Instructions that get flipped
You asked for the guest room skipped and the oven cleaned. They heard the reverse. Pointing works in person, but not when plans change over the phone.
For cleaning businesses & households
Talk to your cleaning team. Every detail understood.
Whether you run a residential cleaning company or hire a housekeeper for your own home, the details matter: which rooms, which products, which day. intelecho turns a normal phone call into a translated one, so you speak English and your housekeeper hears Spanish, Portuguese or Haitian Creole. It's housekeeping Spanish without the phrasebook.
- 46 languages
- No app for either side
- Free 5-minute demo calls
49.8%
of U.S. maids and housekeeping cleaners are Hispanic or Latino
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025 annual averages2.2M
domestic workers in U.S. private homes, including house cleaners, nannies and home care aides
Source: Economic Policy Institute, Domestic Workers Chartbook 2022394K
Portuguese speakers in the U.S. who speak English less than “very well”
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table B16001The challenge
Where the conversation gets stuck
Same-day schedule shuffles
A client cancels, a move-out job opens across town, a team member calls in sick. Owners have to rearrange the whole day by phone, fast, with people who think in Spanish or Portuguese.
The conversations you keep putting off
Pay, hours, a broken vase, a client complaint. These need real back-and-forth, not a thumbs-up emoji, and they go better when both people understand every word.
Calls you can make today
Real situations, handled by phone
Owner rerouting a team
Move the 1 p.m. deep clean to tomorrow, send two people to a move-out on Oak Street instead, and confirm they have the lockbox code and the extra vacuum bags.
A family explaining a new routine
Tell your housekeeper the baby's room now needs fragrance-free products, laundry moves to Tuesdays, and the dog stays in the backyard while she vacuums.
Sorting out a client complaint
A client says the shower wasn't cleaned. Call the cleaner to hear what happened (maybe the bathroom door was locked) and agree on how to make it right.
Talking about pay and time off
Discuss a raise, the holiday schedule or a week of paid time off so both of you understand the terms. Then write them down and share a copy.
What it sounds like
A sample call, English ⇄ Spanish
Each person speaks naturally in their own language. intelecho translates every turn so each side hears the other in a clear AI voice.
Languages that come up most
- Spanish
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Haitian Creole
- Polish
- European Portuguese
BLS data show about half of U.S. maids and housekeeping cleaners are Hispanic (49.8% in 2025), and studies of cleaning workers in Massachusetts document large Brazilian, Haitian, Portuguese and Polish workforces alongside Central Americans (Siqueira & Roche, New Solutions, 2013; Lado, New England Journal of Public Policy).
Translating both waysEnglish ⇄ Spanish
Homeowner · EnglishHi Lucía, we have guests coming next Friday. Could you come Thursday instead?Housekeeper hears: Hola, Lucía, el próximo viernes vienen visitas. ¿Podría venir el jueves en lugar del viernes?
Housekeeper · EspañolSí, puedo, pero después de las once. ¿Quiere que cambie las sábanas del cuarto de visitas?You hear: Yes, I can, but after eleven. Do you want me to change the sheets in the guest room?
Homeowner · EnglishYes, please. And use the fragrance-free detergent for the baby's clothes.Housekeeper hears: Sí, por favor. Y use el detergente sin perfume para la ropa del bebé.
Housekeeper · EspañolMuy bien. Entonces nos vemos el jueves a las once y media.You hear: Very good. Then I'll see you Thursday at eleven-thirty.
How it works
Three steps from this page to a translated call
- 01
Add your number and theirs
Choose English for you and Spanish, Portuguese or Haitian Creole for your housekeeper or team lead. Add your name or your company's name for the introduction.
- 02
Answer, and they're connected
intelecho calls you first, then your housekeeper. They hear a short introduction in their language, so they know who's calling and why the voice sounds different.
- 03
Cover the details, then send a list
Go over rooms, products, timing and pay in short sentences. Afterward, text a quick checklist so nobody has to remember everything from the call.
Get it right
Tips for smoother calls
- Name rooms specifically: “the upstairs bathroom with the tub,” not “the big bathroom.”
- Describe products by what they're for, like “the blue spray for the glass,” not just the brand.
- Call between houses, not mid-vacuum. A quiet room makes the translation much more accurate.
- For pay and hours, agree on the call, then put the terms in writing in your housekeeper's language.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is this just cleaning lady Spanish phrases?
No. Instead of memorizing phrases, you have a real conversation: you speak English, your housekeeper hears Spanish, and you hear the reply in English. It helps most with things you can't point at, like schedule changes or a client's special request.
Can I call my whole cleaning team at once?
Each call connects two phones, one on each side. To brief a team, call the team lead, or make a few short calls. The free demo allows up to 3 calls at once across the whole service.
My housekeeper speaks Portuguese, not Spanish. Will it work?
Yes. intelecho supports Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese, plus Haitian Creole, Polish, Albanian and dozens of other languages, 46 in all. You pick each person's language before the call.
What does it cost?
intelecho is a free demo right now, and calls end after 5 minutes. If your cleaning business needs longer calls, contact us.
Is the call private?
intelecho doesn't record audio or keep transcripts. Twilio connects the phone numbers and OpenAI processes the audio to translate it. Even so, share alarm or door codes by text rather than reading them out on the call.
Make your first translated call
Enter your number and theirs, pick both languages, and pick up when we ring you. It takes about a minute to set up.
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