How to Say "clients" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “clients” is “clientes” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Todos los clientes de la tienda salieron contentos con sus compras.
All the customers of the store left happy with their purchases.
Mi abogada tiene muchos clientes importantes que atender.
My lawyer has many important clients to attend to.
Necesitamos atraer más clientes nuevos si queremos crecer este año.
We need to attract more new customers if we want to grow this year.
Masculine Plural Default
Even if you are talking about a group that includes women, 'clientes' (masculine plural) is the standard, general term for a mixed group of clients or customers.
Singular Form
The singular form is 'cliente' (one customer). If you want to specify a female customer, you can use 'clienta', but 'cliente' is often used for either gender in the singular as well.
Using the Wrong Article
Mistake: “Las clientes están esperando.”
Correction: Los clientes están esperando. Remember that 'clientes' is grammatically masculine, so you must use the masculine plural article 'los'.
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