English–Spanish
“except” in Spanish
How to say “except” in Spanish
“Except” in Spanish is menos.
A small pile separated from a larger pile.
Example sentences with menos
Llevamos todo para la acampada, menos una cosa.
We brought all but one thing for the camping trip.
Tips for using menos
- In casual speech menos often replaces the more formal excepto to mean 'except', so menos is the common choice when informally excluding items or people.
Other Spanish words for “except”
Trabajamos todos los días, salvo los domingos.
We work every day, except Sundays.
El museo está abierto todos los días, excepto el lunes.
The museum is open every day except Monday.