Every Language Siri Supports in 2026: The Full List

August 31, 2026

Siri covers 37 regions, on-device processing 43 locales and Apple Intelligence 35 - the full official lists, and why they do not match each other.

Every Language Siri Supports in 2026: The Full List

Topics: Siri, Apple Intelligence, iPhone Tips, iOS 26, Accessibility

Quick answer: There is no single "languages Siri supports" list, and anyone who gives you one has invented it. Apple publishes Siri availability by country and region — currently 37 of them — and then publishes separate, shorter lists for individual Siri features. Apple Intelligence has its own list again. All of them are reproduced below, exactly as Apple states them.

Source check: August 31, 2026. Every list on this page was taken directly from Apple's "iOS and iPadOS 26 — Feature Availability" page on the date of writing. Apple revises that page without notice, so treat these as accurate as of today rather than permanent.

Why There Is No Single List

Apple stopped publishing a standalone Siri languages page some time ago. What exists now is a feature-availability page where Siri appears several times over, with a different scope each time.

That matters because the counts diverge wildly. Siri as a whole is listed for 37 regions. On-device speech processing covers 43 locales. Apple Intelligence Siri features cover 35. "Activate with Siri" covers five. Health data requests cover two. Same operating system, same assistant, five different answers.

So the honest question is never "does Siri support my language" but "does the specific Siri feature I want support my locale".

Where Siri Is Available: All 37 Regions

This is Apple's primary list. Note that it is organised by region, with languages named only where a region is multilingual.

Australia
Austria
Belgium (Dutch
French)
Brazil
Canada (English
French)
Chile
China mainland (Cantonese
Mandarin Chinese)
Denmark
Finland (Finnish)
France
Germany
Hong Kong (Cantonese)
India (English)
Ireland (English)
Israel (Hebrew)
Italy
Japan
Malaysia (Malay)
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Saudi Arabia (Arabic)
Singapore (English)
South Africa (English)
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland (French
German
Italian)
Taiwan (Mandarin Chinese)
Thailand
Türkiye
United Arab Emirates (Arabic)
United Kingdom
United States (English
Spanish)
Vietnam (Vietnamese)

The Locale-Level List: 43 Entries

If you want something closer to a true language list, Apple's on-device speech processing list is the most granular one published. It shows language plus regional variant.

Be precise about what this is, though. It is the list for on-device speech processing and offline requests — the ability to handle some requests without a network connection. It is not a general statement of Siri language support, even though it is the closest thing Apple publishes.

Arabic
Cantonese (Hong Kong)
Cantonese (Simplified
China mainland)
Danish (Denmark)
Dutch (Belgium)
Dutch (Netherlands)
English (Australia)
English (Canada)
English (India)
English (Ireland)
English (New Zealand)
English (Singapore)
English (South Africa)
English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
Finnish (Finland)
French (Belgium)
French (Canada)
French (France)
French (Switzerland)
German (Austria)
German (Germany)
German (Switzerland)
Hebrew (Israel)
Italian (Italy)
Italian (Switzerland)
Japanese
Korean (Korea)
Malay (Malaysia)
Mandarin Chinese (China mainland)
Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan)
Norwegian Bokmål (Norway)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian (Russia)
Spanish (Chile)
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (United States)
Swedish (Sweden)
Thai (Thailand)
Turkish (Turkey)
Vietnamese (Vietnam)

Apple Intelligence Siri: A Different 35

The Apple Intelligence layer — the new design, product knowledge, richer language understanding and Type to Siri — carries its own locale list. Apple describes it in broad strokes as sixteen languages; at locale level it looks like this.

Chinese (Simplified) — not available in China mainland
Chinese (Traditional)
Danish
Dutch
English (Australia)
English (Canada)
English (India)
English (Ireland)
English (New Zealand)
English (Singapore)
English (South Africa)
English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French (Belgium)
French (Canada)
French (France)
French (Switzerland)
German (Austria)
German (Germany)
German (Switzerland)
Italian (Italy)
Italian (Switzerland)
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Spanish (Chile)
Spanish (Latin America)
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (United States)
Swedish
Turkish
Vietnamese

The gap that catches people out

Classic Siri supports several languages that Apple Intelligence does not, including Arabic, Hebrew, Cantonese, Malay, Russian, Thai and Finnish. If you speak one of those, Siri works — but the Apple Intelligence layer on top of it does not.

The reverse also happens. Apple Intelligence lists Spanish (Latin America) and Portuguese (Portugal), neither of which appears as its own entry in the 37-region Siri list.

This is the single most useful thing to understand about Siri languages in 2026: the base assistant and the AI layer are on different maps, and the AI layer is not simply a subset of the base.

The Anomaly Worth Knowing About

Portugal does not appear in Apple's 37-region Siri list, yet Portuguese (Portugal) appears in both the on-device locale list and the Apple Intelligence list on the same page. We have verified this is what Apple's page actually says rather than a transcription error.

We are not going to guess at the explanation. If you are in Portugal, check on your own device rather than trusting either list.

Feature-Specific Lists Are Much Shorter

These are the ones that surprise people, because they are dramatically narrower than the headline list.

Activate with Siri — five only: English (Australia), English (Canada), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland).
Siri: Health App Data Requests — two only: English (United States) and Mandarin Chinese (China mainland).
Siri: Translations — 19 locales.
Siri: Neural Text-to-Speech Voice — 25 regions.

Dictation, by contrast, covers far more locales than Siri does. If your language is not supported for Siri requests, dictation may still work fine — they are separate systems with separate lists.

Mixed-Language Siri Is Real, But Narrow

Apple does support mixing languages in a single request, and it is only available in India. It requires Siri's language to be set to English (India), and it pairs English with one of Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil or Telugu. Anything Siri writes back is in English.

Outside that specific configuration, Siri speaks one language at a time — whichever is set in Settings. There is no general bilingual mode.

How to Change Siri's Language

Go to Settings, then Apple Intelligence & Siri — shown simply as Siri on iPhones without Apple Intelligence — then tap Language and choose.

One caveat matters more than any other. Apple requires your device language and Siri language to match a supported language for Apple Intelligence to work. Set Siri to a language Apple Intelligence does not cover and you keep classic Siri but lose the Apple Intelligence layer entirely. That is the trade Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Thai, Finnish, Malay and Cantonese speakers are currently making.

Also note that voice options depend on language — Apple states plainly that choosing a different voice variety is "not available for all languages". Changing language may require a download before Siri responds normally.

How the Apple Intelligence List Grew — and What Comes Next

Context helps here, because the Apple Intelligence list has moved fast. It launched covering far fewer languages and roughly doubled over the following year, with a large expansion adding Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional) and Vietnamese. Apple now describes the coverage as sixteen languages, which maps to the 35 locales listed above.

If you see an article citing nine Apple Intelligence languages, it is out of date. That figure described the original launch set, not the current one.

Looking forward, the rebuilt Siri that Apple announced for iOS 27 starts far narrower again. Apple's own wording is that it will be available as a beta for users with a supported device set to English, with more languages to follow. So the language picture is about to fragment further rather than converge: classic Siri at 37 regions, Apple Intelligence at 35 locales, and the new Siri at English only. Anyone outside English should expect to wait, and Apple has not published a timetable.

Bottom Line

Ignore any article offering a tidy list of Siri languages. Apple publishes availability by region, and every individual feature narrows it further. Check the specific capability you need: Siri covers 37 regions, on-device processing covers 43 locales, Apple Intelligence covers 35, and features like Activate with Siri drop to five. If you need Apple Intelligence, make sure your device and Siri languages match — that single setting decides whether you get the AI layer at all.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many languages does Siri support in 2026?

Apple does not publish a language count. It lists Siri availability across 37 countries and regions, then publishes separate lists per feature: 43 locales for on-device processing, 35 for Apple Intelligence Siri, and as few as two for Health data requests.

Where can I find the official list of languages Siri supports?

Apple's iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability page is the authoritative source. There is no longer a standalone Siri languages page. Siri appears several times on that page, each entry covering a different feature with a different scope.

Does Apple Intelligence support every language Siri does?

No. Classic Siri covers Arabic, Hebrew, Cantonese, Malay, Russian, Thai and Finnish, none of which appear in the Apple Intelligence list. Apple Intelligence separately lists Spanish (Latin America) and Portuguese (Portugal), which the region list does not surface.

Can Siri understand two languages at once?

Only in India. Apple supports mixing English with Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil or Telugu, with Siri's language set to English (India). Siri writes back in English. Elsewhere Siri uses one language at a time.

How do I change the language Siri responds to?

Open Settings, tap Apple Intelligence and Siri (shown as Siri on iPhones without Apple Intelligence), then tap Language and pick one. A download may be needed before Siri responds normally, and available voices vary by language.

Why did I lose Apple Intelligence after changing Siri's language?

Apple requires your device language and Siri language to match a supported Apple Intelligence language. Setting Siri to a language outside that list keeps classic Siri working but removes the Apple Intelligence layer entirely.

Is Siri available in Portugal?

Apple's 37-region Siri list does not include Portugal, yet Portuguese (Portugal) appears in both the on-device locale list and the Apple Intelligence list on the same page. We could not reconcile this, so check on your own device rather than relying on either list.

Does dictation support more languages than Siri?

Yes, considerably more. Dictation and Siri are separate systems with separate availability lists, so if Siri does not support your language for requests, dictation may still work normally for typing by voice.