Taking the permit test in Spanish or another language
Most states offer the knowledge test in Spanish, and many in other languages too. Some also publish the driver handbook in Spanish.
Test languages by state
| State | Languages |
|---|---|
| Alabama | English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. |
| Alaska | The online KnowToDrive test is offered in multiple languages, with audio playback. If you understand English but have trouble reading, you may bring someone to read the questions to you. You must answer on your own. |
| Arizona | English, German, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Italian, French, Tagalog, Korean |
| Arkansas | The study guide is available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Ask ASP which languages the test is offered in before you go. |
| California | The handbook is published in several languages, including English, Spanish, Armenian, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Russian and Vietnamese. DMV sample Class C tests are offered in English, Spanish, Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese and ASL. The renewal eLearning course is in English, Spanish and Traditional Chinese (with Mandarin audio). Ask the DMV which languages the knowledge test is offered in. |
| Colorado | @Home test: English and Spanish. |
| Connecticut | Albanian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese; a hard-copy written test can be requested in 24 more languages (Amharic, Armenian, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Croatian, Dari, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Persian Farsi, Portuguese (Brazil), Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu). |
| Washington DC | English, Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese; since Dec 15, 2025 also Turkish, Hungarian, Finnish, Danish, Indonesian, Dutch, Farsi, Italian, Swedish (24 total) |
| Florida | English only. Since February 6, 2026, all driver license knowledge and skills exams are given only in English, including oral exams. Translation services and printed non-English exams are no longer available. |
| Georgia | The Road Rules and Road Signs tests are available in 26 languages: English, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Portuguese (Brazil), Rohingya, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof and Yoruba. Check with DDS before you go. |
| Hawaii | The online test is in English and Spanish and can be read aloud in either language. Office tests may be given in other languages approved by the director. HDOT offers free interpreters (808-831-7921). |
| Idaho | English, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Korean, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese (written and aural) and American Sign Language (video). A translator may be used only if the language isn't offered or after 3 failed attempts in an offered language. |
| Illinois | English, plus other languages the Secretary of State offers based on demand. Ask the SOS which languages are available before you go. |
| Indiana | English plus Arabic, Burmese, Chin, Croatian, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified Chinese), Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Vietnamese. An applicant-arranged interpreter (by appointment) is allowed for languages not offered; ASL interpreter by appointment. |
| Kansas | The online KnowToDrive test (KDOR's official online exam) is offered in English or Spanish. A Spanish handbook is available. Ask KDOR which languages the office test is offered in. |
| Kentucky | The standard operator test is offered in Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, English, French, Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Pashto, Somali, Spanish and Swahili. Check with Kentucky State Police before you go. |
| Louisiana | If you don't read English well, you may bring a translator for non-CDL knowledge tests. |
| Maine | The digital testing system offers Arabic, Canadian French, English, French, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish and Swahili. Since February 1, 2026, the BMV provides a free professional interpreter for other languages (scheduling may take 4 weeks or more). |
| Maryland | Class C test: English, Spanish, American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), Farsi, French, Hindi, Korean, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese and Yoruba. Spoken-language interpreters from the MVA's approved list are allowed for noncommercial tests. If the test is offered in your language, you must take it at least 5 times before you can use an interpreter. |
| Massachusetts | Class D/M exams: Albanian, American Sign Language (service center only), Arabic, Armenian, Burmese, Cambodian (Khmer), Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kiswahili, Korean, Laotian, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese. CDL exams English only. |
| Michigan | English and many other languages, in written and audio form. Foreign-language interpreters may be used on all written tests except CDL tests. Check with the SOS for your language before you go. |
| Minnesota | On computer: English, several other languages, or American Sign Language (ASL). Headphones are available to hear the questions. |
| Mississippi | Interpreters are allowed if they complete the Mississippi Interpreter Oath form. |
| Missouri | Class F: English, American Sign Language (video), Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Dari, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Marshallese, Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Ukrainian and Vietnamese (20 in all). Interpreters for sign language are arranged by the examination office. |
| Montana | The driver manual is published in English, Spanish, Arabic, Dari and Swahili. Ask MVD which languages the test is offered in. |
| Nebraska | Written and audio versions in English, Spanish and American Sign Language, plus a non-verbal picture test. A foreign-language dictionary may be used after an examiner reviews it. Applicants who start in Spanish can toggle to English. |
| Nevada | Online: English and Spanish. In person: English, Spanish and audio. An oral exam can be requested. If you don't speak English or Spanish, you may use an interpreter (not a family member) who brings an approval letter from a government agency, court, school or non-profit advocacy group, signs an attestation each session and submits an Affidavit of Oath (DLD-11). You pay the interpreter's fees. Interpreters are not allowed on drive tests. |
| New Hampshire | English, American Sign Language (ASL), French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin Chinese (written and audible) |
| New Jersey | Written tests are offered in English, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Hindi, Albanian and Turkish. For other languages, a state-contract interpreter can be arranged at no cost to you. Check with the MVC before you go. |
| New Mexico | English, Spanish, Tagalog, Italian, German, French, Vietnamese and Chinese |
| New York | 20 languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Yiddish |
| North Carolina | Tests are offered in different languages. Language and ASL interpreters can be requested in advance. Ask NCDMV whether your language is offered. |
| North Dakota | Class D test: English, Arabic, Spanish, Somali, Russian, Vietnamese, Turkish, Swahili, Nepali, Serbo-Croatian, French, Pashto, Dari and Chinese. Motorcycle test: English and Spanish. CDL tests: English only. |
| Ohio | Text and audio in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Japanese, Russian, Somali and Spanish; American Sign Language in text and video. Other languages: schedule a proctored test with your own interpreter at a Driver Exam Station (applicants must be able to read traffic signs printed in English). |
| Oklahoma | The online test is offered in English only. Ask Service Oklahoma which languages the in-person test is offered in. |
| Oregon | Arabic, Chinese (simplified Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese, read and heard, online and in DMV offices. Check with DMV before you go. |
| Pennsylvania | Written and audio formats are available on request at all Driver License Centers, in 30 languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cambodian, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Mandinka, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese. |
| Rhode Island | Computerized exams in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Other languages are offered as a printed exam scheduled in advance; the translator must come with you before and after the test. |
| Tennessee | Driver Services Centers: English, Spanish, Korean or Japanese on computerized machines. Online test: English and Spanish. Translation dictionaries without notes are allowed; interpreters are not. |
| Texas | English or Spanish only. Applicants must understand road signs written in English. Translators may help only before and after a test, not during it. |
| Utah | English plus Arabic, French, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish (audio and text) and Dari, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tongan, Ukrainian and Vietnamese (text). For other languages, a division-approved interpreter. |
| Vermont | English, American Sign Language (ASL), Arabic, Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian, Burmese, Dari, French, Kirundi, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili and Ukrainian |
| Virginia | English, American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin (simplified and traditional), Dari, Farsi, French, German, Haitian Creole, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Twi (Akan), Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese. Translators may not be used for tests in offered languages. |
| Washington | 12 languages: English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Punjabi, Tagalog and Ukrainian. Check that your school offers your language. |
| Wisconsin | Class D knowledge and signs tests (computer and written): English, American Sign Language, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Hmong, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish. Online at-home test: English and Spanish. |
| Wyoming | English only; an interpreter may be used for non-commercial written tests. |
Spanish driver handbooks
| State | Spanish handbook |
|---|---|
| Arizona | Manual de Licencia de Manejo y Guía de Servicio al Cliente de Arizona (form 99-0137) |
| Arkansas | Manual de Manejo de Arkansas Guía de Estudio (01/2018) |
| California | Manual del Automovilista de California (DL 600 SPANISH REV. 6/2025) |
| Colorado | 2025 Manual del Conductor |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Driver's Manual (Spanish, Revised 3/2023) |
| Delaware | Manual del Conductor (Spanish) |
| Washington DC | DC Driver Manual (Spanish) |
| Florida | Manual del Conductor de Florida |
| Hawaii | Manual del Conductor de Hawaii (July 2017) |
| Idaho | Manual del Conductor (Spanish) |
| Illinois | Normas de Tránsito de Illinois / 2026 Manual de Conducir en Illinois (DSD A 113) |
| Indiana | Manual del Conductor de Indiana |
| Iowa | Spanish (Archived) |
| Kansas | Manual de conducción de Kansas |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Driver Manual (Spanish, 09-08-2023 — older than the English edition) |
| Maine | Manual de la licencia de conducir de Maine, rev 05/2025 (Spanish) |
| Maryland | Maryland Manual del Conductor (DL-002) |
| Massachusetts | Manual del Conductor (Español) |
| Michigan | What Every Driver Must Know (Spanish) |
| Minnesota | Available |
| Mississippi | El Estado de Mississippi Manual de Conductor (2017, revised 2023 file; older than the English edition) |
| Montana | Montana Driving Manual – Spanish (25-0100S) |
| Nebraska | Spanish Driver's Manual |
| Nevada | Nevada Driver Handbook (Spanish edition) |
| New Jersey | Spanish Driver Manual (Official Edition) |
| New Mexico | Manual del conductor (En Español) |
| New York | Manual del conductor (MV-21S) |
| North Carolina | Carolina del Norte Manual del Conductor |
| North Dakota | 2023-2025 Manual de Licencia de Conducir No Comercial (Español) |
| Oregon | Manual del Conductor de Oregon (PDF, form 37s) |
| Pennsylvania | Manual del Conductor de Pensilvania (PUB 95S) |
| South Dakota | Driver's License Manual - Spanish |
| Texas | Manual del Conductor de Texas (DL-7S) |
| Vermont | El Manual del Conductor de Vermont (VN-007_spa, per catalogue; not re-verified) |
| Virginia | El Manual de Conductor de Virginia |
| Washington | Guía del conductor (Español) |
| Wisconsin | Manual del Conductor (BDS119), agosto 2021 (older edition than the English 2026 handbook) |
From each state's licensing agency. Our practice tests will also be available in Spanish.