Game: "Cuando era niño(a) me gustaba jugar a..."

Question

Game rules :-

Please include the English translation for each sentence. It would be nice if you posted a PICTURE. You can answer as many times as you wish! but only include one word in each post

I'll go first to start us off

Cuando era niño me gustaba jugar a policías y ladrones.

When I was a child I liked playing cops and robbers.

(Normally the verb jugar is conjugated with the preposition "a": jugar a...)

I notice this is a sort of honesty game.. - annierats, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 1

Cuando era niña me gustaba jugar a Mario.

When I was a child I liked playing Mario.

Oh, the youth of today... - annierats, Jan 10, 2012

jejejejeje, Annie! ;) - PrincessMariam, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 2

Cuando era niña, me encantaba jugar a vaqueros y indianos.

When I was young I loved to play cowboys and indians.

You liked being a cowboy or an indian? :D - PrincessMariam, Jan 10, 2012

Indian, always, nobody ever wanted to be the cowboy. The photo is actually of my children, many years later. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012

Annie, that's a fabulous photo! So, they play Cowboys and Indians in D E V O N? That seems so decidedly un-British! - Jeremias, Jan 10, 2012

I think that one is played all over the world. - annierats, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 3

Cuando era niño, me gustaba jugar "Tirar piedras a las carcachas."

When I was a kid, I liked to play "Throw rocks at junk cars."

Eso debe de ser muy divertido! - LuisCache, Jan 10, 2012

I loved that too! - Ranman, Jan 10, 2012

Así es. Divertido para mí, pero costoso para mis papas cuando nos cacharon - 005faa61, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 4

Cuado era niño no me gustaba jugar con las chicas pero ahora me gusta jugar con las mujeres.

When I was a little boy I did not like to play with the girls, but now I like to play with women.

This has the ring of truth. lol. - annierats, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 5

Cuando era niño, me gustaba subir los árboles. When I was a boy I liked to climb trees.

Answer 6

Cuando yo era nina me gustaba hacer tortas del lodo.

You mean, Cuando era niña me gustaba jugar a hacer tortas de lodo? - farallon7, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 7

Cuando era niño me gustaba jugar a las escondidillas.

As a kid I liked to play hide and seek.

Brilliant! - annierats, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 8

Cuando era niño, me encantaba celebrar mis cumpleaños con mis compas jugando a sillas musicales.

Another universal favourite! - annierats, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 9

Cuando era niña me gustaba jugar con mi LeapPad para leer.

When I was a kid, I liked to play with my LeapPad to read.

When I was a kid the reader was "Dick and Jane":) - Ranman, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 10

Cuando era niño me gustaba soplar las velas en mi tarta de cumpleaños pero si tuviera una tarta de cumpleaños hoy, habría que llamar los bomberos para que apagarla.

When I was a boy I used to like blowing the candles out on my birthday cake but if I had a birthday cake today I would have to call the firemen to come and put it out.

También a mí me gustaba apagar las velas del pastel y pedir un deseo. - LuisCache, Jan 11, 2012