How to Say “Translate” in Spanish Please

Traduzca, por favor
formal, usted
To politely ask someone to translate, say Traduce, por favor to a friend or Traduzca, por favor to someone you address as usted. It is also called ¿Puede traducir esto, por favor?
Meaning: polite request to translate (verb)

Ways to say it

“translate” in Spanish
Spanish Note
Traduzca, por favor formal, usted
Traduce, por favor informal, tú
¿Puede traducir esto, por favor? polite, usted

A question is softer than a command. ¿Puede traducir esto, por favor? sounds polite to a stranger or a colleague.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

With people you do not know, use usted and the question form.

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb is traducir. The command is traduce for tú and traduzca for usted, with a z before the a.

Did you know?

  • The verb traducir comes from Latin traducere, meaning to lead across.

Examples in context

  • Traduce esta frase, por favor.
    Translate this sentence, please.
  • ¿Puede traducir esto al inglés, por favor?
    Can you translate this into English, please?
  • Traduzca el documento, por favor.
    Please translate the document.

Example conversation

Elena asks a coworker named Víctor for help with an email.

  1. Elena

    Víctor, ¿puedes traducir este correo, por favor?
    Víctor, can you translate this email, please?
  2. Víctor

    Claro. ¿Al inglés?
    Of course. Into English?
  3. Elena

    Sí, por favor. Gracias.
    Yes, please. Thanks.
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