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Appendix
English→Spanish
Subject Gender
In Spanish, nouns, adjectives, and articles have gender, so the translation may vary depending on
whether the speaker is male or female.
For example, translating “I am tall.” could result in either of the following sentences.
Male: Yo soy alto.
Female: Yo soy alta.
Format
Specify your preference for translating the English word “you.” The English word “you” can be
translated in Spanish as “tu” (casual), “vosotros” (casual-plural), “Usted” (formal), or “Ustedes”
(formal-plural).
“You sing.” could result in any of the following sentences.
Casual: Cantas.
Casual-plural: Cantáis.
Formal: Canta.
Formal-plural: Cantan.
Spanish→English
Audience
Specify your preference for translating third-person pronouns.
Direct: Translate third-person pronouns in Spanish as the second-person pronoun (“you”) in English.
Indirect: Translate third-person pronouns in Spanish as third-person pronouns in English.
For example, translating “Le doy este libro.” could result in either of the following sentences.
Direct: I give you this book.
Indirect: I give him/her this book.
