Spanish to French Translator
Free Spanish to French translation, plus the French grammar that trips up English speakers.
What changes when you translate Spanish to French
Translating Spanish into French changes more than the words. French marks grammatical gender on every noun, distinguishes the informal tu from the formal vous, and its spelling preserves many letters that are no longer pronounced. French needs a gender for every noun and a choice between tu and vous, and idioms rarely map word for word, so context-aware translation matters more than dictionary lookup. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
Spanish and French: key differences
Spanish and French diverge on subject pronouns. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong French sentence.
| Feature | Spanish | French |
|---|---|---|
| Subject pronouns | usually dropped | required |
Common Spanish to French phrases
Everyday expressions translated from Spanish to French:
| Spanish (Español) | French (Français) |
|---|---|
| Hola | Bonjour |
| Buenas noches | Bonne nuit |
| Gracias | Merci |
| Por favor | S'il vous plaît |
| ¿Cómo estás? | Comment allez-vous ? |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | Comment vous appelez-vous ? |
| Te quiero | Je t'aime |
| Disculpe | Excusez-moi |
| ¿Dónde está el baño? | Où sont les toilettes ? |
| Adiós | Au revoir |
About the French language
French (Français) is spoken by about 280 million people across France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and much of West Africa. It belongs to the Romance (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Français
- Speakers
- 280 million
- Language family
- Romance (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- subject–verb–object
Spanish to French translation FAQ
How accurate is AI Spanish to French translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so Spanish to French results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in French?
Hello in French is Bonjour. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday French expressions, such as Merci (thank you) and Au revoir (goodbye).