Poll: What language do you dream in (at night)?
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What language do you dream in (at night)?".

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Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
Verenigde Staten
Local time: 05:48
Lid 2003
Spaans naar Engels
+ ...
Target language Feb 11, 2012

In other words, English. But when my husband was alive, he said I talked in Portuguese in my sleep. Once he reported that I had said (in Portuguese): "Me Jane! You Tarzan!"

 
Melanie Wittwer
Melanie Wittwer  Identity Verified
Nieuw-Zeeland
Local time: 00:48
Engels naar Duits
+ ...
images Feb 11, 2012

I dream in images, not spoken language. It's true.

[Edited at 2012-02-11 08:31 GMT]


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 13:48
Lid 2007
Engels naar Portugees
+ ...
It varies a lot Feb 11, 2012

Mostly in Portuguese, but also in French (frequently) and English (rarely). I even dreamt once in Japanese (I don't actually speak Japanese: does that seem like a case for Sigmund Freud or what?)...

[Edited at 2012-02-11 10:44 GMT]


 
Victoria Porter-Burns
Victoria Porter-Burns  Identity Verified
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Local time: 13:48
Lid 2007
Frans naar Engels
+ ...
None of the above Feb 11, 2012

Like Melanie, all I remember of my dreams are images, people, actions, etc. - no spoken language (I may be aware that something has been said to me, but I never remember any direct speech).

 
Patricia Charnet
Patricia Charnet
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Local time: 13:48
Lid 2009
Engels naar Frans
done both Feb 11, 2012

it's mostly the language I use with the person when I dream

and if dreaming alone can be both either English or French - depends on context and what I've experienced during the day or event


 
Catherine Winzer
Catherine Winzer  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 14:48
Duits naar Engels
+ ...
Not aware of the language Feb 11, 2012

Melanie Wittwer wrote:

I dream in images, not spoken language.


Like Melanie, I generally remember images and actions, not words. Occasionally, I remember dialogue in a particular language, such as my source language or another language I am learning.


 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 14:48
Lid 2009
Engels naar Duits
+ ...
I depends Feb 11, 2012

The language I dream in depends on the subject and the location of the dream.
If it's something requiring German, I'm dreaming in German, if it's English related then the dream's language is English. Sometimes the dream's language is a mixture of several languages. This is only when there seem to be no images, since images are the main "dream language"


 
Nina Khmielnitzky
Nina Khmielnitzky  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 08:48
Lid 2004
Engels naar Frans
Mostly French Feb 11, 2012

But I remember dreaming in German and Russian too.

 
Elías Sauza
Elías Sauza  Identity Verified
Mexico
Local time: 06:48
Lid 2002
Engels naar Spaans
+ ...
Both oral and written Feb 11, 2012

I usually dream in Spanish, my source language. I sometimes dream in English, and have been told to speak in English in my dreams.

Also, when I'm working in complicated translations, mostly working in Excel files such as comparing, I dream of reading both Spanish and English sections and comparing them to match them. I call these dreams my nightmares.

Regards,
Elías


 
Francesca Chiarello
Francesca Chiarello  Identity Verified
Italië
Local time: 14:48
Lid 2011
Engels naar Italiaans
+ ...
It depends Feb 11, 2012

probably on the language I am mostly speaking in the period of the dream.

 
Ayşe Kıvılcım Karazor
Ayşe Kıvılcım Karazor  Identity Verified
Turkije
Local time: 15:48
Lid 2009
Engels naar Turks
Both Feb 11, 2012

I am a TV serials addict and I mainly watch in original language (English). After 6 episodes I sleep and dream in English. Of couse, I dream of the actors/actrists in the serial:) Fun though, I watch new episodes in my dream.

 
Lifeng Yang (X)
Lifeng Yang (X)  Identity Verified
China
Local time: 20:48
Engels naar Chinees
+ ...
Target language Feb 12, 2012

Apparently I haven't acquired source-language-dreaming ability yet.

I need to work even harder.


 


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