Spanish to Arabic translator
Spanish to Arabic translation starts in the box below: type or paste Spanish and the tool returns Arabic in the dialect you choose. Under the result you get full harakat, a Standard Arabic line, a Latin transliteration and a Listen button. Free, no account, nothing stored.
Translations are generated by an AI model and can be wrong; the Standard Arabic line is there so you can compare. Up to 1000 characters at a time.
What you get on this page
- Spanish to Arabic in seven varieties: Standard (MSA), Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Saudi, Iraqi or Moroccan Darija.
- Every Arabic result with harakat (vowel marks) and a Standard Arabic line under the dialect version, so you see both.
- Chat-style transliteration (3 for ayn, 7 for the hard h) and a Listen button that uses your device's Arabic voice.
- Up to 1,000 characters per request; the swap arrow turns it into Arabic to Spanish.
Why Spanish to Arabic is tricky
Spanish and Arabic lived side by side for about seven centuries in al-Andalus, and Spanish kept many hundreds of Arabic words: aceite (az-zayt, oil), almohada (al-mukhadda, pillow), azúcar (as-sukkar, sugar), alcalde (al-qaadi, judge) and ojalá, which still carries the Arabic law shaa' allaah. Knowing that a word is Arabic in origin does not give you its modern Arabic form, though; the sense and the sound have drifted on both sides.
Four things cause most mistakes in this direction:
- Script and direction. Arabic runs right to left and normally omits short vowels; the tool writes them in so you can read the output.
- Gender on the verb. Spanish marks gender on nouns and adjectives; Arabic also marks it on "you" and on the verb, so ¿cómo estás? becomes kayfa 7aaluka to a man and kayfa 7aaluki to a woman.
- Word order. Spanish is subject-verb-object; written Arabic often starts with the verb, and a word-for-word order sounds foreign.
- Sounds. Spanish has no ayn, hard h or q, and Arabic has no p or v, which is why Pedro comes out as بِيدْرُو with a b.
Example sentences
| English | Spanish | Arabic (MSA) | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello, how are you? | Hola, ¿cómo estás? | مَرْحَبًا، كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ | mar7aban, kayfa 7aaluka (m.) |
| Good morning | Buenos días | صَبَاحُ الخَيْرِ | sabaa7 al-khayr |
| My name is Ana | Me llamo Ana | اِسْمِي آنَا | ismee aanaa |
| Where is the station? | ¿Dónde está la estación? | أَيْنَ المَحَطَّةُ؟ | ayna l-ma7atta? |
| I don't understand | No entiendo | لَا أَفْهَمُ | laa afham |
| How much is this? | ¿Cuánto cuesta esto? | بِكَمْ هَذَا؟ | bikam haadhaa? |
| Thank you very much | Muchas gracias | شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا | shukran jazeelan |
| I am hungry | Tengo hambre | أَنَا جَائِعٌ | ana jaa'i3 (m.) |
| I want water, please | Quiero agua, por favor | أُرِيدُ مَاءً مِنْ فَضْلِكَ | ureedu maa'an min fadlik |
| See you later | Hasta luego | إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ | ilaa l-liqaa' |
Tips for better results
Keep each request to one or two sentences; the model tracks gender and context better in short pieces. Write names the Spanish way (José, Guadalupe) and let the tool transliterate them, then check the spelling on the name in Arabic page if it matters. Type numbers as digits; Arabic keeps them left to right. If the reader is from Morocco, pick Moroccan Darija; from Egypt, Egyptian; if you only need to be understood in writing, Standard Arabic is read everywhere. The English to Arabic page explains the dialect selector in more detail. For the other direction open Arabic to Spanish, and to read any Arabic back in Latin letters use the transliteration page.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say Arab in Spanish?
Árabe. Spanish uses the same word for the person and the language: soy árabe is "I am Arab" and hablo árabe is "I speak Arabic". In Arabic, "Arab" is عَرَبِيّ (3arabiyy).
Does Google Translate do Spanish to Arabic?
Yes, but it outputs Standard Arabic only, with no vowel marks and no dialect option. Here you choose the dialect and get harakat and a transliteration under every result.
Is this a Spanish-Arabic dictionary?
Not a dictionary with entries, but you can type a single word and get its Arabic with vowels, its pronunciation and the Standard Arabic form, which covers most dictionary lookups.
Can I translate Spanish to Egyptian or Moroccan Arabic?
Yes. Pick Egyptian or Moroccan (Darija) in the dialect menu before you press Translate; the Standard Arabic line still appears underneath for comparison.
Is the Spanish to Arabic translator free?
Yes. There is a daily free limit for the whole site and the page tells you when it is reached. No account, no credits, nothing to buy.
Is my Spanish text stored?
No. The text goes to the translation endpoint, is passed to the AI model and comes back; nothing is saved or logged.