English to Spanish Translator

Need to go from English to Spanish? AI Translate converts English into Spanish with an AI translation engine that understands context, so you get fluent results in seconds at no cost.

Spanish (Español) is spoken by about 560 million people across Spain, Mexico, and most of Central and South America. It belongs to the Romance (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet. Spanish nouns and adjectives carry grammatical gender, subject pronouns are usually dropped, and the informal tú contrasts with the formal usted.

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English and Spanish: key differences

Writing system and sentence structure affect how English text is rebuilt in Spanish.

Feature	English	Spanish
Writing system	the Latin alphabet	the Latin alphabet
Typical word order	subject–verb–object	subject–verb–object

How to translate English to Spanish

Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
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Common English to Spanish phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Spanish:

English	Spanish (Español)
Hello	Hola
Good night	Buenas noches
Thank you	Gracias
Please	Por favor
How are you?	¿Cómo estás?
What is your name?	¿Cómo te llamas?
I love you	Te quiero
Excuse me	Disculpe
Where is the bathroom?	¿Dónde está el baño?
Goodbye	Adiós

English to Spanish example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Spanish:

English	Spanish
Are you free this afternoon, or have you already made plans?	¿Estás libre esta tarde o ya tienes planes? Everyday conversation between friends · informal — Informal tú forms and natural omission of the subject pronoun
Could you send me the signed contract by Friday?	¿Podría enviarme el contrato firmado antes del viernes? Professional email to a client · formal — Formal usted agreement is encoded in the verb although usted is omitted
My sister is tired, but my brother is ready to leave.	Mi hermana está cansada, pero mi hermano está listo para salir. Family update · neutral — Adjectives agree with the feminine and masculine nouns
Turn off the lights when you leave, please.	Apaga las luces al salir, por favor. Instruction to someone familiar · informal — Tú imperative and the idiomatic al + infinitive time construction
I missed the bus, so I'll be a little late.	Perdí el autobús, así que llegaré un poco tarde. Short message about a delay · neutral — English “miss” means fail to catch here, not echar de menos
The computer is in the trunk of the car.	La computadora está en la cajuela del carro. Practical location update · neutral — Regional vocabulary differs for computer, trunk, and car · Mexican Spanish
We look forward to hearing from you.	Quedamos atentos a su respuesta. Formal closing in business correspondence · formal — Idiomatic correspondence formula rather than a word-for-word future construction

About the Spanish language

People most often translate Spanish for travel, work correspondence, and staying in touch with family, and the AI engine preserves the tone and context that word-for-word tools miss.

Native name: Español
Speakers: 560 million
Language family: Romance (Indo-European)
Writing system: the Latin alphabet
Word order: subject–verb–object

English to Spanish translation tips

Spanish drops subject pronouns and marks gender on nouns and adjectives, so a good translation picks the right gender agreement and the right level of formality (tú vs. usted) from context. English requires an explicit subject in nearly every sentence and marks questions with word order, so translations into English often need pronouns and auxiliaries that the source language leaves out.
Choose the form of address explicitly: tú is familiar singular and usted is formal singular; their verb forms must remain consistent throughout a message.
Spanish adjectives normally agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, so English adjectives may require different endings in Spanish.
Direct questions and exclamations use opening as well as closing marks (¿…? and ¡…!); preserve both marks when editing translated text.
This bundle defaults to broadly understood international Spanish. Country-specific terms can differ sharply, as the Mexican example labeled above shows.

Spanish false friends to watch for

embarazada looks like “embarrassed” but means pregnant.
actualmente looks like “actually” but means currently.
éxito looks like “exit” but means success.

English to Spanish translation FAQ

Do I need an account to translate English to Spanish?

No. Open the page, paste your English text, and translate. AI Translate is free and requires no sign-up.

How accurate is AI English to Spanish translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Spanish results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. Spanish drops subject pronouns and marks gender on nouns and adjectives, so a good translation picks the right gender agreement and the right level of formality (tú vs. usted) from context. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Spanish?

Hello in Spanish is Hola. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Spanish expressions, such as Gracias (thank you) and Adiós (goodbye).

Can I translate Spanish back to English?

Yes. Use the swap button next to the language selectors, or open the dedicated Spanish to English translator page.

Is my text kept private?

Your English text is sent securely for translation and is not stored as raw content. There are no ads and no tracking cookies.

How much English text can I translate at once?

You can translate up to 2,000 characters of English per request. For longer documents, translate them in sections.

Does the translator handle both European and Latin American Spanish?

The examples default to broadly understood international Spanish. When a country matters, name it in the request and review terms such as ordenador/computadora, maletero/cajuela and coche/carro.

Can it keep the formal 'usted' form?

State the relationship or intended register, then check every verb and possessive for consistency with usted rather than tú.

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