How to Get an English to Spanish Translation

More and more people in the United States are learning to speak Spanish. Spanish is the second most widely used language in America. Because the world has become more global, many people realize the importance of speaking more than one language. Aside from Brazil, the entire continent of South America speaks Spanish. More importantly about half the people in the Western world speak Spanish. To get English to Spanish translation, follow the steps below.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. One of the best free English to Spanish translation services is Google Translate. To find Google Translate on the Internet, go to Translate.Google.com. Type or copy and paste the words in English you want translated into Spanish. Make sure the tab under the word box states English to Spanish. Google Translate is not perfect, but it's better than most free translation services.

2. If you want English to Spanish translation for a website, copy and past the URL address into Google Translate. Although google translate does not translate English websites to Spanish perfectly, it is one of the better free website translator services on the web. Google Translate also has tools for translating your websites and articles into Spanish.

3. Another way to get English to Spanish translation is to use a Spanish/English dictionary; however, this is very time consuming. Even if you only need a few words translated, it's still quicker to use Google Translate.

4. Buy the book "501 Spanish Verbs" to get English to Spanish translations. The book lists common Spanish verbs and their conjugations. Conjugating verbs in Spanish is one of the most difficult things for native English speakers. 501 Spanish Verbs is a very helpful book for native English speakers to use for English to Spanish translations.

5. If you need a perfect English to Spanish translation, find translation services offered by a company that will have a human who is fluent in both English and Spanish translate words for you.

6. When speaking words in Spanish after translating them from English to Spanish, keep in mind that words in Spanish are pronounced phonetically. In other words, unlike English, most letters in Spanish words are pronounced. For example the word possible in English is pronounced poss-i-ble; however, in Spanish posible is pronounced po-see-blay. Even though the two words are spelled almost exactly the same, their pronunciation it different.

Tips & Warnings

• To pronounce words in Spanish, start by memorizing the sounds of the Spanish alphabet.
• In Spanish nouns usually come before adjectives; whereas in English adjectives are placed before nouns.

Resources

• Google Translate

[georgelarson]

on 5/6/2009 Good information on Spanish translation. Thanks.