Social Empires in English, Spanish, German and more: play it in your language

Social Empires in English, plus five more languages

If you were looking for Social Empires in English, you are covered. This edition of the game comes in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German and Russian, and the translation reaches the names of buildings, troops, quests and levels, so you can play from the first villager to the last level without leaving your language.

Those six are the languages of the game itself. The FB Games website shows pages in more languages, including this one, but the game does not have a Chinese, Japanese or Italian interface. The Portuguese version is the Brazilian one, and anyone who prefers it can choose it, wherever they live.

A reminder of where the game comes from: Social Empires is a strategy game by Social Point that began on Facebook, and this is an independent edition that runs in the browser, free, with no Flash and nothing to install. For an overview of the game itself, see the Social Empires guide on this site.

How the language is chosen: your browser and the language selector

By default the game opens in the language of your browser. If your browser is set to English, you will see Social Empires in English without touching anything, and the same goes for Spanish, Portuguese, French, German or Russian, as long as it is one of the six available.

To change it by hand, use the language selector on the start page. The easiest moment is before you begin playing, right after opening the page, so you go in with the texts in the language you want. You can switch again later whenever you like.

One detail worth knowing: a few loose labels, mostly those drawn into the artwork of a button, may stay in English even when you play in another language. That is normal and does not affect your game, and the glossary below helps you recognize them.

One account, one village, whatever the language

You have a single FB Games account, not one per language. You sign up once, with no need for Facebook, and your progress is saved on the server. If you play in English today and try German tomorrow, you log in with the same account and your village is exactly where you left it.

The language only changes what you see on screen. Resources, prices, rewards and build times are identical in every language, and cash, the daily bonus and levels work the same way. Playing in one language gives you no advantage or disadvantage over another.

The same goes for devices: you can start on a computer and carry on from your phone with the same account, because the village lives on the server and not in the browser.

Playing with people from other countries: global chat, help and tickets

Players of every language share one server, so you will meet allies and neighbors from other countries. Help, which speeds up constructions and productions, is sent and accepted with a button, with no need to type a word, and it works the same between a player in English and another in Russian or Spanish.

To talk to others you have the global chat and the Round Table. Messages are written by the players themselves in whatever language they like, so expect a mix of English, Spanish and more. If you want to be understood, keep sentences short and lean on the glossary names, especially the English ones, which tend to be understood everywhere.

If you need help with the game or want to make a voluntary donation, support runs through tickets: use the support button inside the game and open one, describing in detail what you were doing and what happened. It works the same in every language.

Glossary of Social Empires terms (1): village, resources and buildings

This glossary gives the English name first and then the in-game names in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German and Russian, in that order. It is handy if you play in English but chat with players who use another language, or if you follow a guide written in another language. Resources and currency: Gold: oro, ouro, or, Gold, золото. Wood: madera, madeira, bois, Holz, дерево. Stone: piedra, pedra, pierre, Stein, камень. Food: comida, comida, nourriture, Nahrung, еда. Cash: cash, cash, cash, Cash, кэш.

Village: Villager: aldeano, aldeão, villageois, Dorfbewohner, селянин. Town Hall: ayuntamiento, prefeitura, hôtel de ville, Rathaus, ратуша. House: casa, casa, maison, Haus, дом. Farm Land: tierra de cultivo, plantação, champ de culture, Ackerfeld, поле. Mill: molino, moinho, moulin, Mühle, мельница. Lumber Mill: aserradero, serraria, scierie, Sägewerk, лесопилка.

More buildings: Gold Mine: mina de oro, mina de ouro, mine d'or, Goldmine, золотая шахта. Stone Mine: mina de piedra, mina de pedra, mine de pierre, Steinmine, каменная шахта. Market: mercado, mercado, marché, Markt, рынок. Temple: templo, templo, temple, Tempel, храм. Tower: torre, torre, tour, Turm, башня. Wall: muro, muro, mur, Mauer, стена.

Glossary of Social Empires terms (2): army, trolls, heroes and dragons

Army and enemies: Barracks: cuartel, quartel, caserne, Kaserne, казармы. Archery: campo de tiro, arquearia, champ de tir, Schießstand, стрельбище. Stables: establo, estábulo, écurie, Stall, конюшня. Workshop: taller, oficina, atelier, Werkstatt, мастерская. Troll: troll, troll, troll, Troll, тролль. Hero: héroe, herói, héros, Held, герой. Dragon: dragón, dragão, dragon, Drache, дракон.

Advanced buildings: Altar of Heroes: Altar de héroes, Altar de heróis, Autel des héros, Heldenaltar, Алтарь героев. Dragon Breeding Nest, the dragon hatchery: Criadero de dragones, Criadouro de dragões, Nid d'élevage de dragons, Drachen-Brutnest, Гнездо разведения драконов. Soul Mixer: Mezclador de almas, Misturador de almas, Mélangeur d'âmes, Seelenmixer, Смеситель душ. Round Table: Mesa Redonda, Távola Redonda, Table ronde, Tafelrunde, Круглый стол.

Everyday words: Daily Bonus: bono diario, bônus diário, bonus quotidien, Tagesbonus, ежедневный бонус. Neighbors, the list of players who help you: aliados, aliados, alliés, Verbündete, союзники. Level titles run from Slave to Conqueror: Esclavo y Conquistador, Escravo e Conquistador, Esclave et Conquérant, Sklave und Eroberer, Раб и Завоеватель.

Why play in another language, or stay in English

A fun way to practice a language is to play in it. Social Empires uses short, repetitive phrases, such as building names, notices and quests, so a few days in Spanish, French or German can build vocabulary almost without effort, and you can always switch back to English without losing anything.

Language also helps you get along with other players. If your allies play in Portuguese or Russian, seeing the same names they do makes it easier to explain where to build, what to upgrade or which help is missing, especially in the global chat.

And if a translation looks improvable or you spot a text that was left untranslated, open a ticket from the support button and say so: the project keeps being improved.

How to start playing Social Empires in your language

Open empires.fbgamesweb.com in the browser of your computer or phone, pick your language with the selector on the start page and create your free account, with no Facebook needed. You then begin with a town hall and a few villagers and grow your village from there.

When you want a detailed walkthrough, the official how-to-play guide is at empires.fbgamesweb.com/how-to-play. And if you feel like practicing with another language, just change it in the selector and remember that your account, your village and your progress stay the same.