cuando yo era niño

when I was a child

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when I was a child Refers to a time during the speaker’s childhood.
SP: Cuando yo era niño, jugaba en este parque.
EN: When I was a child, I used to play in this park.

Ojalá hubieras hecho esto cuando yo era niño.

I wish you had done this when I was a child.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Cuando yo era niño, pasaba muchas horas solo, leyendo en mi dormitorio.

When I was a child, I spent many hours alone, reading in my bedroom.

Hacía juguetes con alambre cuando yo era niño.

I used to make toys out of wire when I was a child.

— La Vida es Bella (1997)

Ya tenía el negocio cuando yo era niño.

He already had the business when I was a child.

Cuando yo era niño, el momento más doloroso del día era la hora de comer.

When I was a child, the most painful time of day was mealtime.

Miraron la foto de cuando yo era niño y se burlaron.

They looked at the picture of me as a child and made fun of me.

Cuando yo era niño, mi padre solía darle palizas a mi madre.

When I was a child, my father used to beat my mother.