Speech data · Saudi Arabia & the Gulf

Gulf Arabic drive-thru ordering speech data

Orders the way Gulf customers place them: Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti and Qatari dialects, menu names in Arabic and English, changes of mind, engine and AC noise, and the speaker box in between. Transcribed and tagged item by item, for voice-ordering AI that gets the order right.

Specification

Dialects
Saudi (Najdi, Hejazi), Emirati, Kuwaiti and Qatari Arabic, with English menu names and code-switching
Audio
Drive-thru speaker and microphone audio with engine, AC, road and in-car noise; 16 kHz, 16-bit WAV
Orders
New orders, additions, removals, swaps, upsizes and cancellations, the way customers really phrase them
Annotation
Verbatim transcript, then every item, quantity, size and modifier (no onions, extra sauce), and each correction
Speakers
Native Gulf speakers, balanced across gender and age groups
Quality check
Every order is cross-checked by several native Gulf reviewers

Example of the data

  1. هلا، أبي وجبة برجر دجاج حار، بدون بصل، والبطاطس كبيرة.

    Hi, I want a spicy chicken burger meal, no onions, and make the fries large.

    item Spicy chicken burger mealmodifier no onionssize large fries
  2. لا لا، خلّها اثنين، وزد عليها عصير برتقال.

    No, no, make it two, and add an orange juice.

    quantity × 2item Orange juice
  3. وكم الحساب لو سمحت؟

    And how much is it, please?

    intent ask total

What it is used for

  • Voice ordering at the drive-thru

    Take orders in dialect with the noise of a real lane, and read them back right.

  • Menu-aware speech recognition

    Recognise item names, sizes and add-ons in Arabic and English in the same sentence.

  • Order accuracy checks

    Compare what was said with what was rung up, and catch the gaps.

  • Phone and app ordering

    Use the same dialect understanding for call-in and in-app voice orders.

Questions

Which dialects are included?

Saudi (Najdi and Hejazi), Emirati, Kuwaiti and Qatari Arabic, with the English menu names and code-switching customers use. Tell us your markets and we match the mix.

Can the menu match ours?

Yes. Item names, sizes and modifiers can follow your menu and your point-of-sale codes.

Does the audio include real background noise?

Yes: engine, air conditioning, road and in-car noise, through a drive-thru speaker and microphone.

Can I hear samples first?

Yes. Request samples with the form on this page and we will send them with the full specification.

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