# Data in database in multiple languages (newbie)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/data-in-database-in-multiple-languages-newbie/168457>\
**Category:** Rails I18n\
**Created:** [May 20, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/data-in-database-in-multiple-languages-newbie/168457 "2009-05-20T23:51:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![damaris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@damaris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/damaris)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/data-in-database-in-multiple-languages-newbie/168457/1 "2009-05-20T23:51:48Z")

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Hi you all,

I have an application where my data in the database is stored in one  
language (Spanish), where a record has “name”, “desc”, etc. However, I  
also have to show the user the data in English. I’ve read some stuff  
there but I don’t really know if Rails have something (a plugin) which  
can make this task easy or it’s better to do it on my own… Just asking  
for some guidance.