# Change the app language (Urdu, Arabic, Hindi and more)

- URL: https://ck.abdohoo.app/help/change-app-language
- Product: Credit Khata (https://ck.abdohoo.app/)
- Section: Account, sync & privacy
- Updated: 2026-10-11

> Pick a language from the globe menu on the sign-in screen, in the counter's sidebar or in Profile → Language. Fourteen languages; Urdu, Arabic and Persian read right to left.

Credit Khata works in fourteen languages, each written in its own script. To change it, use the globe menu: on the counter app's sign-in screen it is at the top corner, and once you are signed in it sits at the bottom of the sidebar (on a phone, under **Profile → Language**). Customers change it with the globe button at the top of their khata, and in the Android app it is under **Profile → Language**. Urdu, Arabic and Persian switch the whole layout to right to left.

The language is chosen per person and per device, so the shopkeeper, the cashier and each customer can each read the app in the language they are comfortable with.

## The languages

LanguageShown in the menu asDirectionEnglishEnglishLeft to rightUrduاردوRight to leftArabicالعربيةRight to leftIndonesianBahasa IndonesiaLeft to rightBengaliবাংলাLeft to rightHindiहिन्दीLeft to rightNigerian PidginNaijáLeft to rightSwahiliKiswahiliLeft to rightFrenchFrançaisLeft to rightHausaHausaLeft to rightPersianفارسیRight to leftSpanishEspañolLeft to rightChinese (Simplified)简体中文Left to rightRussianРусскийLeft to right## Change the language in the counter app

- **Before signing in**: open the menu at the top corner of the sign-in screen and pick your language.
- **On a computer**: at the bottom of the sidebar, open the globe menu (it shows the current language, for example **English**) and pick another.
- **On a phone**: tap **Profile** in the bottom bar, then **Language**.

The change takes effect straight away, and the counter remembers it on that device, even offline.

![The counter app's sign-in screen in Urdu, laid out right to left, with the language menu showing اردو and a note that the translation was made by AI](https://ck.abdohoo.app/storage/content/library/site-counter-signin-urdu.webp)The counter's sign-in screen in Urdu: the whole layout mirrors, not just the words## Change it in the Android app

On the sign-in screen, tap the language chip at the top. Once signed in, open **Profile** and tap **Language** under **App**. Shopkeepers and customers use the same setting.

![A Play Store screenshot listing the app's languages, each in its own script, among them English, Urdu, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali and Hindi](https://ck.abdohoo.app/storage/content/library/store-07.webp)Each language is listed in the script its readers use## Change it as a customer

On your khata, tap the globe button at the top and pick a language. You can also find **Language** in **My profile**. See [For customers: open your khata, check entries and pay the shop](https://ck.abdohoo.app/help/customer-open-check-pay-your-khata).

## Right-to-left languages

In Urdu, Arabic and Persian the layout itself turns around: menus, buttons, lists and the order of columns read from right to left, as in the Play Store screenshot below. It is not only the words that are translated.

![A Play Store screenshot of the Android app in Urdu: the customer list, balance and bottom tabs laid out right to left](https://ck.abdohoo.app/storage/content/library/store-08.webp)Right to left, properly: the whole screen mirrors in Urdu## Good to know

- When you pick a language other than English, a small note under the menu says "Translated by AI — there may be mistakes." If you spot a wrong word, write to <support@abdohoo.app>.
- Reminder messages are not translated automatically. The standard reminder is in English; write your own message in Urdu or Roman Urdu under **Reminders → Settings → Message**. See [Send payment reminders on WhatsApp or SMS](https://ck.abdohoo.app/help/send-whatsapp-payment-reminders).
- Changing your own language never changes what your customers or staff see.

## A shared counter with several people

The counter app remembers the language on the device, not on the account. If two people take turns on the same counter computer and prefer different languages, the second person simply picks theirs from the globe menu after signing in; the other person's phone or computer is not affected. Staff with their own logins on their own phones each keep their own choice. To give staff separate logins, see [Give staff their own logins: manager or cashier](https://ck.abdohoo.app/help/staff-logins-manager-cashier).

## Frequently asked questions

### Which languages are available?

English, Urdu, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Hindi, Nigerian Pidgin (Naijá), Swahili, French, Hausa, Persian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Russian.

### If I switch to Urdu, do my customers see Urdu too?

No. Language is chosen per person. You can work in Urdu while a customer reads the same account in English, or the other way round.

### Are reminder messages sent in my language?

The standard reminder is in English. To send reminders in Urdu or Roman Urdu, write your own wording under Reminders → Settings → Message.

### I found a wrong translation. What should I do?

The translations were made with AI and may contain mistakes. Tell us at support@abdohoo.app and we will fix them.