G A M E Soñar con - To dream about A - Z

Question

An easy A - Z game to help us remember that it's soñar 'con' in Spanish to mean dream 'about':

How to play:

Click on newest.

Following on alphabetically choose something that could be dreamt about.

Then conjugate soñar into what ever tense and for whichever person you like and add what you or they dream about.

Conjugate soñar

Give the English and Spanish versions.

Feel free to post a picture too

The posts should look like this.

A - agua

Sueño con el agua.

I dream about water.

(as any good mermaid would )

"As" any good mermaid would. - Sabor, Dec 7, 2010

je je gracias, as my Spanish improves my English goes down the drain! :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 8, 2010

Hi, MC! It´s good to see you back n your natural enviroment - 005faa61, Dec 8, 2010

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 9, 2010

Answer 1

H - Hablar

Soñé con hablar español como Miguel de Cervantes.

I dreamed of speaking Spanish as Miguel de Cervantes.

what a cool picture! - culé, Dec 7, 2010

ditto. Every time I look at the pic, I see something new. - lkelly, Dec 8, 2010

Just the same, every day, every effort, I learn something new! - sv2qp, Dec 8, 2010

Answer 2

D - día

Sueño con un día en la playa.

I am dreaming about a day at the beach.

I hope you spend a great one soon :) - 00b6f46c, Dec 7, 2010

Thankyou Lovely. - 192flat, Dec 7, 2010

That use of the progressive form is a good poetic license (while in English it is normal); it gives it more vividness. However, we normally just say "Sueño con..." - lazarus1907, Dec 7, 2010

Gracias lazarus. - 192flat, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 3

G - ganar

Mucha gente sueña con ganar la lotería.

Many people dream about winning the lottery.

Cada día, mi amiga, cada día! - --Mariana--, Dec 7, 2010

...jeje:)...ya lo sabes amiga, nunca debemos perder la esperanza:) - luz_72, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 4

F - Fénix

Soñaba con volar como el ave fénix.

I dreamed of flying like a phoenix.

This looks like the Wow :D - culé, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 5

N - nabo - turnip

Sueño con un día ser dueño de un nabo de la mía.

I dream of one day having a turnip of my own.

(if anyone has watched Black Adder then they'll know what I'm talking about.)

Yes! The young Rowan Atkinson before he was "Mr. Bean" - love it :) - pesta, Dec 8, 2010

I loved that show? I wish I could find it again. - lkelly, Dec 8, 2010

have you tried youtube? - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 8, 2010

Found it. Thank you Kiwi Girl. - lkelly, Dec 8, 2010

Answer 6

E - extranjero

Mi hija sueña con ir al extranjero sola.

My daughter dreams about going abroad by herself.

that's me that's me!! :) - culé, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 7

K = Kárate

Soñaba con ser profesor de kárate.

( I dreamed of being a karaté teacher. )

Answer 8

B. Soñamos con los bebés (los nietos).

We dream of babies (grandchildren).

Nice pic Sandy, remember though that it's an A-Z game, your letter would be 'B' - could you change it to 'soñamos con .....something starting with B? :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 7, 2010

ah well done :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 7, 2010

Sorry, it takes me a few minutes. I got it now. - sanlee, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 9

B - barco

Soñé con el barco de vela.

I dreamt of the sailboat.

No fair changing your letter!! - aprender100, Dec 7, 2010

It looks like a dream too :) Bien hecho, we have a double 'b' but better two than none :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 7, 2010

but you fell into our little trap aprender - soñar con not de :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 7, 2010

Con it is. The trap was worth it! - aprender100, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 10

L

He .soñado.con toda la noche de los libros en español

I have dreamed all night of Spanish books.

Hola Sanlee. ...soñado...con ... - 192flat, Dec 7, 2010

Gracias edpantoot! - sanlee, Dec 7, 2010

¿Por qué necesitamos la palabra "con"? - sanlee, Dec 7, 2010

good call Sandy, I think you're right, because you're not saying I have dreamt 'about' or 'of' I think you're right that the 'con' wouldn't be necessary. Perhaps a native will weigh in here :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 8, 2010

Answer 11

S

Sueño con el silencio.

I dream of silence.

Answer 12

Inglés

He soñado con gente que no hable el inglés ni el español.

I have dreamed about people who speak neither English nor Spanish.

Post titled "Iglés" - typo. - pesta, Dec 7, 2010

Thanks! - --Mariana--, Dec 7, 2010

would you need the def article 'la' gente? I'm not sure, just asking :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 13

C - coche

Sueño con un coche nuevo.

I dream about a new car. (Lexus Hybrid)

The Acura has much better accelleration...much more responsive. - Echoline, Dec 7, 2010

Thanks, Cathy, I'll have that in mind when going to the dealers:) - luz_72, Dec 9, 2010

Answer 14

J - jeringuilla

Una vez soñé con una enfermera persiguéndome con una jeringuilla en su mano. ¡Qué horror!

One time I dreamt about a nurse chasing me with a syringe in her hand. How awful!

ja ja :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 7, 2010

Answer 15

M

Soñaban con ganar este concurso de bandas de marcha.

They dreamed of winning this marching band contest.