diff --git a/src/rspeech/play.py b/src/rspeech/play.py
index 848b19c..32a5728 100644
--- a/src/rspeech/play.py
+++ b/src/rspeech/play.py
@@ -32,17 +32,32 @@ import sys
 import pygame 
 import time 
 
+PLAY_SOUND = True 
+
+def stop_audio():
+    global PLAY_SOUND
+    PLAY_SOUND = False
+
+async def stop_audio_async():
+    global PLAY_SOUND
+    PLAY_SOUND = False
+
 
 async def play_audio_async(filename):
+    global PLAY_SOUND
+    PLAY_SOUND = True 
     pygame.mixer.init()
     pygame.mixer.music.load(filename)
     time_start = time.time()
     pygame.mixer.music.play()
     
     while pygame.mixer.music.get_busy():
+        if not PLAY_SOUND: 
+            pygame.mixer.music.stop()
+            break 
         duration = time.time() - time_start 
         yield duration 
-
+    
 
 def play_audio(filename):
     pygame.mixer.init()