diff --git a/static/js/voice-clone.js b/static/js/voice-clone.js
index 44158df..6aada29 100644
--- a/static/js/voice-clone.js
+++ b/static/js/voice-clone.js
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+// ── Clone: recommended sample sentences ──────────────────────────────────
+
+const CLONE_SAMPLE_TEXTS = {
+  EN: 'The clear morning light warmed the quiet studio as I described a silver train, a bright red apple, and the gentle rhythm of rain on the window.',
+  DE: 'Das klare Morgenlicht waermte das ruhige Studio, waehrend ich einen silbernen Zug, einen roten Apfel und den sanften Rhythmus des Regens am Fenster beschrieb.',
+  IT: "La luce chiara del mattino scaldava lo studio tranquillo mentre descrivevo un treno d'argento, una mela rossa e il ritmo leggero della pioggia alla finestra.",
+  ES: 'La clara luz de la manana calentaba el estudio tranquilo mientras describia un tren plateado, una manzana roja y el suave ritmo de la lluvia en la ventana.',
+  FR: 'La lumiere claire du matin rechauffait le studio calme pendant que je decrivais un train argente, une pomme rouge et le doux rythme de la pluie sur la fenetre.',
+  PT: 'A luz clara da manha aquecia o estudio tranquilo enquanto eu descrevia um comboio prateado, uma maca vermelha e o ritmo suave da chuva na janela.',
+  NL: 'Het heldere ochtendlicht verwarmde de stille studio terwijl ik een zilveren trein, een rode appel en het zachte ritme van regen op het raam beschreef.',
+  PL: 'Jasne poranne swiatlo ogrzewalo ciche studio, gdy opisywalem srebrny pociag, czerwone jablko i lagodny rytm deszczu na oknie.',
+};
+
+(function initCloneSampleText() {
+  const sel = $('clone-sample-lang');
+  const txt = $('clone-sample-text');
+  if (!sel || !txt) return;
+  txt.value = CLONE_SAMPLE_TEXTS[sel.value] || CLONE_SAMPLE_TEXTS.EN;
+  sel.addEventListener('change', () => {
+    txt.value = CLONE_SAMPLE_TEXTS[sel.value] || CLONE_SAMPLE_TEXTS.EN;
+  });
+})();
+
 // ── WaveSurfer ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 let ws = null, wsRegions = null, currentFileId = null, trimmedFileId = null, designedFileId = null, editingVoiceId = null, editingVoicePath = null;
diff --git a/static/sections/s-clone.html b/static/sections/s-clone.html
index 55b305f..a11d524 100644
--- a/static/sections/s-clone.html
+++ b/static/sections/s-clone.html
@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@
         <div class="card">
           <h2>Microphone</h2>
           <p class="card-subtitle">Record a fresh sample with live input level monitoring.</p>
+          <div class="sample-read-box" style="margin-bottom:12px">
+            <div class="sample-head">
+              <label for="clone-sample-lang">Read aloud</label>
+              <select id="clone-sample-lang">
+                <option value="EN">English</option>
+                <option value="DE">Deutsch</option>
+                <option value="IT">Italiano</option>
+                <option value="ES">Español</option>
+                <option value="FR">Français</option>
+                <option value="PT">Português</option>
+                <option value="NL">Nederlands</option>
+                <option value="PL">Polski</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+            <textarea class="sample-sentence" id="clone-sample-text" spellcheck="true"></textarea>
+          </div>
           <div class="btn-row">
             <button class="btn-red" id="rec-start-btn"><span class="mdi mdi-record-circle-outline"></span> Record</button>
             <button class="btn-secondary" id="rec-stop-btn" disabled><span class="mdi mdi-stop-circle-outline"></span> Stop</button>