Monday, July 22, 2024

What Languages does Receipt AI Support for Receipt Extraction?

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Overview of Language Support

Receipt AI's AI capabilities cover a wide range of languages that use letter-based writing systems. This means US and Canadian business travelers can use Receipt AI effortlessly around the world, without facing language barriers. The supported languages can be broadly categorized based on their scripts and regions.

Romance (Latin-based) languages:

•Spanish – Spain, Latin America, the US.

•Portuguese – Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola.

•French – France, Canada (Quebec), Belgium, Francophone Africa.

•Italian – Italy, Switzerland.

•Romanian – Romania, Moldova.

•Catalan – Spain (Catalonia), Andorra.

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Real example: Dim Dim Bakery Dimsum receipt (Chicago, USA)

This receipt from Dim Dim Bakery Dimsum (Chicago, Jan 28, 2023) includes:

• (COLD) HK Milk Tea – $3.00
• SHP Roll – $5.49
• Shredded Taro Cake – $4.99
• Mushroom Siu Mai – $4.99
• Fried Chicken Wing – $5.75
• Boiled VEG – $5.49
• Stm Rib Belly Mustard – $12.95
• Salt PEP Squid – $13.50

• Subtotal: $56.16
• Tax: $6.04
• Total: $62.20
• Paid with: Credit card ending in 1234 (Ally Bank)

Extracted using Receipt AI and automatically categorized under Meals & Entertainment — synced to QuickBooks Online or Xero for bookkeeping, audits, and compliance in seconds.

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Germanic languages:

•English – UK, US, Australia, Canada, etc.

•German – Germany, Austria, Switzerland.

•Dutch – Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders), Suriname.

•Afrikaans – South Africa, Namibia (derived from Dutch).

•Swedish – Sweden, Finland.

•Norwegian – Norway.

•Danish – Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands.

•Icelandic – Iceland.

•Russian – Russia, Belarus, Central Asia.

•Ukrainian – Ukraine.

•Polish – Poland.

•Czech – Czech Republic.

•Slovak – Slovakia.

•Bulgarian – Bulgaria.

•Serbian – Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

•Croatian – Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

•Slovenian – Slovenia.

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Real example: Picard Surgelés SAS receipt (Nice, France)

This receipt from Picard Surgelés SAS (Nice, Aug 14, 2024) includes:

• Galettes pdt – €2.90
• Ravioli cèpes – €3.80
• Escarg grosx12 – €6.90

• Subtotal: €12.89
• Tax (TVA 5.5%): €0.71
• Total: €13.60
• Paid with: Credit card ending in 1234 (Ally Bank)

Extracted using Receipt AI and automatically categorized in Euro (€) — synced to QuickBooks for audits, reimbursements, and expense tracking.

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Sino-Tibetan languages:

•Mandarin Chinese – Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore.

•Cantonese – Hong Kong, Macau, Southern China.

Altaic languages:

•Korean – South Korea, North Korea.

•Japanese – Japan.

•Turkish – Turkey, Cyprus, parts of Europe and Central Asia.

•Finnish – Finland.

•Hungarian – Hungary.

•Estonian – Estonia.

•Thai – Thailand.

•Lao – Laos.

•Vietnamese – Vietnam.

•Filipino (Tagalog) – Philippines.

•Malay/Indonesian – Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei.

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Real example: Woolworths receipt (New Zealand)

This receipt from Woolworths (New Zealand, Sept 6, 2024) includes:

• Watties Snack Meal Chsy Bacon Pasta 250g (2 × $6.00) – $12.00
• McCain Superfries Shoestring 900g – $4.40
• Halo Top Brownie Batter 473ml – $11.50
• Mandarin 900g P/P – $5.50
• CD Mixed Grapes 500g – $10.99

• Subtotal: $44.39
• Tax (GST included): $5.79
• Total: $44.39
• Paid with: Visa card ending in 7059

Extracted using Receipt AI and automatically categorized under Groceries — synced with QuickBooks Online or Xero for expense tracking and compliance in seconds.

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Other languages:

•Greek – Greece, Cyprus.

•Basque – Spain (Basque Country), France.

•Bulgarian – Bulgaria

Summary

Receipt AI supports a wide range of languages as listed above. While we also accommodate additional languages, their performance may not be optimal at this time. If you don't see the language you need, it may be because we haven't had the opportunity to test it with a suitable receipt yet. Please feel free to contact us with your receipts so we can explore and improve our support for your desired language.