I am already learning Spanish
I am enrolled in a continuing Spanish conversation class.i only want to use translator
What is the price? free no no no never free
3 Answers
It is free to use the machine translators. but you have to remember they make a lot of errors, so you can use them to get a sense of what something in Spanish might be saying, if you recognize that it might be wrong, but I would never use what it puts out in Spanish for anything serious. Just put in something complicated in Spanish and see how bad the English is- the Spanish comes out just as bad. I know because people send it to me from time to time, and I correct it for them and send it back.
Hello Collado,
Welcome to the SpanishDict forum 
Yes, the translator machines are completely free but there is a limit to their accuracy!..
There are 3 translator options built into one tool: Microsoft, SDL and Prompt! They provide varying degrees of accuracy in their translations, depending on the complexity of the sentence you enter! Sometimes these ones here can provide 100% accurate results with simple sentences like: How are you? but the user must enter the correct spelling of the word/s used in the sentence! Even when they are able to provide a limited degree of accuracy, you will often find yourself needing to rephrase the sentence to write it in better English!
Example: I wanted him to buy me a brand new car = (yo) Quería que (él) me comprara un flamante coche.
Please see link to see the options the translator offered: Only one used the imperfect subjunctive and that one did not use querer correctly! The verb querer in the preterite (simple past) means tried and in the negatve preterite means refused!
They are not reliable indicators if you are trying to translate idiomatic expressions! The following idiom is an example of a total disaster in translation that really misses the mark!
Example: Yo que tú should be translated as: if I were you
But these are the options the translator gives you: Please follow the link to see results! 
The first and 3rd options make little sense and although the 3rd one is a fraction closer, it still makes no sense! The second option makes sense but does not translate our sentence...it should be Sé que = I know that.
The biggest problem that I can see with translator machines is that when people are learning a new language they are most likely to be tempted to use them, but least likely to know/be able to tell whether the translations offered are accurate or not!
Conversely, by the time people have developed their language skills to an intermediate level they are less likely to need them but better able to judge whether the translations offered are accurate and therefore realize from that time on they would actually be better off simply improving their language skills! In summary, these machines can never be a true substitute for taking the trouble to learn a language properly!
If any one here is serious about learning Spanish or any other foreign language, it is in your own interests to take the trouble to learn it properly by either living in the country which speaks your desired language or investing in some regular lessons with a native teacher and above all, don't depend on these machines if you want to make real progress!
If you wish to take part in Spanish or English Word of the Day threads and compose your own sentences then you should not use the machine translators as this is against the rules of the threads, you will not learn to write good Spanish using them, or to gain confidence, and above all: using them for these threads would be an insult to Spanish natives who do not wish to correct the bad Spanish provided by the machines!
If you experience any difficulty in translating sentences, then please post your best attempt at translating the sentence and we will be pleased to offer corrections, guidance and advice.
I hope this helps
Corrijan mi español, por favor
Hola, yo hablo español por si quieres algún día speak whit me 
