# Dictionnary, mycroft.conf directories
**URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/t/dictionnary-mycroft-conf-directories/4574
**Category:** Localizations and Accessibility
**Created:** [September 18, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/dictionnary-mycroft-conf-directories/4574 "2018-09-18T19:00:35Z")
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### Author:  [@henridbr](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/henridbr)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/dictionnary-mycroft-conf-directories/4574/1 "2018-09-18T19:00:35Z")
Hi,
As a newbie I am doing my _own experience_ using Picroft, Google AI Voice kit, and PuTTY and Linux and … Python.
I am working to configure Mycroft to handle French as you can read my accent thanks to [Mycroft AI documentation.](https://mycroft.ai/documentation/language-support/french/). But my questions are not limited to this language.
Why modifying mycroft.conf in mycroft-core directories and not in the user environment (/home/pi/…) which is the last read by Mycroft ?
About fr.dict, the instructions are to copy the file from usr directories to mycroft-core. From the Note below _However, it is normal to add words to the `fr.dict` , and copying means the original file is unchanged, and you are working with a copy._ Later, when checking the Wake Word, the directory where the egrep is done is not shown. No help from there.
In which fr.dict file to add a word : in mycroft-core directories or usr/local/… directories ?
I have a lot to learn from your answers.
Henri
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### Author:  [@KathyReid](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/KathyReid)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/dictionnary-mycroft-conf-directories/4574/2 "2018-09-20T11:15:36Z")
Hi there @henridbr, welcome - it’s great to have you here.
Regarding `mycroft.conf` - this file doesn’t exist in the user environment on Picroft due to the way file permissions work on Picroft.
Regarding the `fr.dict` file - unfortunately I don’t know - but we **do** have a French language community at [https://chat.mycroft.ai/community/channels/language-fr](https://chat.mycroft.ai/community/channels/language-fr) who may be able to assist.
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### Author:  [@henridbr](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/henridbr)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/dictionnary-mycroft-conf-directories/4574/3 "2018-09-20T15:24:45Z")
Thank you [KathyReid](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/KathyReid),
Best regards
Henri