A - Z What do you want to see or do before you reach 100?

Question

A - Z Game Spanish Things We Want To See or Do Before We Reach 100 Years Old!

Game Instructions: I will post the first Spanish word that starts with "A" then the next person posts a Spanish word starting with "B", then "C" and so on. Please also translate your word into English as well.

Please click on NEWEST to see the last word.

where is this "newest" button? I can never find it!! - sunshinzmommie, Jun 18, 2010

after months of using this site, I have finally found it, I am so blind..... - sunshinzmommie, Jun 18, 2010

Estoy Feliz! you have found it.:) - Brynleigh, Jun 19, 2010

Answer 1

Costa Rica= Rich Coast

I would love to visit Costa Rica and practice my Spanish before turning 100.

My daughters have been and loved it. Someday I'd like to go, too. - KevinB, Jun 17, 2010

come visit me, Nicole:P - princessjane, Jun 18, 2010

Where are you, Nicole? I will be there all of January! - Echoline, Nov 23, 2010

I have tried to PM you, Jane, but you have not enabled that link. - Echoline, Nov 23, 2010

Answer 2

Agua-Water

I would like to drink a glass of water in at least 50 different countries.

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I guess I am lucky - I have done that. - ian-hill, Jun 17, 2010

Wow! then it is possible, estoy feliz! - Brynleigh, Jun 17, 2010

Impressive, Ian. I've been to 11, though I didn't drink water in several of them. 50 is way out on the bell curve. Congratulations. - KevinB, Jun 17, 2010

wow that's a lot ian !!!! - 00b6f46c, Aug 21, 2010

That is impressive, Ian, add mine and Kevin's together, and we only have half (25) but I suspect there would be some duplicates (probably most!) - LateToDinner, Aug 24, 2010

I'm halfway there....I've been to 26 - Echoline, Nov 23, 2010

Answer 3

Fundación -- I would like to establish a foundation where I can raise money to help homeless people find work.

a noble aspiration - Brynleigh, Jun 22, 2010

i would like that too!!!! - katalaka, Nov 11, 2010

Answer 4

O

Ver mi obituario antes de morir a los cien años.

See my obituary before dying at one hundred years.

Can you translate to English as well? - Brynleigh, Jun 24, 2010

I always read the obits and give a sigh of relieve when my name is not there! lol - Brynleigh, Aug 28, 2010

Answer 5

Juventud = youth

thanks for adding the red letter:) - princessjane, Jun 18, 2010

How is that done, changing the size and color of the first letter? - sagiia, Aug 8, 2010

I don't know, I wish I knew too! - amykay, Aug 8, 2010

Answer 6

tarea = homework :I want to do my Home work before I get old LOL ,Great idea Bryn

lol.....that's a good one! - Brynleigh, Aug 22, 2010

thanks bryn :) - 00b6f46c, Aug 24, 2010

Answer 7

Not sure how it happened, but R, S , T and U were skipped. I'm going back to pick up R.

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R ~ Reir, la Risa ~ to Laugh, Laughter

Me gustaría reirme muy bien cada día de mi vida. Y al fin, cuando tengo cien años, quiero morirme de risa.

I would like to laugh well every day of my life. And at the end, I want to die of laughter.

Good one!:) - Brynleigh, Aug 8, 2010

Answer 8

Dueña de una casa -- I'd like to be the owner of a home (instead of renting)

That is what happens to my attempts to post a photo, why doesn't it work marianne ??? - ray76, Jun 18, 2010

First picture had a timer in it (% sign), when it times out it leaves a blank and breaks the link. - LateToDinner, Aug 24, 2010

Answer 9

B

Bodas - weddings

Quiero ver las bodas de mis hijas - I want to see the weddings of my daughters.

It is the most wonderful thing! - Brynleigh, Jun 17, 2010

I agree :) - 00b6f46c, Aug 28, 2010

Answer 10

Unión y unidad... Unity, but right now it doesn't seem like I will see it :(

Keep the faith:) - Brynleigh, Aug 22, 2010

Answer 11

Iglú - Igloo

I want to build an igloo. - Quiero construir un iglú.

I'd like to do that too! - sagiia, Aug 8, 2010

Answer 12

Encender - To set fire to

I would like to start a fire (camp fire etc.) by rubbing two sticks together.

Interesting....be careful where you practice! - --Mariana--, Jun 18, 2010

Oh yeah. Living in the city, Louisville, Ky., I'm almost never in a good place. - canicos, Jun 18, 2010

I can start a fire by rubbing two sticks. - sagiia, Aug 8, 2010

Answer 13

Ganar la loteria = win the lotto.

but first I have to learn how to bet on it.

The Lottery is the poor man's tax. - sagiia, Aug 8, 2010

Agree. The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math. - Echoline, Nov 23, 2010

Answer 14

Fortuna- I want to make a fortune before 100...

Super idea:) - Brynleigh, Aug 24, 2010

Answer 15

Vele en una yola hacia el Caribe.

Sail in a yawl to the Carribean.

Thanks I knew a yawl was a sail boat but I never knew how small they are. - sagiia, Aug 21, 2010

That would be quite an adventure. - sagiia, Aug 21, 2010

Sagiia: Well, they can be fairly large. That one just happends to be rather small. Joshua Slocum's yawl "Spray" was 36 feet and 9 inches long. - MacFadden, Aug 22, 2010

I am not adventurous enough to sail a yawl that small out onto an ocean. - wansell, Aug 22, 2010