How to Translate the Text in a Wikipedia Article

Use Wikimedia's translation tool in a few simple steps

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Last Updated: May 12, 2023

Wikipedia is a multilingual project. If you want to translate between different Wikipedias, you will need to use Wikimedia's translation tool. Start by logging in or creating an account, then open Wikimedia's translation tool.

Things You Should Know

Open the Wikipedia translation tool to start translating an article (and ensure an accurate translation).
Select a suggested article or enter a specific article you want to translate.
Select the languages you want to translate from and to, then click Start translation.

Steps

Download Article

To do so, visit this page. You will need to be logged in and be autoconfirmed to use this tool.
You can choose a suggestion or click on "New translation" then enter the article to translate.

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For example, to translate from Spanish to English, select "Spanish" in the first chevron and "English" in the second chevron.
This will open the content translation page.
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Avoid making machine translations. Machine translations are good for learning which words mean what, but it would be better for you to translate between two languages you already know really well. If you do forget a word, though, there is nothing prohibiting you looking a word up on a translator.
- Depending on the languages you choose, you may get automatic machine translations from the tool.
If you leave to take a break, you can come back later to finish your translation. There is no rush to get a page translated into another language. Take your time.
When you are done, click on Publish. This will save the edit to the appropriate language Wikipedia.