diff --git a/spp_programs/models/cycle.py b/spp_programs/models/cycle.py
index 21b0b2df..c2c30d1e 100644
--- a/spp_programs/models/cycle.py
+++ b/spp_programs/models/cycle.py
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ def _compute_total_amount(self):
     def _compute_total_amount_in_words(self):
         for record in self:
             if record.total_amount and record.currency_id:
-                amount_in_words = num2words(record.total_amount, lang="en").title()
+                lang_code = (self.env.context.get("lang") or self.env.user.lang or "en_US").split("_")[0]
+                try:
+                    amount_in_words = num2words(record.total_amount, lang=lang_code).title()
+                except NotImplementedError:
+                    amount_in_words = num2words(record.total_amount, lang="en").title()
                 record.total_amount_in_words = f"{amount_in_words} {record.currency_id.name}"
             else:
                 record.total_amount_in_words = ""
diff --git a/spp_programs/tests/test_cycle.py b/spp_programs/tests/test_cycle.py
index 005247ac..da065c7f 100644
--- a/spp_programs/tests/test_cycle.py
+++ b/spp_programs/tests/test_cycle.py
@@ -433,6 +433,10 @@ def test_total_amount_in_words(self, mock_today):
         cycle._compute_total_amount_in_words()
         self.assertIn("Five Hundred", cycle.total_amount_in_words)
 
+        cycle_fr = cycle.with_context(lang="fr_FR")
+        cycle_fr._compute_total_amount_in_words()
+        self.assertIn("cinq cents", cycle_fr.total_amount_in_words.lower())
+
     def test_approval_state_mapping(self):
         """_compute_approval_state maps cycle state to the approval mixin state correctly."""
         cycle = self._make_cycle(name="Approval State Mapping Cycle [CYCLE TEST]")