cuando era una niña

when I was a little girl

when she was a little girl

cuando era una niña(kwahn-doh eh-rah oo-nah nee-nyah)

phrase

1. (feminine) (first person singular)

a. when I was a little girl (feminine)

Cuando era una niña, mis padres me regalaron un gatito.

When I was a little girl, my parents gave me a kitten.

b. when I was a child

Cuando era una niña, me encantaba nadar, pero luego perdí el interés.

When I was a child, I loved to swim, but then I lost interest.

2. (feminine) (third person singular)

a. when she was a little girl (feminine)

Mi madre dice que, cuando era una niña, no existían las computadoras.

My mother says that, when she was a little girl, there were no computers.

b. when she was a child (feminine)

Se casó cuando era solo una niña.

She got married when she was just a child.

3.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. when you were a little girl (feminine)

La guerra estalló cuando era una niña, ¿verdad? - Sí, así es, tenía cuatro años.

The war broke out when you were a little girl, right? - Yes, that's right. I was four years old.

b. when you were a child

Cuando era una niña, ¿ya escribía cuentos, o es algo que empezó a hacer más tarde?

When you were a child, did you already write stories, or is it something you started doing later on?