Hindi, Marathi, English: what the reply-language setting does and does not promise
The app lets you choose a reply language or match the question. Here is how the setting works, what the reported tests found about Marathi, and how to test it on your own topics.
6 October 2026 · 5 min read · Product information as of 6 October 2026
The situation
A Marathi-medium science teacher wants a quick explanation of प्रकाशसंश्लेषण (photosynthesis) that she can adapt for Class 7. She wants it in Marathi, not in English with a few Marathi words sprinkled in, and not in Hindi because the app guessed.
What the setting offers
VIDYA Copilot has four reply-language options:
| Setting | What it does | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Match the question | Tries to answer in the question’s language | It may still choose a different language or mix scripts |
| Hindi | Asks the app to reply in Hindi | Check clarity and speech on your phone |
| Marathi | Asks the app to reply in Marathi | The reported tests found Marathi replies needed the most improvement |
| English | Asks the app to reply in English | Check that the answer is right, not just easy to read |
The setting is a request, not a guarantee. The supplied documentation is explicit that some replies may still use the wrong language, mix different language letters or be unclear.
What the tests found
The reported tests of the newer AI version found that Marathi replies needed the most improvement. The documentation also notes that about one in ten replies in one phone test were hard to make sense of, and that the app does worse on topics it has not learned well.
The brochure describes the intended focus as Standards 6 to 8 topics, especially Marathi-medium use. That is the direction of the work, not a claim that Marathi is solved. In the project documentation, improving language and answer quality, especially in Marathi, is listed first among the planned improvements.
Voice in your language
Reading replies aloud and listening to spoken questions use the phone’s own speaking and listening tools, not the app. Whether those tools handle Hindi or Marathi well, and whether they work without the internet, depends on the phone and the language files installed on it. The practical check is to turn the internet off, ask by voice, and listen to the reply in your language before you rely on it.
A short test any teacher can run
- Pick three questions from chapters you teach, in the language you want.
- Set the reply language explicitly rather than using “match the question” for the first round.
- Read each reply against your textbook. Note whether the facts are right, whether the explanation is clear, and whether the script is consistent.
- Switch the speaker on and listen to one reply. Note whether the pronunciation is usable.
- Repeat with “match the question” to see whether it picks the language you expect.
Ten minutes of this tells you more than any marketing page, including this one.
Takeaway
The language setting is real and useful, and Marathi is still the weakest of the three in the reported tests. Try your own chapters before planning around it. The languages and devices page has the full checklist, and the simulation shows what the setting looks like on screen.
Facts in this article come from the supplied product documentation dated 6 October 2026. No customer quotes, adoption figures or results beyond the reported tests are claimed. Leadership views are presented as company perspective, not as direct quotations.
