Update 2: Ever since the release of Resident Evil 4 on the Playstation 2 I’ve noticed an uptick in google requests for “Resident Evil 4 Translations”. I’ve been keeping the list updated as much as possible, so feel free to add anything I’ve missed, whether you know how to translate it or not.)
So, as a public service, I present you the buttonmashing.com “Unofficial” Resident Evil 4 Spanish Phrases translation guide, complete with your additions:
- Cabrón – Literally translated, this means “mountain goat”. Slang, it means “mothertrucker”.
- ¡Jefe! – Boss!
- ¡Voy a romperte (unintelligible) pedazos! – I’m gonna break you into pieces!
- Mierda – Shnizzle
- ¡Allà está! – There he is!
- ¡Es el forastero! – It’s the foreigner!
- ¡Te voy a matar! – I’m going to kill you!
- ¡Te voy a hacer picadillo! – I’m gonna make mincemeat outta you!
- ¡Detrás de tÃ, imbécil! – Behind you, imbecile!
- ¡Cogedlo! – Grab him!
- ¡Agérrelo! – Grab him!
- Mueren, Mueren, Meuren – Die, die, die
- ¡Mátalo! – Kill him!
- ¡Mátenlo! – Kill him! (another form)
- Morir es vivir. – To die is to live.
- ¿Qué carajo estás haciendo aquÃ? ¡Lárgate cabrón! – What the funk are you doing here? Get the funk outta here, cabrón
- ¡No deje que se escape! – Don’t let him escape!
- ¡A por él! – After him!
- ¡Te jodiste! – You’re screwed!
- ¿No estás soñando? – Are you sure you’re not dreaming?
- Es hora de rezar – Now is the time to pray
- ¡Tenemos que irnos! – We need to get outta here!
- ¡Puedes correr, pero no puedes esconederte! – You can run but you cant hide!
- ¡Imbécil, quiero matar! – Imbecile, I want to kill you
“Vocabulary:”
- Los Illuminados – “The Illuminated Ones
- Los Ganados – While this does directly translate as “livestock” or cattle, it can also be used to refer to a group of people, like a mob.
- Las Plagas – The Plagues
- La campana – the bell
- Cerebros – braaaaains
Updated (8/29/2005) – Thanks to Marionette, Mark, Kasage, David for reminding me of some of the phrases I’ve missed. Keep ‘em coming!
RE4 has been T-H-E B-E-S-T game of all time, including a very rich and long gameplay, incredible atmosphere, graphics, cut scenes (Krauser etc…) and amazing dialogues!!
I mean, that “ALLI ESTA, MAATAALLOOO!” was enough to make me hit “pause” and think where to run!!
Aqui esta! Larga daqui Cabrón.
How about the term Novistadors? “Novistadors” means, the unseen.
Nice guide you’ve got going on by the way. There were a lot of things I was wonderin what they were saying, and this answered almost all of them, nice job. 5*
I wonder if the more accurate translation of “Los Illuminados” wouldn’t be: “The ENLIGHTENED Ones”. “Illuminate” AND “enlighten”, being meant by Spanish “alumbrar”, and “illuminate” being meant by both Spanish “illuminar”, AND “alumbrar”. Loved the translation of the Ganado in the cabin. Always wondered what that meant….
I will leave the ones I know you got right alone. These are corrections or correcciones.
This is primarily Mexican Spanish.
(Differences in dialects may naturally occur.)
Ahi Esta!: There he is.
Te voy a matar! or Me voy a matar!:
I’m going to kill you!
Detrás de ti, imbécil! or Detrás te, imbécil!:
Behind you imbecile!
(The second sounds like the game to me)
Agárrenlo!: Grab him!
Matalo!: Kill him!
Matenlo!: Kill him! or even Matelo!
My Personal Favorite! or Mi Favorita Personal!
Que carajo estas haciendo aqui?
Lo argate cabron!
What the funk are you doing here?
Get the funk outta here, bastard!
(Bastard is another derogatory option here.)
It’s all good stuff. Why? Because if you go to a latin based function and someone says these things to you at least you will know that you are NOT among friends no matter how many times you hear the word “Amigo”.
This was fun.
in the scene where the church bell rings and the Ganados gathered to enter through the door leaving Leon alone they say:
La campana
Tenemos que irnos
Es hora de rezar
The Bell
We gotta go
It’s time to say our prayers
And according to Salazar’s words “Livestock” is the accurate translation of the Ganados.
Cattle, actually.
Cattle, actually. Lol
you forgot Matador!
it means executor
i kill u!!!!!!!
Does anyone know what they are saying when you are looking at them through the binoculars at the begining before they see you?
It’s been a long time since I’ve played the game. If you could find a YouTube clip, I will take a look and see if I can make out what they’re saying.
When they say “Los illuminados” they’re referring to The Illuminati. The Illuminati are a secret society( pretty much a cult) that worships and sells their souls to the devil in order to become famous, rich or successful and believe they can create a “New World Order” otherwise known as the NWO by brainwashing people into obeying their orders using subliminal messages and getting people to join their cult. CAPCOM is totally against The Illuminati and that’s why in the game you have to take down the organization/cult called “Los Illuminados”. You should research these conspiracies, they’re very interesting.
Oh and if you ever hear about “Freemasons” Its just another word for Members of the Illuminati. Most of the famous celebrities are Freemasons such as Jay-Z, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. Allot of famous politicians are Freemasons as well such as barrack Obama and Dick Cheney. One of their symbols(which you’ll notice are pretty much everywhere even the American one dollar bill) is a Pyramid with an eye on it and also the eye(which is called the all seeing eye) is another one of their symbols. BTW I’m totally against them as well.