# Intent

> What a voice command means, like turning on the lights in an area, with the details needed to do it.

Source: https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/intent/

- In code: `intent`, `HassTurnOn`
- Also: intents

"Turn on the kitchen lights" and "kitchen lights on" are different sentences with the same intent: `HassTurnOn`, with the area kitchen and the domain light. The sentences for each language are in the [OHF-Voice/intents](https://github.com/OHF-Voice/intents) repository.

## Related terms

- [Assist](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/assist/): Home Assistant's voice assistant. It turns what you say or type into actions.
- [Conversation agent](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/conversation-agent/): What understands a command and answers it: the built-in agent of Home Assistant, or one from an integration, like an AI service.