Languages and right-to-left

The language switcher, translated interface languages, arbitrary content languages, and RTL.

Customers can read your menu and talk to the waiter in their own language. You choose which languages to offer; they pick from a switcher.

The guest menu on a phone with a language switcher in the top corner
The language switcher sits in the menu header. The customer's choice is remembered.

How it works for customers

  1. 1
    Open the switcher

    A language control sits in the menu header. It appears when you offer more than one language.

  2. 2
    Pick a language

    The whole menu and the chat re-render in the chosen language. Menu content is translated, and the interface follows.

  3. 3
    It is remembered

    Their choice is saved for your restaurant, so returning or opening another of your menus keeps the same language.

Which languages are supported

Interface languagestranslated
The menu chrome is fully translated in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese.
Content languagesmany
Your menu content can be served in a wide range of languages beyond those. The interface falls back to English for languages outside the translated set.

Right-to-left

Arabic and other RTL languages are first-class

When a customer chooses Arabic or another right-to-left language, the entire menu and chat lay out right-to-left, including the chat drawer and all panels. Reading order, buttons, and icons all mirror correctly.

What you control

You set the menu's source language and its served languages on the menu's Design tab. The switcher is built from that list, and the first language is the default. See design and branding →.

FAQ

Do I have to translate the menu myself?

No. You choose the languages to serve, and tamr translates the content. You only set the source language and the served list.

A customer's language isn't one of the translated interface languages. What happens?

The menu content still shows in their language; the interface labels fall back to English.

Why don't I see a language switcher on my menu?

It only appears when you serve more than one language. Add languages on the Design tab.

Related

Design and branding

Set your source and served languages.

Asking the AI waiter

The chat follows the customer's language too.

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Last reviewed July 16, 2026