A speech recognition apparatus, comprising: recognition means adapted to carry out a speech recognition process of recognizing speech words of a user; operation means adapted to receive an operation to start the speech recognition process from the user; and control means (112, 116) adapted to cause the recognition means to start setup the speech recognition process, and cause display means to display a prohibition character indicative of prohibition of speech and a speech list including at least one of the speech words recognizable by the recognition means, when the operation means receives the operation; wherein the speech recognition process is started after a period for the setup has been ended; wherein, the control means (112, 116) cause the display means to display a permission character indicative of permission of speech after the period for the setup has been ended, and cause the display means to continue displaying the speech list including the at least one of the speech words recognizable by the recognition means until after the speech recognition process has started, and wherein, the control means (112, 116), in a case where the user's further speech words is necessary to carry out an operation corresponding to the speech words recognized by the recognition means, cause the recognition means to start setup the further speech recognition process, and cause display means to display the prohibition character and a speech list including at least one of the speech words recognizable as the further speech words by the recognition means, and cause the display means to display the permission character after a period for the setup of the further speech recognition process has been ended, and cause the display means to continue displaying the speech list including the at least one of the further speech words recognizable by the recognition means until after the further speech recognition process has started. recognition means adapted to carry out a speech recognition process of recognizing speech words of a user; operation means adapted to receive an operation to start the speech recognition process from the user; and control means (112, 116) adapted to cause the recognition means to start setup the speech recognition process, and cause display means to display a prohibition character indicative of prohibition of speech and a speech list including at least one of the speech words recognizable by the recognition means, when the operation means receives the operation; wherein the speech recognition process is started after a period for the setup has been ended; wherein, the control means (112, 116) cause the display means to display a permission character indicative of permission of speech after the period for the setup has been ended, and cause the display means to continue displaying the speech list including the at least one of the speech words recognizable by the recognition means until after the speech recognition process has started, and wherein, the control means (112, 116), in a case where the user's further speech words is necessary to carry out an operation corresponding to the speech words recognized by the recognition means, cause the recognition means to start setup the further speech recognition process, and cause display means to display the prohibition character and a speech list including at least one of the speech words recognizable as the further speech words by the recognition means, and cause the display means to display the permission character after a period for the setup of the further speech recognition process has been ended, and cause the display means to continue displaying the speech list including the at least one of the further speech words recognizable by the recognition means until after the further speech recognition process has started.