Program.cs

gistfile1.txt

// to use: 
// 1. make directory
// 2. switch to directory
// 3. dotnet new console
// 4. dotnet add package System.Speech
// 5. copy this file into Program.cs
// 6. dotnet run
using System;
using System.Speech.Synthesis;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        using (SpeechSynthesizer synth = new SpeechSynthesizer())
        {
            synth.SelectVoice("Microsoft Zira Desktop");

            string ssml = @"<speak version='1.0' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis' xml:lang='en-US'>
                                <prosody pitch='0%'>hello</prosody>
                                <prosody pitch='+20%'>world</prosody>
                            </speak>";

            synth.SpeakSsml(ssml);
        }
    }
}