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Let callers book with Penny in English or Spanish.

A caller can explain a no-heat problem in Spanish and read the address in English. Penny follows the change and keeps the appointment details together. Both languages are included on every phone plan; free website chat supports them too.

14 days of Pro included. No credit card. Spanish is included in every phone plan.

The gap

Keep the intake moving when your caller speaks Spanish.

The appointment still needs an address, a reason for the visit, and a time that works. Let the caller give those details in the language they use, so your office can act on the request.

A Spanish caller reaches an English recording

If the greeting and instructions are only in English, a Spanish-speaking caller may need another way to explain the request. The first exchange should establish the language they want to use.

A language handoff can interrupt intake

Moving the caller to another line can mean asking for the address and problem again. Keep those details with the request through any handoff.

Your bilingual receptionist has hours off

The person who handles Spanish calls may be away from the desk or off for the evening. Decide how the office wants those calls handled during the gap.

The caller changes language partway through

A caller may describe the problem in Spanish and read an address or model name in English. The intake needs to keep its place as the language changes.

How Penny covers it

Penny asks your trade’s questions in either language.

Penny uses your business information and trade questions in English or Spanish. The caller can choose an open appointment on the same line, and the details stay with the booking.

Both languages are included in phone plans

Phone answering in English and Spanish starts on Starter. The language does not change the minute rate or require a separate add-on. Free website chat supports both languages without phone answering.

Detects the language from the first words

Penny reads the caller’s language from their opening sentence and answers in it. There is no menu, no “para español, oprima dos,” and no separate number to remember.

Switches mid-call when the caller does

If a caller opens in English and moves into Spanish, or the other way around, Penny follows. The conversation stays in whichever language the customer is using, with no restart and no handoff.

Asks your trade’s intake questions in either language

A maintenance request needs the same equipment details, address, and appointment preferences in either language. Penny follows your trade’s intake and your business’s booking permissions.

Books the job and confirms it in the caller’s language

Penny checks availability and books the appointment onto your calendar in the caller’s language. On Pro the confirmation text goes out in Spanish to a caller who called in Spanish.

Sends the office a summary in the caller’s language

Your office receives the caller’s details and a summary in the language of the call. Assign Spanish inquiries to a team member who can review the notes and continue the conversation.

The same rules apply on every call she takes. See how she handles your trade on the industry pages, how she follows up a call that slipped with missed-call text-back, and how she covers nights and weekends as your after-hours answering service.

Same front desk, either language

The appointment questions work in Spanish too.

A Spanish-speaking caller can provide the service address, explain the problem, and choose a time without switching to English for intake. Penny asks the questions your business requires before offering the appointment.

The booking and safety rules stay the same in either language. A free slot must still fit your hours, and a reported hazard still takes priority over collecting booking details. Pro adds text confirmations in the caller’s language.

The demo line

Call Penny and try it

The live demo uses Summit Heating, a fictional HVAC business. Listen to her intake here; test your own trade’s rules in your Penny account. The industry transcripts are scripted examples.

(630) 297-4128
  • Call and start in Spanish. Hear Penny answer and book the visit in Spanish.
  • Open in English and switch to Spanish partway through to hear her follow you.
  • Ask for a heat pump maintenance visit in either language and listen to the intake questions.
Listen in

Lucía books annual heat pump maintenance in Spanish.

A fictional Pro call in Spanish. Lucía requests annual maintenance for a ducted heat pump, chooses an available appointment, and agrees to a confirmation text.

pennyassistant.com/calls · Español
Inbound call · Osterwick Heating · bilingual
Answered by Penny · transcript
  1. Penny
    Gracias por llamar a Osterwick Heating. Soy Penny. ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
  2. Lucía (caller)
    Quiero reservar el mantenimiento anual de la calefacción.
  3. Penny
    Claro. ¿Tiene un calefactor de aire forzado o una bomba de calor?
  4. Lucía (caller)
    Una bomba de calor con conductos.
  5. Penny
    Lo anoto. ¿Me da su nombre, la dirección y un número para devolverle la llamada?
  6. Lucía (caller)
    Lucía Herrera, 27 Olmo Street. Mi número es 312-555-0168.
  7. Penny
    Tengo el martes a las 10 de la mañana o el jueves a las 2 de la tarde. ¿Cuál le conviene?
  8. Lucía (caller)
    El martes a las 10, por favor.
  9. Penny
    La cita quedó reservada para el martes a las 10 en 27 Olmo Street. He anotado el mantenimiento de una bomba de calor con conductos. ¿Puedo enviarle la confirmación por mensaje de texto a ese número?
  10. Lucía (caller)
    Sí, gracias.
In the log
Caller
Lucía Herrera
Service address
27 Olmo Street
Reason
Annual maintenance · ducted heat pump
Booked
Tuesday, 10:00 AM · calendar confirmed; text authorized
Booked and confirmed in Spanish

A scripted maintenance booking on Pro. Penny gathers the equipment and contact details, then books the available maintenance visit in Spanish. This is an illustrative call.

Bilingual questions

How the Spanish side of the line works.

Still wondering how she would handle your Spanish-speaking callers? Call (630) 297-4128 and ask her in Spanish.

Included on every phone plan, starting with Starter. There is no Spanish add-on or separate number; the same minute rate applies in either language. Free website chat also supports English and Spanish. The answering service cost guide has each provider’s base pricing, dated.

Give Penny a call before you forward yours.

Try the HVAC demo, then set up Penny for your business. Your account includes 14 days of Pro; Free keeps your website chat after the trial.

14 days of Pro included. No credit card.