Soñamos con viajar a una isla pequeña en medio del océano.

We dream of traveling to a small island in the middle of the ocean.

Breakdown of Soñamos con viajar a una isla pequeña en medio del océano.

• pequeño: small
• en: in
• nosotros: we
• de: of

Questions & Answers about Soñamos con viajar a una isla pequeña en medio del océano.

Why is con used after soñamos?

In Spanish, the verb soñar meaning “to dream (about/of)” is always followed by the preposition con when you mention the thing you’re dreaming of. The pattern is:
• soñar con + noun (soñar con aventuras)
• soñar con + infinitive (soñar con viajar)
You can’t say soñamos viajar without the con in this sense.

Can soñamos ever be preterite (“we dreamed”) instead of present (“we dream”)? How do you know which one it is?

Yes—soñamos is ambiguous because the first‐person plural form is identical in present and preterite. Context or time markers clear it up:
• Present: Soñamos con viajar (“We dream of traveling…”)
• Preterite: Soñamos con viajar el año pasado (“We dreamed of traveling last year…”)
Without extra clues, you decide based on the surrounding text or a time adverb like ayer, el año pasado, etc.

Why is viajar in the infinitive form and not conjugated?

After a preposition (here, con), Spanish uses the infinitive as a noun. So the infinitive viajar functions like “traveling” in English:
• soñar con viajar = “to dream about traveling”
You never conjugate viajar in that slot; it remains in its base form.

Why is the adjective pequeña placed after isla instead of before?