# The translation to Spanish needs improvement
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542
**Category:** Translations
**Created:** [20 באפריל, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542 "2019-04-20T14:47:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [20 באפריל, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/1 "2019-04-20T14:47:00Z")
Hello guys,
I have to be honest: the actual translation to Spanish sucks way too much. I’m glad to contribute; in fact, I’ve been making suggestions in Transifex.
I can only make suggestions, why can’t I save the changes entirely?
I would love to help with the translation to Spanish, but you guys must help me out with this.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [21 באפריל, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/2 "2019-04-21T19:47:40Z")
You are welcome.
Did you join to the team into transifex?
Read: [https://meta.discourse.org/t/como-traducir-con-transifex/104566](https://meta.discourse.org/t/como-traducir-con-transifex/104566)
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### Author:  [@Apecengo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Apecengo)
#### Post date: [21 באפריל, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/3 "2019-04-21T20:37:21Z")
What do you think needs improvement? Please give specific feedback! We’ll be glad to fix it.
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [22 באפריל, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/4 "2019-04-22T02:08:56Z")
Yes, I joined and I read everything about the Transifex guide. But I can only make suggestions, that’s what is bothering me.
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [22 באפריל, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/5 "2019-04-22T02:10:46Z")
I’ve been making suggestions in Transifex.
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [22 באפריל, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/6 "2019-04-22T02:11:28Z")
Please let me make changes, not just suggestions 🙂
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [22 באפריל, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/7 "2019-04-22T02:17:46Z")
It is not possible to have inconsistencies such as using “email” in some places, “e-mail” in others, “correo” in others, “correo electrónico” in others, or “dirección de correo” in others. The word “username” is also mistranslated: sometimes it is rendered as “usuario,” other times as “nombre de usuario,” and so on. The correct terms in Spanish are:
email = correo electrónico
email address = dirección de correo electrónico
username = nombre de usuario
Likewise, there are glaring errors such as:
- Not opening and closing punctuation marks correctly
- Incorrect capitalization of titles
- Sometimes addressing the user with “tú” and other times with “usted,” which is unacceptable. Everything must be consistently unified, using the informal “tú” form.
In short, what I wish to do is help; I am a fan of good spelling and grammar. But to be able to help you, I need you to please allow me to make the changes, not just suggestions.
Warm regards 🙂
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### Author:  [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [22 באפריל, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/8 "2019-04-22T14:46:05Z")
To begin, you need to locate yourself within Meta.
If you started this topic in English, you should continue it in that language. You had already written elsewhere in Spanish; that was where you should have continued the “debate.”
I understand that “mistakes” can happen, but you should also respect the people who translate, as we do everything voluntarily and in our spare time (which is not always free time).
Saying that there are glaring errors, or as you previously put it, that the translation “sucks,” is -in my opinion- disrespectful, and I do not consider that you started off well, or with good vibes, so to speak. ☹
On the other hand, your changes in Transifex, if accepted, are not suggestions. The changes are saved; however, the review team must approve them for them to be marked as “reviewed” and subsequently “corrected.” (All of this is explained in my guide).
Keep correcting, and I will keep reviewing.
There are discussions to establish “conventions” for Spanish. Instead of criticizing and throwing tantrums, you can open new topics… with better vibes, so that people who use this language can contribute their thoughts on the matter.
Greetings
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [22 באפריל, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/9 "2019-04-22T16:09:23Z")
Look, my friend: I have 100% respect for everyone who supports the translation project; don’t confuse things…
I am also a translator for several open-source projects, and I know that everything we do is out of goodwill and in our spare time (plus, we do it without any compensation).
All I want is for the Discourse translation into Spanish to be accurate, and that’s why I came to help.
I am not only a professional translator from English to Spanish, but I am also a fan of Discourse, and if I can help make the translation accurate, I am happy.
But I need you to understand what I mean when I say there are egregious errors. Apparently, my way of expressing myself seems a bit insulting to you: let me clarify that I do not write anything with the intention of offending. I am simply very direct and I do not like to waste time, precisely because our time is limited.
So: let’s get along, don’t take things personally (because I never say things with the intention of offending or belittling others’ work), and let’s do the translation the way it should be done.
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### Author:  [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [25 באפריל, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/10 "2019-04-25T03:20:52Z")
Ok @_alejandro, there are words without translation in Transifex; I am waiting for your contributions and improvements.
Regards
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [25 באפריל, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/11 "2019-04-25T03:38:46Z")
There is something that is not entirely clear to me, my friend: which language does Discourse upload to its platform? Since there are es, es\_ES, es\_AR, es\_419, and es\_MX. It seems that Discourse only uses es\_ES; I believe that is incorrect, as they should use neutral Spanish (es). However, I am interested in knowing which one Discourse uses so I know which one to continue making corrections for, so we do not waste time.
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### Author:  [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [25 באפריל, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/13 "2019-04-25T15:11:31Z")
> [@\_alejandro](#):
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> What language does Discourse upload to its platform?
This is clarified here: [🇪🇸 Revisión de traducciones en Español](https://meta.discourse.org/t/es-revision-de-traducciones-en-espanol/57831)
They use Es\_es.
Do you also want to change the entire root language? Then create a new root with a new name, copy the one from Transifex, and start translating everything in neutral Spanish, and then we’ll see how it turns out.
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### Author:  [@\_alejandro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/_alejandro)
#### Post date: [25 באפריל, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-translation-to-spanish-needs-improvement/115542/14 "2019-04-25T15:50:58Z")
> [@SidV](#):
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> If you want to join the team, first read this step-by-step guide: [How to translate with Transifex 🇪🇸](https://meta.discourse.org/t/como-traducir-con-transifex/104566), and finally, using your account, submit your request to any of the Spanish languages we are translating:
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> - [Spanish ( **official** )](https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/language/es_ES/)
> - [Spanish (Latin America)](https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/language/es_419/)
> - [Spanish (Argentina)](https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/language/es_AR/)
> - [Spanish (Mexico)](https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/language/es_MX/)
Yes, but it wasn’t clear to me which one they were using because of this 👆