Abstract: The apparatus comprises a microcontroller (7) which receives codes representing vocabulary elements, a speech synthesizer (20) which generates, in analog form, phonemes for a loudspeaker (5) which correspond to the vocabulary elements represented by said codes, and a vocabulary memory (8, 23) which can be addressed by means of codes.In accordance with the invention the memory contains, in correspondence with a given code, the ASCII characters of the word or the groups of words designated by this code, to be displayed on a display screen (10), as well as a sequence of digital data which defines the pronunciation thereof. The apparatus comprises means (22, 7, 21) for applying said sequence of digital data to the speech synthesizer (20) when the latter is to supply the loudspeaker (5) with the vocabulary element represented by the code. Moreover, a memory containing proper names and controlled in accordance with the invention is accommodated on a removable card (23).

Abstract: An RDS/TMC receiver or a traffic guidance system includes a unit for indicating on a display (10) or by speech synthesis (20, 4, 5) proper names or place names, for example, alternately in the language of the user and in the language of the country the user travels through, while the other words of the message are indicated only in the user's language. The translations are found in a memory (23).The guidance system may be used, for example, a guiding and/or information system for the motorist.