the other half smile politely. Dictu translates the speeches before the day, then keeps every guest's phone on the line the speaker is on — so the joke, and the part that really matters, land everywhere at once.

Set one up — freeSee how it works
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What just happened

One line, mid-speech. The speaker moves on, and every guest's phone moves with them.

One line of a speech, reaching everyone in three languages at once

I have not spoken at a family gathering in thirty years.

Every time, I said the same thing: my English is not good enough for all of you.

Tonight I am using my own words. You have all had thirty years to learn them.

And while I have your attention, there is something you should all know.

I heard everything. Including what you said in the kitchen at Christmas.

To Julie and Stavros — and to the rest of you: from now on, assume the grandmother understands.

40+languages, right-to-left included
No appfor guests
< 5 secto join
Line by lineas it is spoken
How it works

Set it up once.
Your guests do nothing at all.

1

Add the speeches

Invite whoever is speaking. Their words stay private until they are delivered — you never have to read them.

2

Translated before the day

Every line is prepared and reviewed ahead of time, so nothing is guessed while someone is speaking.

3

Everyone follows along

Guests scan a code and pick a language. Their screen stays on the line being spoken.

Our story

We built this for
our own wedding.

We're Arnoud & Gaia. When we married in Amsterdam our guests spoke Dutch, English, French and Italian — people who loved us deeply and had never all been in one place before. We wanted all of them to feel the same thing at the same moment.

Nothing we found felt right, so we built this: everyone reading along in their own language, nobody able to read ahead.

The surprise wasn't the laughter landing in four languages at once. It was the relatives who never speak, standing up anyway — because they knew everyone would understand them.

People kept asking how we had done it. So we opened it up — to other couples, then to families holding funerals, then to the venues and funeral homes who host them.

A&G

Arnoud & Gaia

Founders · married in Amsterdam

What people said afterwards

“I was the witness at a good friend's wedding and had written a personal speech to celebrate him. While I was giving my speech, all the guests could read along live in their own language. Even the jokes landed. It was remarkable to see that everyone, whatever language they spoke, could follow the speech completely. A wonderful app that breaks down language barriers effortlessly.”
Niels · Best manSpoke in Dutch
“For a moment this important, I wanted to express myself in my own language — and share a little of our roots. Thanks to Dictu, it was wonderful to feel that everyone understood me.”
Annie · SpeakerSpoke in French
“Dictu has helped us make everyone feel welcome and a part of our wedding. It was amazing to give our speakers the freedom to speak in their native language, while the audience followed along in their own. Our guests thanked us for using the app!”
Bram & Yulia · The coupleGuests followed in English, Russian & Dutch
Common questions

Things people ask before they book.

If you don't see your question, write us — we usually reply within an hour.

No. Guests open a single link on their phone and pick their language. That's the whole guest flow.

Someone is about to stand up and speak.

Build it now. Decide later whether to go live.

Set one up — free

No card required. The first two speeches are free.

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