sueños vívidos
/sweɲos bibidos/from spelling rules
The phrase "vivid dreams" in Spanish is sueños vívidos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is sueño vívido. The phrase sueños vívidos follows standard Spanish noun-adjective agreement, meaning both the noun and the adjective are plural.
Did you know?
- The word 'sueño' is a homonym that can mean both a 'dream' and 'sleepiness' or 'drowsiness'.
- The word sueño comes from the Latin somnium, which is also the root of the English word 'insomnia'. This links the Spanish word for a vivid dream directly to the English word for the inability to sleep.
- While vívido is used for vivid dreams, Spanish speakers often use claro meaning 'clear' or real to describe dreams that felt authentic. Using vívido can sometimes sound more like a technical or psychological description.
Examples in context
- Anoche tuve sueños intensos con colores vivos y emociones fuertesLast night, I had vivid dreams with bright colors and strong emotions
- Mis sueños intensos siempre tienen una calidad cinematográfica.My vivid dreams always have a cinematic quality.
- Las películas de terror me dan sueños vívidos e inquietantesHorror movies give me vivid and unsettling dreams
- Anoche tuve sueños vívidos que parecían reales.Last night, I had vivid dreams that felt real.
- Tuve sueños vívidos anoche.I had vivid dreams last night.
- Es malo tener sueños vívidos constantemente.It is bad to have vivid dreams constantly.
- Mis sueños vívidos me asustaron.My vivid dreams scared me.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are talking during breakfast.
- DanielMaría, dormiste bien anoche?María, did you sleep well last night?
- MaríaNo mucho, tuve muchos sueños vívidos.Not much, I had many vivid dreams.
- DanielEso suena agotador.That sounds exhausting.
- MaríaSí, me siento muy cansada ahora.Yes, I feel very tired now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
