diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f6de0b..21cfcdd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ sudo apt-get install python3-pyaudio
 ```
 
 ## Example tasks
-- what wifi am I connected with on Linux
-- 
\ No newline at end of file
+- What WiFi am I connected with (on Linux)?
+- Tell me a short story!
+- Translate "Hello there"!
diff --git a/violet/stt.py b/violet/stt.py
index 0b6d2bc..bf41c95 100644
--- a/violet/stt.py
+++ b/violet/stt.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def ask() -> str:
         with sr.Microphone() as source2:
             recognizer.adjust_for_ambient_noise(source2, duration=1)
             recording = recognizer.listen(source2, timeout=5)
-            return recognizer.recognize_google(recording, language='de-DE')
+            return recognizer.recognize_google(recording, language='en-US') # lang.detect(text)[1]
             
     except sr.RequestError:
         return 'I did not understand what you said.'
diff --git a/violet/tts.py b/violet/tts.py
index 06a09b4..5b49fa3 100644
--- a/violet/tts.py
+++ b/violet/tts.py
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ import os
 import gtts
 import playsound
 
-def say(text):
-    tts = gtts.gTTS(text=text, lang='de') #, lang='en'
+from . import lang
+
+def say(text: str) -> None:
+    """Says a plain text using Google TTS."""
+    tts = gtts.gTTS(text=text, lang=lang.detect(text)[0]) #, lang='en'
     filename = 'tts.temp.mp3'
     tts.save(filename)
+
     playsound.playsound(filename)
     os.remove(filename)