cliente fiel
/kljente fjel/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'loyal customer' is translated into Spanish as cliente fiel.
This phrase refers to a person who regularly buys goods or services from a particular company or store. You can also use the synonymous alternative cliente leal to express the same idea.
Which one should you use?
While cliente fiel emphasizes emotional loyalty or brand devotion, cliente habitual is often used to describe someone who simply visits frequently out of habit. If you want to emphasize that someone has been a customer for a very long time, you might use the informal expression Cliente de toda la vida, which means 'customer for life'.
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing the plural 'loyal customers', you must use clientes fieles. Both the noun and the adjective must take the plural ending.
Did you know?
- When a lawyer or an official refers to a copia fiel, they are not talking about a 'loyal copy' but rather a 'certified true copy'. The adjective fiel here shifts from emotional loyalty to technical accuracy.
- The word cliente shares a common ancestor with the English word 'claim', stemming from the Latin root meaning 'to call' or 'to cry out'.
- If you are a regular at a local business, you might be called un cliente de la casa. While this literally translates to 'a customer of the house', it functions exactly like the English expression 'a regular'.
Examples in context
- Eres un cliente fiel de nuestra tienda.You are a loyal customer of our store.
- Queremos premiar al cliente fiel.We want to reward the loyal customer.
- Ella es una cliente fiel de esta cafetería.She is a loyal customer of this coffee shop.
Example conversation
Daniel is talking to Elena about her frequent visits to their bakery.
- DanielElena, eres una cliente fiel de nuestra panadería.Elena, you are a loyal customer of our bakery.
- Elena¡Muchas gracias, Daniel! Me encanta tu pan.Thank you very much, Daniel! I love your bread.
- DanielPor eso, hoy tienes un descuento especial.That is why, today you have a special discount.
- Elena¡Qué amable eres! Lo agradezco mucho.How kind of you! I appreciate it a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cliente, fiel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
