¡Vamos a jugar!

Question

Let´s play

¿A qué quieren jugar?

Recuerdan cuando eran niños y sus amigos les preguntaban: "¿A qué jugamos?" Imaginen que son niños. ¿A qué les gustaría jugar?

Rules: You have to answer both in Spanish and in English what would you like to play. Example:

¿A qué jugamos?

A los encantados.

encantado, da.

(Del part. de encantar).

1. m. pl. Méx. Juego de muchachos en el que unos persiguen a otro que tiene que quedar quieto o puede quedar libre en un refugio.

Boys' game in which some chase (prosecute) to other that has to remain still or can remain free in a refuge

Note: "jugar" is intransitive, and you should use it with the preposition "a":

Jugar a los encantados.

In case you want to play a game that was or is played in your country it would be great if you describe briefly how it is played. If you like you can post an image too.

By the way, how do yo say "el juego de los encantados" in English.

(Please correct my English. Thanks!)

great idea! your English looks good, but the definition of the picture is confusing, and you wrote yo instead of you, but that was probably just a typing mistake. :) - actorgirl, Apr 21, 2014

"el juego de los encantados" In English I would say "The game that we loved ..... - gringojrf, Apr 21, 2014

Thank you, actorgirl! I don´t know how it is called this game. Does anybody know its name in English? - LuisCache, Apr 21, 2014

That game (in Australia) is called "tiggy", "catch" or "Sticky mud" - Flanno, Apr 22, 2014

I changed your category to "Games". :) - rac1, Apr 22, 2014

Good game! - 007c5fc1, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 1

Recuerdo que cuando era joven mis amigos y yo jugábamos a 'Simón Dice'.

I remember when I was young my friends and I used to play 'Simon Says'.

It would be great to play that game to learn some new vocabulary! I like the idea! - LuisCache, Apr 22, 2014

I know I'm being picky here, but I think it is "Simón". :) - Tosh, Apr 22, 2014

Sí es cierto como Símon Bólivar :-) - 007c5fc1, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 2

Hace muchos años me encantaba jugar a los bolos. Mis amigos y yo pertenecíamos a varias ligas.

Many years ago I loved to bowl. My friends and I belonged to several leagues.

How do you translate "el juego de los encantados?" - rac1, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 3

Es hermoso afuera, vamos a jugar con la cuerda de saltar en el jardín

It is beautiful outside, let us play with the skipping rope in the garden

Use ' afuera ' instead ' fuera ' and it'll be 100% correct, porcu. - jctv, Apr 21, 2014

Buena idea, me gusta molestar a las niñas cuando saltan a la cuerda! ;-) Good idea, I like to annoy the girls when they jump the rope! ;-) - LuisCache, Apr 21, 2014

Porcupine, puedes decir también: Vamos a jugar a saltar la cuerda, para usar la preposición "a". Saludos. Muy buena idea! :-) - LuisCache, Apr 21, 2014

Gracias Jctv - porcupine7, Apr 22, 2014

Gracias Luis - porcupine7, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 4

En Australia tenemos un juego muy popular: fútbol australiano. Es muy rápido y atlético. La pelota es oval. Hay dieciocho jugadores en el equipo. Un rasgo del juego es el salto alto para agarrar la pelota. Esto se llama un "mark".

In Australia we have a very popular game: Australian football. It is very fast and athletic. The ball is oval. There are eighteen players in the team. A feature of the game is the high jump to grab the ball. This is called a mark.

Looks great. Do the kids play it in the schooll yard too? Lo juegan los niños en la escuela? - LuisCache, Apr 22, 2014

Necesitan un grande area. Si la escuela tiene un campo de deporte, los muchachos patean la pelota el uno al otro. Algunos juegan en el equipo de la escuela. - jennysk, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 5

<<¿A qué jugamos? >> = What shall we play?

Hoy en día muchos niños pequeños contestan = These days many young children answer

<< Vamos a jugar, 'pato, pato ganso' >> = "Let's play, "Duck, duck, Goose!"

Here is a link to show you how to play Duck, Duck Goose: enter link description here

I like that phrase: "What shall we play"! I wondered what words used the kids in English. - LuisCache, Apr 22, 2014

Luis I was simply translating the phrase you gave us: = What shall we play? - FELIZ77, Apr 22, 2014

Young children/infants at school in playtime (4 -7 year olds) are more likely to say: Let's play or I want to play etc.... : - FELIZ77, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 6

Cuando yo era niño me encantaba jugar ¿'Qué hora es, señor lobo'?

When I was a young boy (child) I used to love to play (I used to love playing)

= "What's the time, Mr Wolf? " (Possibly ¿'Qué hora tiene, señor lobo'? lit = What time do you make it, Mr Wolf?)

<<¿A qué jugamos?>> = What shall we play?

<< Vamos a jugar:¿'Qué hora es, señor lobo'? >> = "Let's play, What's the time Mr Wolf?"

I have included a link to a video which clearly shows and explains how to play this game: enter link description here

How do you play it? I am clueless... - LuisCache, Apr 22, 2014

Luis, please see link and follow it to watch video :) - FELIZ77, Apr 22, 2014

The explanation is given quite slowly, and in English, too :) - - FELIZ77, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 7

Béisbol ha estado muy bueno a mi.

Baseball has been very good to me.

Por eso tu nick es "whitesoxfan", supongo... - LuisCache, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 8

A mi gusto jugar con la nieve!

I love to play with the snow.

(I'd like to say it with skiing but too many verbs confused me)

Puedes decir: "¡Juguemos a esquiar!" (aunque esquiar no es propiamente un "juego"). Saludos. - LuisCache, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 9

Jugamos al voleibol en la liga.

We played volleyball on a league.

Sí, vamos a jugar! - LuisCache, Apr 22, 2014

Answer 10

When I was young I loved to play marbles.

Cuando era joven me encanta jugar canicas.

Nunca pude aprender a jugar a las canicas. Había muchas canicas: agüitas, tréboles, ágatas.... - LuisCache, Apr 21, 2014

Remember that "jugar" is intransitive. You should say: "jugar a las canicas". Saludos! - LuisCache, Apr 21, 2014

If you are talking about something you loved to do when you were young, I think it would be "me encantaba". :) - Tosh, Apr 21, 2014