diff --git a/include/os.h b/include/os.h
index c3d76dd3b..198c06935 100644
--- a/include/os.h
+++ b/include/os.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } OSVoiceData; // size = 0x20
 
 typedef struct {
-    /* 0x000 */ u8 words[20][30]; // 20 words, each with up to 15 syllables
+    /* 0x000 */ u16 words[20][15]; // 20 words, each with up to 15 syllables
     /* 0x258 */ u8 numWords;
 } OSVoiceDictionary; // size = 0x25C
 
diff --git a/src/code/audio/code_801A4EB0.c b/src/code/audio/code_801A4EB0.c
index 32b1dbc6c..0712d4761 100644
--- a/src/code/audio/code_801A4EB0.c
+++ b/src/code/audio/code_801A4EB0.c
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ extern OSVoiceHandle sVoiceHandle;
 OSVoiceDictionary D_801D8BE0 = {
     {
         // "アトナンジカン" - "atonanjikan" -  "How many hours"
-        { 0x83, 0x41, 0x83, 0x67, 0x83, 0x69, 0x83, 0x93, 0x83, 0x57, 0x83, 0x4A, 0x83, 0x93 },
+        { 0x8341, 0x8367, 0x8369, 0x8393, 0x8357, 0x834A, 0x8393 },
 
         // "ハイチーズ" - "haichīzu" - "say cheese"
-        { 0x83, 0x6E, 0x83, 0x43, 0x83, 0x60, 0x81, 0x5B, 0x83, 0x59 },
+        { 0x836E, 0x8343, 0x8360, 0x815B, 0x8359 },
 
         // "オキロー" - "okirō" - "wake up"
-        { 0x83, 0x49, 0x83, 0x4C, 0x83, 0x8D, 0x81, 0x5B },
+        { 0x8349, 0x834C, 0x838D, 0x815B },
 
         // "オスワリ" - "osuwari" - "sit"
-        { 0x83, 0x49, 0x83, 0x58, 0x83, 0x8F, 0x83, 0x8A },
+        { 0x8349, 0x8358, 0x838F, 0x838A },
 
         // "ミルク" - "miruku" - "milk"
-        { 0x83, 0x7E, 0x83, 0x8B, 0x83, 0x4E },
+        { 0x837E, 0x838B, 0x834E },
 
         // "ハイヤー" - "haiyā" - "hiya!"
-        { 0x83, 0x6E, 0x83, 0x43, 0x83, 0x84, 0x81, 0x5B },
+        { 0x836E, 0x8343, 0x8384, 0x815B },
     },
 
     VOICE_WORD_ID_MAX, // number of words