diff --git a/simple-translate/translate.js b/simple-translate/translate.js
index ae42b6a..8900bd2 100644
--- a/simple-translate/translate.js
+++ b/simple-translate/translate.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class Translate {
   }
 
   async translate(sourceWord, sourceLang = "auto", targetLang) {
+    sourceWord = sourceWord.trim();
+
     const result = await this.sendRequest(sourceWord, sourceLang, targetLang);
     return this.formatResult(result);
   }