conferencia
/konfeˈɾenθja/feminine
In Spanish, the English phrase 'conference' is translated as conferencia.
conferencia is a common and straightforward translation for a conference. It can refer to a large-scale professional event or specifically to a formal lecture or presentation given by a single speaker.
Meaning: a meeting of people (noun)
Which one should you use?
While conferencia refers to large-scale professional events or formal lectures, you should use reunión for a standard business meeting or a general gathering of people. For very large gatherings like congresses or conventions, congreso is often used and jornada can refer to a conference or a seminar.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some parts of Latin America, including Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela, the term seminario may be used to describe certain types of conferences or workshops.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of conferencia is conferencias.
How do you pronounce it?
/konfeˈɾenθja/
Did you know?
- If you use the word jornada to describe a conference, you are literally describing a 'day' or a 'workday', implying the event spans a specific duration of time.
- A ponencia is the specific written document or speech prepared for a conferencia, distinguishing the physical text from the act of speaking.
- The word reunión, which is a common alternative for meetings, is also the Spanish word for a 'reunion' of old friends or family.
Examples in context
- ¿Es tu primera conferencia en París?Is this your first conference in Paris?This sentence is useful for asking about someone's first conferencia.Tatoeba #841906 by Shishir, translation #680562 by Source_VOA
- La conferencia tendrá lugar en Tokio.The conference will take place in Tokyo.This sentence is useful for stating the location of a conferencia.Tatoeba #1036201 by Shishir, translation #1037147 by GPHemsley
- La conferencia terminó hace dos horas.The conference ended two hours ago.This sentence is useful for describing when a conferencia ended.Tatoeba #2476912 by marcelostockle, translation #1430998 by Eldad
- Asistí a una conferencia.I attended a conference.
- El congreso internacional de medicinaThe international medical conference
- El congreso anual de tecnologíaThe annual technology conference
- La jornada de liderazgo empresarialThe business leadership conference
- Asistiré a una jornada sobre tecnologíaI will attend a technology seminar.
- Voy a dar una charla sobre marketing digitalI'm going to give a talk on digital marketing
- Habrá diversas ponencias en el eventoThere will be several conference presentations at the event
- Vamos a organizar un congreso informal sobre emprendimientoWe are going to organize an informal conference on entrepreneurship
- ¿Dónde se llevará a cabo la conferencia?Where will the conference take place?
- Estoy interesado/a en las ponencias sobre inteligencia artificialI'm interested in the presentations on artificial intelligence
- Deberíamos organizar una charla sobre sustentabilidadWe should organize a talk on sustainability
- La conferencia fue muy informativa y los disertantes fueron excelentesThe conference was very informative, and the speakers were excellent.
- ¡Buena suerte en tus futuras conferencias!Good luck in your future conferences!
- 36 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking about a professional event.
- MaríaDaniel, ¿vas a asistir a la conferencia?Daniel, are you going to attend the conference?
- DanielSí, María, me interesa mucho el tema.Yes, María, I am very interested in the topic.
- MaríaLa conferencia empieza a las nueve mañana.The conference starts at nine tomorrow.
- DanielPerfecto, nos vemos allí entonces.Perfect, I'll see you there then.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “conference” translations and entries conferencia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
