Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sueño”.
It’s a masculine noun meaning “dream” or “sleep”.
If you want to say you are tired in Spanish, you would say “tengo sueño” (literally “I have sleep”).
Like the English word “dream”, the Spanish word “sueño” can be used metaphorically to refer to hopes and aspirations as well as dreams we have while we’re asleep.
The word “sueño” comes from Latin somnus, which is also the source of several English words including “insomnia” and “somnambulism” (sleepwalking).
Example sentences
Mi sueño es viajar por el mundo.
My dream is to travel around the world.
Hoy me desperté con mucho sueño.
Today I woke up feeling very sleepy.
Anoche tuve un sueño extraño.
Last night I had a strange dream.
¿Cuál es tu sueño?
What is your dream?
Cuando mi gata está profundamente dormida, a veces maúlla en sueños.
When my cat is deeply asleep, she sometimes meows in her dreams.
