orca.floA WhatsApp chatbot that speaks Gulf Arabic: what to look for
Short answer
A Gulf-Arabic WhatsApp chatbot has to reply the way customers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia actually write: Khaleeji dialect, mixed Arabic and English, and voice notes. OrcaFlo replies in Gulf dialect or Modern Standard Arabic following each customer, switches to English when they do, and understands voice notes.
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Many chatbots “support Arabic” by translating English answers into formal Arabic. Customers in the Gulf notice straight away. If most of your chats are in Arabic, the dialect handling matters as much as the features.
What good Gulf Arabic looks like
- Dialect when the customer uses dialect. “شلونك، كم سعر الجلسة؟” deserves a Khaleeji answer, not a textbook one.
- Formal Arabic when the customer writes formally. Following the customer’s style reads as polite.
- Switching mid-chat. UAE customers often move between Arabic and English in one conversation.
- Voice notes. Many customers send voice notes instead of typing; the assistant has to understand them.
- Your own words. Prices, service names and place names exactly as your business uses them.
How to test a chatbot’s Arabic before you buy
Use real messages
Copy ten real customer messages from your WhatsApp: dialect, typos, Arabizi, a voice note.
Ask what customers ask
Prices, availability, location, delivery, a complaint.
Check the tone
Would you be happy if your best receptionist sent that reply?
Check the facts
It should never invent a price or a service you don’t offer.
How OrcaFlo handles Arabic
OrcaFlo replies in Gulf dialect or Modern Standard Arabic, following how each customer writes, and switches to English when they do. It understands voice notes and photos, quotes only your own prices, and you can chat with it yourself before any customer does. The whole site and dashboard are also in Arabic.
No plan fee for 14 days and your first 500 messages free, then from $14.99 a month + 2¢ per message. No setup fee. In Arabic: أوركافلو بالعربية.
Questions
OrcaFlo does: it replies in Gulf dialect or Modern Standard Arabic following each customer’s style, switches to English when they do, and understands voice notes. Test any chatbot with your own customers’ messages before you choose.
Some can. OrcaFlo understands voice notes and photos, so customers can speak instead of typing.
A good one writes full sentences in the customer’s dialect with your own service names. Try it yourself before it talks to customers.
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No plan fee for 14 days and your first 500 messages free, then from $14.99 a month + 2¢ per message. No setup fee. Let OrcaFlo answer tomorrow’s messages.