Top 20 Most Requested Translations: English to Spanish
The Spanish language (Español or Castellano in Spanish) is the second most spoken language in the world, after Chinese. There are more than 400 million people who speak Spanish as a native language, surpassing English, which is natively spoken by about 335 million people.
Spanish is the official language of 21 countries and based on our research and experience translating this language pair, we have compiled a list of the 20 most requested translations for English to Spanish.
Top 20 Requested Phrases:
| English | Spanish |
| Hello | Hola |
| Goodbye | Adiós |
| Merry Christmas | Feliz Navidad |
| Happy Holidays | Felices fiestas |
| Happy Birthday | Feliz cumpleaños |
| Happy New Year | Feliz Año Nuevo |
| Congratulations | Felicitaciones |
| What time is it? | ¿Qué hora es? |
| Where is the bathroom? | ¿Dónde está el baño? |
| My name is… | Mi nombre es… |
| What is your name? | ¿Cómo se llama usted? |
| Peace | Paz |
| Welcome | Bienvenido |
| Thank you. | Gracias |
| You are welcome. | De nada |
| Where can I find a hospital? | ¿Dónde hay un hospital? |
| Where can I find a bank? | ¿Dónde hay un banco? |
| Where can I find a good restaurant? | ¿Dónde hay un buen restaurante? |
| Where can I find a taxi? | ¿Dónde puedo tomar un taxi? |
| Where can I find an airport? | ¿Dónde hay un aeropuerto? |
There are other words that are commonly translated, like numbers and months, for content that includes things like dates and time.
Translations of 1 to 20:
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Numbers |
Números |
|
One |
Uno |
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Two |
Dos |
|
Three |
Tres |
|
Four |
Cuatro |
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Five |
Cinco |
|
Six |
Seis |
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Seven |
Siete |
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Eight |
Ocho |
|
Nine |
Nueve |
|
Ten |
Diez |
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Eleven |
Once |
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Twelve |
Doce |
|
Thirteen |
Trece |
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Fourteen |
Catorce |
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Fifteen |
Quince |
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Sixteen |
Dieciséis |
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Seventeen |
Diecisiete |
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Eighteen |
Dieciocho |
|
Nineteen |
Diecinueve |
|
Twenty |
Veinte |
Months of the year:
|
Months |
Meses |
|
January |
Enero |
|
February |
Febrero |
|
March |
Marzo |
|
April |
Abril |
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May |
Mayo |
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June |
Junio |
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July |
Julio |
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August |
Agosto |
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September |
Septiembre |
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October |
Octubre |
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November |
Noviembre |
|
December |
Diciembre |
It’s worth mentioning that if you are creating a website or software and planning to localize it into Spanish, please consider that Spanish expands in size between 15% and 25% compared to English. The reason for this expansion is because Spanish is more expressive and detailed than English.
Spanish is also one of the most studied languages in the world and the demand on learning Spanish is still increasing. It is estimated that in three generations Spanish will be spoken by the 10% of the world’s population, it is currently spoken by approximately 6% of the population.
