An electronic doorbell system, comprising: an electronic doorbell to be used by a visitor approaching the door, a chime, a hub, a text communication system and an electronic device allowing the user inside the building to access the system, the electronic doorbell comprising a doorbell button, a microphone and a speaker, wherein the electronic doorbell is adapted to be arranged proximal to a door of a building and configured to generate a trigger event and to capture an audio stream; the chime is configured to ring in the building; the hub is in wireless communication with the electronic doorbell and has a processor executing a program stored in a non-transient medium, wherein the hub is operable to: receive a notification of the trigger event from the electronic doorbell; and after the trigger event, receive the audio stream captured by the electronic doorbell, the audio stream being in a first language, characterized in that the hub is further operable to: transmit the audio stream in the first language to the text communication system remote from the hub; receive from the text communication system a message in a second language, wherein the message corresponds to the audio stream transmitted from the hub to the communication system; and in response to receiving the message, direct the message in the second language to the electronic device, wherein the message is a text message produced by a speech-to-text translation service. an electronic doorbell to be used by a visitor approaching the door, a chime, a hub, a text communication system and an electronic device allowing the user inside the building to access the system, the electronic doorbell comprising a doorbell button, a microphone and a speaker, wherein the electronic doorbell is adapted to be arranged proximal to a door of a building and configured to generate a trigger event and to capture an audio stream; the chime is configured to ring in the building; the hub is in wireless communication with the electronic doorbell and has a processor executing a program stored in a non-transient medium, wherein the hub is operable to: receive a notification of the trigger event from the electronic doorbell; and after the trigger event, receive the audio stream captured by the electronic doorbell, the audio stream being in a first language, characterized in that the hub is further operable to: transmit the audio stream in the first language to the text communication system remote from the hub; receive from the text communication system a message in a second language, wherein the message corresponds to the audio stream transmitted from the hub to the communication system; and in response to receiving the message, direct the message in the second language to the electronic device, wherein the message is a text message produced by a speech-to-text translation service. receive a notification of the trigger event from the electronic doorbell; and after the trigger event, receive the audio stream captured by the electronic doorbell, the audio stream being in a first language, characterized in that the hub is further operable to: transmit the audio stream in the first language to the text communication system remote from the hub; receive from the text communication system a message in a second language, wherein the message corresponds to the audio stream transmitted from the hub to the communication system; and in response to receiving the message, direct the message in the second language to the electronic device, wherein the message is a text message produced by a speech-to-text translation service. transmit the audio stream in the first language to the text communication system remote from the hub; receive from the text communication system a message in a second language, wherein the message corresponds to the audio stream transmitted from the hub to the communication system; and in response to receiving the message, direct the message in the second language to the electronic device, wherein the message is a text message produced by a speech-to-text translation service.