La Palabra Del Dia: "ojalá"

Question

ojalá ( oh-hah-lah' )

conjunction; interjection ( I wish; I hope; I hope so )

There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: Ojalá pase el examen de entrada a la universidad.

I hope I pass the university entrance exam.

2: Mañana va a ser un día hermoso. - ¡Ojalá!

Tomorrow's going to be a beautiful day. - I hope so!

3: Ojalá no tuviera que irme mañana.

I wish I didn't have to leave tomorrow.

Notes:

The Spanish "ojalá" is derived from the Arabic phrase "law sha'a Allah," or "God willing."

Nice - porcupine7, Sep 26, 2015

Gracias. ♥ - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

GRacias princesa. xx - ian-hill, Sep 26, 2015

De nada, Ian. xo - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

Hola Amb. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Hola Cru. :) - rac1, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 1

La canción "Ojalá que llueva café" sigue siendo uno de los éxitos más populares de Juan Luis Guerra.

The song "I hope it rains coffee" continues to be one of the most popular hits of J. L. G.

I wish it did rain coffee sometimes. :) - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

A fellow's sitting at the counter in a cafe drinking a cup of coffee, another guy walks in sits down next to him and says, "Looks like rain." The first guy says, "Yeah, but it tastes like coffee!" Pa dum pum! - Jubilado, Sep 27, 2015

Si se refiere a los éxitos sería en plural: "más populares", amigo Luis. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

I was unfamiliar with this artist and song. How wonderful. Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDEVFQnBTp0 - jrschenk, Sep 27, 2015

Así es, Cruces...ni siquiera me di cuenta por ciego - 005faa61, Sep 27, 2015

@Jrschenk, Yeah, great song! Thank you for the link, friend. - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

@Julián, jejeje suele suceder :D - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

Answer 2

¡Ojalá algún día llegara la paz mundial!

Hopefully someday the world peace will arrive!

....."someday, world peace will arrive".... ♥ - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

Foto preciosa. ;) - jrschenk, Sep 26, 2015

Very well, only the "tilde" on ojalá Porcu. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Sep 27, 2015

De nada Porcupine. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

Answer 3

Les voy a ser honesta en esto. Ojalá que tuviera un montón de dinero. Entonces podría visitar y ver todos los lugares que he anhelado conocer--hasta mi propio país natal.

Let me be honest with you. I wish I had a big pile of money. Then I could visit and see all those places that I have longed to know---even my own country of birth.

This (above) equals this (below.)

With a pile that big, I could also share it with some good causes. - Daniela2041, Sep 26, 2015

I'm a good cause - my mum said so. :) - ian-hill, Sep 26, 2015

What a beautiful place. :) - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

@Ian, me too, me too! Lol :'D - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Lol, really anyone would do it, Dani. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Maravillosa entrada, y las respuestas, también. - jrschenk, Sep 27, 2015

Dani. I'm totally with you in this honest reply.. - annierats, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 4

I hope that I win the poetry award or at least that I have an honorable mention.

Ojalá que gane el premio de poesía o al menos que tenga una mención honrosa.

The sonnet I saw showed a depth of insight and quality of expression deserving of an award. . . - Esteban_317, Sep 27, 2015

Thank you so much for your words my friend Esteban. - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

I hope you do too, amigo. :) - rac1, Sep 27, 2015

Thank you Amb. :') - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

Answer 5

¡Ojalá pudiera ir! / If only I could go!

¡Ojalá le hubiera conocido hace 20 años! / If only I’d met him 20 years ago!

¡Ojalá vivierais más cerca! / I wish you lived nearer!

Con suerte, nunca dejas de hacer estas entradas sucintas, aprendo mucho de ellos. - jrschenk, Sep 26, 2015

Usually from my dictionary amigo. :) - ian-hill, Sep 26, 2015

Thanks, Ian. xo - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

Interesting method, Sir Ian. ;) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 6

Ojalá dejarían dejen de mejorar mis productos favoritos!

If only they would stop improving my favorite products!

So what was it before? Old and yucky (a professional comedian said that, not me). - Jubilado, Sep 26, 2015

@Jubilado ;) - jrschenk, Sep 26, 2015

They say it's improved and really, they ruin it. - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

'Ojalá dejen de mejorar...' :) - Pablo064, Sep 27, 2015

I agree with Pablo, Jrschenk. - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Gracias a todos por su ayuda continua. - jrschenk, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 7

Ojalá que alguien me habría amado solamente solo una vez.

I wish someone would have loved me just once.

For those on SD who are trying to make this world a friendlier place I have no problems with that. My point is that no matter what I do it will never generate romantic interest so any advice in terms of forming friendships is useless to me. - Sassette, Sep 26, 2015

I respect your sharing. Sadness does not make life meaningless. Shallowness does. - Jubilado, Sep 26, 2015

Hola, Missy. Good job on this. ♥ I like what Jubilado said. :) - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

Desearía que alguien me hubiese amado 'aunque sea' una vez.. :D I never knew if correct your sentences 'no quiero parecer desubicado' :D - Pablo064, Sep 27, 2015

*know - Pablo064, Sep 27, 2015

"Ojalá alguien me hubiera amado al menos una vez". would be another way of saying the same thing Missy. - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 8

Ojalá que me hable mejor en español algún día.

I hope that I speak better in Spanish some day.

Without "me" is the correct way, friend. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Compartimos ese sueño, amigo. ;) - jrschenk, Sep 27, 2015

Thanks Cruce - hope we both arrive sooner or later jrs. - Esteban_317, Sep 27, 2015

I know you will. :) - rac1, Sep 27, 2015

You are welcome Esteban. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

Answer 9

Hago un deseo cuando encuentro un camión heno: ojalá seré volveriá a mi casa hoy en un condicion de felicidad y quedar ese manera.

I make a wish when I meet a hay truck: I hope I will return home today happy and stay that way.

;) - jrschenk, Sep 26, 2015

Good wish, but why the hay truck? - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

we 'ask for wishes' :D 'Cuando encuentro un camión de heno 'pido un deseo'..ojalá hoy pueda volver a casa feliz y quedarme de esa manera...' - Pablo064, Sep 27, 2015

I agree with Pablo, Roveg. - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Wishing on a hay truck is from the midwest US. My dad would grin and announce the opportunity. I don't know the origin. - roveg, Sep 27, 2015

Very interesting. I guess in English "asking for a wish" is called "praying." - roveg, Sep 27, 2015

And the rest of your rendering is wonderful. I really worked myself into a knot trying to make the sense of the sentence clear. - roveg, Sep 27, 2015

Roveg, praying and wishing are not the same. Anybody can wish for things, haytrucks or no, but praying for things rewquires a faith in some God or other. - annierats, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 10

A veces ojalá que todo el mundo pueda pudiera compartir comigo en las cosas que me dan alegría.

Sometimes I wish that all the world (or everyone) could share with me the things that give me joy.

Prefiero usar "ojalá que" aunque sé que no es así en todas partes.

I would use "pudiera" instead of "pueda" ... help me, native speakers? - mstivers, Sep 26, 2015

Lovely drawing... who did it? - mstivers, Sep 26, 2015

Pensamiento e imagen Maravillosa. - jrschenk, Sep 26, 2015

Image: search Bing images under rejoice when you find this image, click on it and you can find a blog in which it occurs. I just wanted something universal. - Jubilado, Sep 26, 2015

"pudiera" is it. - Daniela2041, Sep 26, 2015

Very nice post, amigo. :) - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

'A veces desearía..conmigo las cosas.. ' you can say 'Ojalá que..' without 'a veces' :) - Pablo064, Sep 27, 2015

I agree with Pablo, Jubilado. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 11

¡Ojalá que alguien me invitara a una fiesta de Oktoberfest!

I wish someone would invite me to an Oktoberfest party!

Come to New Orleans.:) - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

I can play a little zydeco too! - mstivers, Sep 26, 2015

Lass die guten Zeiten rollen / Laissez les bons temps rouler - just couldn't help combining the two! - Jubilado, Sep 26, 2015

Excellent! - mstivers, Sep 26, 2015

Tal cosa maravillosa que desear. :) - jrschenk, Sep 26, 2015

Very good Spanish Mstivers! - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 12

Maria: Mañana puede que haga sol.

Roberto: ¡Ojalá!

Maria: "It might be sunny tomorrow."

Roberto: "I hope so!"

Sunny with mild temperatures and low humidity would be wonderful. :) - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

will he make sun? jajaj forget it - Pablo064, Sep 27, 2015

Answer 13

En Australia hemos tenido muchos lideres en muy corto tiempo. Aquí está el más reciente, Malcolm Turnbull. Ojalá que nuestro Primer Ministro vaya a ser mejor que el último.

In Australia we have had a lot of leaders in a very short time. Here is our latest, Malcolm Turnbull. I hope that our new Prime Minister will be better than the last.

Hopefully, he will. :) - rac1, Sep 27, 2015

... lideres en muy corto tiempo. Aquí está el más reciente... go ahead Jenny! - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

Answer 14

Ojalá pudiera recorrer el mundo un en un yate grande de lujo tripulado, pero la vida no es así, y cada vez que simplemente le pregunto a mi esposa "¿Cuándo podré jubilarme?" me dice "Debemos reunirnos con nuestra asesora financiera". Y quizás esta declaración podría servir como una respuesta a la pregunta de Manity sobre la libertad, pero quizás algún día lo desarolle más.

I wish I were able to travel the world in a crewed luxury mega-yatch yacht, but life is not such, and each time that I simply ask my wife "when can I retire?" she tells me "we need to meet with our financial advisor". And perhaps this statement could serve as an answer to Manity's question about freedom, but perhaps someday I will expand on it.

Well, wishing for world peace was already taken. ;D - bosquederoble, Sep 26, 2015

Yo estaba un poco ambivalente sobre esta entrada hasta que la última frase, pero tal ingenio! - jrschenk, Sep 26, 2015

Normally I would bow to the societal norms that constrain my freedom to express avarice, but I though it might make my point even more manifest. I actually wonder how quickly I would bore of the life I am wishing for in this sentence. ;) - bosquederoble, Sep 26, 2015

For those studying English, an alternative to "life is not such," is "life is not like that." That's the way I would've put it. Just trying to help :) - Sassette, Sep 26, 2015

...typo, 2 un's in "un yate" :) - Sassette, Sep 26, 2015

Thanks Sassette, good to see you back. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 26, 2015

I think that yacht will do just fine. :) Typo: "yacht" - rac1, Sep 26, 2015

Gracias, Rac. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 26, 2015

..mundo 'en un' yate.. - Pablo064, Sep 27, 2015

Ah, that was what the first in was. I will fix it when I can, thanks Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 27, 2015

Excellent Spanish Bosque! - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Good observation Missy. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 27, 2015

Thanks, Cruce. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 27, 2015

You are welcome Bosque. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

Answer 15

One day I hope to be fluent in the Spanish Language.

Ojalá algún día mi español sea fluido.

;) - jrschenk, Sep 28, 2015

I would say it in this way: "Ojalá algún día mi español sea fluido". Go ahead Wennix! - crucesignatus, Sep 28, 2015

Thank you for the corrections. Crucesignatu.. - Wennix, Sep 28, 2015