When I grow up I want to be...

Question

Post in Spanish and English what you want to be when you grow up... Or what you wanted to be when you were young, or your dream job if that makes it easier.

Pictures are welcome, but please remember to keep them and all content of your post clean.

If you have/had more than one thing that you want/wanted to be, feel free to post more than once.

I want to be an actress for Sight and Sound Theatres.

Quiero ser una actriz por Teatros de Vista y Sonido .

Please correct my Spanish

Great post , but I don't want to grow up , grownups are so boring. - ray76, May 8, 2014

I know. I don't want to grow up either. :) seriously. - actorgirl, May 8, 2014

Answer 1

Well, I wouldn't want to begin my life again. There were too many negatives and I'm happy with the way it is right now. I have my own business that I built myself from the ground floor and it is a dream job. I am very happy!

Pues, no querría comenzar de nuevo. Había demasiadas de los cosas negativas y estoy contenta con mi vida ahora mismo. Tengo mi propia empresa que construyo desde la planta baja y es un trabajo de sueños. ¡Estoy muy contenta!

Muy interesante. Gracias. - GabriellaMonique, May 7, 2014

so what is your business?? - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

It's nice to see someone who wouldn't change what they do now. :) - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

Congratulations - porcupine7, May 8, 2014

Good on you , go for it girl ! - ray76, May 8, 2014

Double vote! - annierats, May 8, 2014

It is: «habían demasiadas cosas negativas» Remember to make words match in number and gender. «Había» has be plural and «demasiados» has to be in female form because the Direct Object (cosas) is plural and female. - CursedCommoner, May 8, 2014

@CursedCommoner - I did not want to say 'They were' / 'Ellos habían' I think you are incorrect, but I'll wait for a Spanish speaker to tell me. Thank you. - 007c5fc1, May 9, 2014

Answer 2

Si naciera de nuevo, buscaría una profesión donde podría conocer el mundo y podría aprender muchas lenguas, pero no solamente de libros sino en el lugar.

If I were born again, I would seek a profession where I could qet aquainted with the world and could learn many languages, but not only from books but on the spot.

oh, that is a good one! - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

Great sentence, porcu :) - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

I would use muchos idiomas here :) - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

Muy bien dicho, porcu. - annierats, May 7, 2014

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, May 8, 2014

Si naciera de nuevo, buscaría una profesión donde "pudiera" conocer el mundo y "pudiera" aprender muchas lenguas. Si clauses: si+imperfecto subjuntivo (naciera)+condicional simple (buscaría) but you don't have to use conditional in all the verbs - SpanishSkypeorg, May 8, 2014

Gracias SpanishSkype - porcupine7, May 9, 2014

Answer 3

Cuándo era joven, quería llegar a ser abogada

When I was young, I wanted to be a lawyer

Please add the English sentence. :) - rac1, May 7, 2014

Did you change your mind? - 007c5fc1, May 7, 2014

Nope :) - chicasabrosa, May 8, 2014

quería llegar a ser abogada (we don't use "un/una" with occupations like in English) - SpanishSkypeorg, May 8, 2014

Answer 4

Si Dios me lo permite y me abre las puertas, me gustaría irme de misionera a donde El me mande.

If God allows me to do it and opens the doors for me, I would like to be a Christian missionary to wherever He wants to send me.

• Creo que mi inglés está todo equivocado...

You would do a great job! :) - rac1, May 7, 2014

Wow, this is really encouraging! Thank you for sharing that. My family is missionaries. :) - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

¡Sí, estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo, Rac ...estoy seguro que Susy podría llegar a ser una buena misionaría - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

Cool, actor girl :) btw my family are missionaries :):) - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

...una buena misionaria por el poder de Dios :) - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

Awesome! where? or maybe I should say, to whom? - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

Sorry, Ann, I was trying to help you by offering a correction; my family are (not is) missionaries - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

oohh. whoops. well family is singular. :) sorry about that. ;) - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

@ Susy , when or if you become a missionary will you come down here and save me first please ? - ray76, May 8, 2014

Answer 5

Con correcciones: Cuando era joven, quería llegar a ser veterinario ípero después de pensarlo algunos años y hablar con varios profesores en mi escuela secundaria.. ...me di cuenta de que no estaba hecho para veterinaria!.(¡No tenía la capacidad para estudiar un nivel tan alto durante (o por) muchos años!)

No tenía la capacidad de/para estudiar un nivel tan alto durante/por muchos años - SpanishSkype

Muchas gracias por sus correcciones, SpanishSkype

When I was young, I wanted to become (lit: be) a vet, but after thinking about it for a few years and speaking to different teachers in my secondary school, I realized that I was not cut out for it! (I didn't have the ability to study at such a high level for many years!

Original sentence: Cuando era joven, quería llegar a ser un veterinario ípero después de pensarlo algunos años y hablar con varios profesores en mi escuela secundaria.. ...me di cuenta de que no estaba hecho para veterinaria!.(¡No tenía la capacidad (a?) estudiar a un (o al?) nivel tan alto durante (o por?) muchos años!)

Did you know in the US it is harder to be accepted to vetanary college than to medical school. Many MDs could not make the cut to treat animals so they treat people. - 00551866, May 7, 2014

In Europe too, much harder. We import doctors from all over the place... - annierats, May 7, 2014

I had the same ambition but you need 5 in maths, 5 in physics and 5 in chemistry. As well as 5 in everything else.. - annierats, May 7, 2014

It is, nevertheless, a great aspiration to have even if you can never achieve it ! :) - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

Thank you for your very interesting comments, Andre and Annie :) - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

That was my first choice as a career, but my mother told me I was not smart enough. - 007c5fc1, May 7, 2014

Quería llegar a ser veterinario (we don't use "un/una" with occupations. - SpanishSkypeorg, May 8, 2014

No tenía la capacidad de/para estudiar un nivel tan alto durante/por muchos años - SpanishSkypeorg, May 8, 2014

Muchas gracias, SpanishSkype :) Sí, se me olvido que no debería usar los artículos antes de escribir una profesión - FELIZ77, May 8, 2014

Muchas gracias, SpanishSkype :) Sí, había olvidado que la gente hispanohablantes no usan los artículos antes de escribir una profesión - - FELIZ77, May 8, 2014

Answer 6

Si pudiera vivir nuevamente mi vida me gustaría intentar el rodaje de películas.

If I could live my life again I would like to try my luck as a film-maker.

oh fun! - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

Now that you have more time, you should do it! - 007c5fc1, May 7, 2014

Yes, thanks Margherite, this is something to think about! - annierats, May 8, 2014

Answer 7

Cuando era joven, quería llegar a ser un autor. Ahora que soy mayor, todavía quiero llegar a ser un autor.

When I was young, I wanted to become an author. Now that I am grown, I still want to become an author.

Ann, I would say: cuando era joven, quería llegar a ser un autor - - FELIZ77, May 7, 2014

Okay. Thanks! - AnnRon, May 7, 2014

Todavía estoy esperando tu libro. - porcupine7, May 8, 2014

Yes, this is one of my ambitions too.. - annierats, May 9, 2014

No mucho más tiempo, espero, porcupine. - AnnRon, May 9, 2014

Answer 8

Cuando estoy crecido quiero ser un hombre de negocios ufano.

is ´ufano´ the right adjective for smug? - GabriellaMonique, May 7, 2014

Maybe " engreído " :) - ian-hill, May 7, 2014

this kid is incredibly cute. - actorgirl, May 7, 2014

'' De grande quiero ser' works, I think. - annierats, May 7, 2014

smug - presumido? - 007c5fc1, May 7, 2014

"Cuando sea grande, quiero ser un arrogante hombre de negocios" - LuisCache, May 7, 2014

Thanks Luis, I knew it had to go with ' ser grande'. - annierats, May 8, 2014

You are right, annierats. You can also say: "DE grande quiero ser...." - LuisCache, May 8, 2014

Answer 9

Quiero ser abogado. Voy a asistir la escuela de derechos este junio.

¡Impresionante! - rac1, May 9, 2014

:) Well done! - annierats, May 9, 2014

Answer 10

When I grow up, I want to be a God-fearing woman who is willing to work hard and help other people.

Cuando crezco, quiero ser una mujer Temerosa de Dios que quiere trabajar mucho y ayudar a otra gente.

(Like these people)

thank you for posting. that is really encouraging to hear that. :) God bless! - actorgirl, May 8, 2014

Thank you Actorgirl :) God bless you, too! - Ghosthawk, May 8, 2014

Answer 11

Cuando crezca, quiero trabajar en el Teatro Juarez que está en Guanajuato, México.

I'll film you! - annierats, May 8, 2014

I will come and watch the performance :-) - 007c5fc1, May 8, 2014

and I will come act :) - actorgirl, May 8, 2014

Answer 12

Cuando yo crezca me gustaría ser el Capitán América pero más fortachón y más guapo.

When I grew up I would like to be Captain America but stronger and more handsome.

Lol, great answer! - annierats, May 8, 2014

Answer 13

Yo quiero ser un maestro

i want to be a teacher

"Yo quiero ser maestro" - LuisCache, May 7, 2014

Answer 14

Hoy en día no quiero ser nada más que una mujer de ocio.

These days I don't want to be anything more than a woman of leisure.

I bet that outfit cost you an arm and a leg annie! - 007c5fc1, May 9, 2014

Answer 15

--¿Qué quieres ser de grande?

--¡De grande quiero ser arquitecto!

--What do you want to be when you grew up?

--When I grew up I want to be an architect!

(What is the most common way to ask that in English?)

When I grow up I want to become a... - annierats, May 8, 2014

Thank you, annierats! But how do you ask a kid what he wants to be? - LuisCache, May 8, 2014