# Translation English to Spanish, voice and video files Kotosay handles translation English to Spanish, voice recordings and video alike. It transcribes what was said in English and returns it in Spanish, line by line with the original timing, ready to read, share or use as Spanish subtitles. - English detected for you - Spanish with the original timing - Spanish SRT and VTT with Single file or Unlimited ## Spanish transcript Everything that was said, in Spanish, with a timestamp per line for quoting or a DOCX handout. ## Spanish subtitles SRT and VTT that follow the English speech, ready to add as a Spanish track. ## Popular language pairs - [Spanish to English](https://kotosay.com/translate-spanish-to-english) - [English to Spanish](https://kotosay.com/translate-english-to-spanish) - [French to English](https://kotosay.com/translate-french-to-english) - [Portuguese to English](https://kotosay.com/translate-portuguese-to-english) - [Arabic to English](https://kotosay.com/translate-arabic-to-english) ## How to translate an English audio file to Spanish 1. **Upload the English file**: A voice recording, a podcast or a video from your phone or computer. 2. **Transcribe and translate**: With Single file or Unlimited, the English is written down and turned into Spanish in one job. 3. **Adapt the Spanish**: Adjust names and regional words for your readers in the editor, then export TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT. ## What people translate into Spanish ### Onboarding videos Safety and welcome videos for Spanish-speaking staff, with Spanish subtitles. ### Voice messages to family A long voice note in English, as Spanish text for relatives in Mexico or Puerto Rico. ### Course videos A lesson recorded in English, opened up to Spanish-speaking students. ### Podcast episodes A Spanish transcript to publish next to an English episode. ## English transcript free, translation with Single file or Unlimited | | No account | Free account | Unlimited | |---|---|---|---| | Price | Free | Free | $9.99 a month, or $119 paid once a year | | Files | Your first file | 3 a day | 3 at once | | Transcribed per file | First 5 minutes | First 5 minutes | Up to 10 hours | | Read, edit and copy | Yes | Yes | Yes | | TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT | No | No | Yes | | Translation | No | No | Yes | Spanish output is part of Unlimited, and your renewal date is in your account at any time. Single file translates one uploaded file for $4.99. ## What happens to your file The English recording is processed on secure servers and deleted 24 hours later. The transcript and the translation stay in your account until you remove them. ## Tools - [translate Spanish audio to English](https://kotosay.com/translate-spanish-to-english) - [video translator for transcripts](https://kotosay.com/translate-audio-video) - [subtitle generator for SRT and VTT](https://kotosay.com/subtitle-generator) - [video transcription for MP4 and MOV](https://kotosay.com/video-to-text) ## Pricing ### Free: $0 To try Kotosay on your own recordings. - 3 files per day - First 5 minutes of each file - One file at a time - Read and copy in the browser - Free converters in your browser ### Unlimited: $9.99 a month, $119 a year, pay once a year For long files, exports and translation. - Unlimited minutes - Files up to 10 hours - 3 files at once - Translation - TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT - Use on 3 devices - [Pricing](https://kotosay.com/pricing) ## Getting English to Spanish voice translation ready to share ### English to Spanish voice translation for files Most voice translation apps work live, phrase by phrase. Kotosay starts from a recording you already have. The English is written down first, then the Spanish is built from that text one segment at a time, so you get English to Spanish with voice files and video that are finished and saved, each line with its timestamp. That suits a recorded interview, an onboarding video or a long voice message better than a live app, because you can check the whole text before anyone reads it. ### Latin America or Spain Spanish readers notice regional words quickly, and a translation will not always use the ones your audience expects. Before you share it, read the Spanish with your readers in mind and adapt words where needed. - Readers in Mexico or Colombia drive a carro, readers in Spain a coche. - Cell phone is celular in Latin America and móvil in Spain. - Mexico types on a computadora, Spain on an ordenador. - Plural you is ustedes in Latin America, while Spain also uses vosotros. - Juice is jugo in Latin America and zumo in Spain. - A bus is camión in Mexico, guagua in the Caribbean and autobús in Spain. Tip: Export the Spanish as DOCX with Single file or Unlimited and adjust regional words there, then send the finished file. ### Tú or usted English you can become tú or usted in Spanish. Customer videos and official messages usually call for usted, while a family message or a casual podcast reads better with tú. Check that the translation keeps one form throughout. ### Gender that English leaves open English words such as teacher, friend or welcome carry no gender. Spanish has to choose: profesor or profesora, amigo or amiga, bienvenido or bienvenida. The translation picks one from the context it has. In a welcome video for a whole team, check greetings and job titles. Many organizations write bienvenidos, or todas y todos, to address everyone, and you can change the form in the editor to the one your readers expect. ### Idioms and phrasal verbs In English to Spanish audio translation, the hardest lines are phrasal verbs and idioms, such as figure out, run into or touch base. These rarely translate word for word, so read them first in the Spanish text. Jokes and wordplay in a podcast rarely survive the move. Read them as a Spanish listener would, then rewrite the line or add a short note. ### Miles, Fahrenheit and decimal marks The translation keeps numbers as they were spoken, so 70 degrees stays 70 degrees. Readers in Spain and Latin America think in Celsius, kilometers and kilos, so convert those figures by hand where they matter, as in a safety video. Match the decimal mark to the country too. Spain writes 3,5 where Mexico and the US write 3.5. ### Spanish subtitles for an English video Want a Spanish track for a training clip or a course lesson? Upload the clip here to translate English video to Spanish for that audience, then export SRT or VTT with Single file or Unlimited. Every cue is timed to the English voice, and YouTube Studio, Vimeo and most editors read both formats. ### Spanish needs more room on screen The same idea usually takes more words in Spanish than in English, so Spanish cues timed to English speech fill up fast. A standard cue holds up to 2 lines of 42 characters, at about 17 characters per second. If a Spanish cue reads too fast, shorten it in the editor. Swap a long phrase for a shorter one with the same meaning, or drop a word such as pues that adds nothing. ### Naming the Spanish subtitle file Many players and media libraries pick up a subtitle file named like the video plus a language code. For tour.mp4, call the Spanish file tour.es.srt and the player can list it as Spanish. In YouTube Studio you choose the language yourself when you add the file. Keep the English file next to it as tour.en.srt, and viewers can switch between the two tracks. ### Contracts and consulate documents Contracts, medical instructions and anything for a court or a consulate belong with a certified human translator. Hand over the English transcript from Kotosay, and they skip the typing. ## Translation questions ### How do I translate an English audio file to Spanish? Upload the English recording on this page. With Single file or Unlimited, Kotosay transcribes it and translates it into Spanish in one run, and every line keeps its timestamp. Fix any names in the editor, then download the Spanish as TXT, DOCX or PDF, or as SRT and VTT subtitles. ### Can I add Spanish subtitles to an English video? Yes. Upload the video here, and with Single file or Unlimited the Spanish comes back timed to the English speech. Export it as SRT or VTT, then add the file in YouTube Studio, Vimeo or your video editor as a Spanish track next to your English one. ### Which Spanish does it use, Spain or Latin America? Read the Spanish against your audience before you share it, because regional words differ. Carro or coche, celular or móvil, ustedes or vosotros are typical examples. Export the Spanish as DOCX with Single file or Unlimited and adjust those words for readers in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina or Spain. ### Can I download the Spanish subtitles as SRT? Yes, with Single file or Unlimited. Export the Spanish translation as SRT or VTT, and every cue keeps its start and end time from the English speech. The file works in YouTube Studio, Vimeo, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, next to your English subtitles or on its own. ### Is the translation done by AI? Yes. Kotosay transcribes the English and translates it with AI, so you get a Spanish version without booking a translator. Read names, numbers, idioms and phrasal verbs in the Spanish before you publish, using the timestamps to find each spot. For contracts, medical instructions or official papers, work with a certified human translator. ### Does it translate my voice live? Kotosay works on recordings. Record the English first with your phone, a meeting app or a camera, then upload the file. You get a full Spanish text you can check before sharing, which suits interviews, videos and voice messages better than a live phrase app. ### Does English to Spanish translation cost extra? It comes with Single file, $4.99 once for one file, or with Unlimited, which costs $9.99 a month, or $119 paid once a year. The English transcript itself works on the free plan, 3 files a day with the first 5 minutes of each, and you can read, edit and copy it there before you decide. ### Can I translate a long English video? Yes. Unlimited takes files up to 10 hours and runs 3 at once, so a full online course or webinar goes through in one file each. Your browser normally sends only the sound of the video, which keeps the upload small even for long recordings. ### Can I keep the English text too? Yes, with a second run. Transcribe the file on the audio or video page for the English text, and here for the Spanish. Both carry timestamps, so lines match by time. With Unlimited you download either language as TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT, for bilingual handouts or two subtitle tracks. ### Tú or usted, which does the translation use? Check the form before you share the Spanish. Customer and official videos usually call for usted, and family messages or casual podcasts read better with tú. Export the Spanish as DOCX with Single file or Unlimited and make sure one form runs through the whole text. - [Kotosay](https://kotosay.com/translate-english-to-spanish)