Spanish to English
Translate a Spanish book into English, and keep the Spanish
Upload a Spanish or Latin American novel and read it with English beside every paragraph, so you can stay in the Spanish and still catch everything.
En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor.
In a village of La Mancha, whose name I do not care to recall, there lived not long ago one of those gentlemen with a lance in the rack, an old shield, a skinny nag and a greyhound for the hunt.
Una olla de algo más vaca que carnero, salpicón las más noches, duelos y quebrantos los sábados, lentejas los viernes, algún palomino de añadidura los domingos, consumían las tres partes de su hacienda.
A stew of more beef than mutton, leftovers most nights, eggs and bacon on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays and a young pigeon as a Sunday extra took up three-quarters of his income.
How it works
Upload the book, choose English, and look at the free preview of the opening pages, side by side. If it reads well, translate the whole book and read it in the browser, or download it as a PDF, an EPUB, or a Kindle file. More about translating a book.
Where to find Spanish books
The Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes and Spanish Wikisource offer many classics for free, and Project Gutenberg has more as EPUB. Your own DRM-free EPUB, a text-based PDF or a Word file all work.
Reading Spanish with English beside it
Spain and the Americas
Vocabulary, slang and forms of address change from Madrid to Buenos Aires to Mexico City. With the original beside the translation you can see the local word, not only its English meaning.
Dialogue with its tone
Tú, usted and vos carry how close two people are; English has only "you". The Spanish beside it keeps that tone visible.
Questions
Can I read a Spanish novel with the English translation beside it?
Yes. Upload it, choose English, and read each Spanish paragraph with its English beside it, in the browser, as a PDF or on an e-reader.
Can I learn Spanish with it?
Yes: read the Spanish side and look across only when you need to, or hide the English until you tap it. The free library also has Spanish stories by level.