soñé contigo
/soɲe kontiɡo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "I had a dream about you" is said as soñé contigo.
This phrase is used to tell someone that they appeared in your dreams while you were sleeping. If you wish to provide more details or emphasize the specific fact of the person's appearance in the dream, you can use the longer phrase Tuve un sueño en el que aparecías.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase soñé contigo literally translates to "I dreamed with you".
Which one should you use?
While English speakers say they had a dream "about" someone, Spanish speakers use contigo (with you) to express that the person was the subject or a participant in the dream.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word soñé is the first-person singular preterite indicative of the verb soñar, which indicates a completed action in the past.
How do you pronounce it?
/soɲe kontiɡo/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, telling someone soñé contigo can carry a romantic or even flirtatious undertone. It is often seen as a way to signal intimacy or affection rather than just reporting a neurological event.
- The word contigo is a linguistic relic that contains a hidden double 'with'. It comes from the Latin 'cum' and 'tecum', which essentially means 'with you with'.
- If you want to say you are dreaming of a goal or a physical object, you must use the phrase soñar con, not 'soñar sobre'. Using 'sobre' would sound like you are physically dreaming on top of the object.
Examples in context
- "Ayer soñé contigo, Tom." "¿En serio? ¿Qué hacía?""Yesterday I had a dream about you, Tom." "Really? What was I doing?"The first example shows how to use soñé contigo in a conversation where the other person asks what they were doing in the dream.Tatoeba #8390391 by ManuelML, translation #8416186 by cromwellt
- Anoche soñé contigo.I had a dream about you last night.The second example uses soñé contigo to state that the dream occurred last night.Tatoeba #977162 by Shishir, translation #255847 by CK
- ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? Quería contarte que tuve un sueño contigo anoche.Hi! How are you? I wanted to tell you that I had a dream about you last night.
- Soñé contigo y nuestro grupo de amigos en la playa. ¡Nos divertimos mucho!I had a dream about you and our group of friends at the beach. We had so much fun!
- Esta mañana soñé contigo.I had a dream about you this morning.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are having coffee in the morning.
- MaríaMateo, soñé contigo.Mateo, I had a dream about you.
- Mateo¿Ah sí? ¿Y qué pasaba?Oh yeah? And what was happening?
- MaríaEstábamos caminando por la playa.We were walking on the beach.
- MateoQué lindo sueño.What a lovely dream.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries contigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
