play hungry

'Tocar hambre' is a phrase in Spanish that doesn't directly translate to 'play hungry' in English. Spanish is highly idiomatic, and phrases often don't translate literally to English. A more accurate interpretation might be 'to be hungry', but the phrase is not commonly used in the Spanish language.

Example sentences using: tocar hambre

Después de correr, me tocó hambre.

After running, I got hungry.

This phrase illustrates that after physical activity like running, the speaker felt hungry.

El olor de la comida me tocó hambre.

The smell of the food made me hungry.

Here, the phrase conveys that the aroma of food triggered a feeling of hunger in the speaker.

Ver la cena en la mesa me tocó hambre rápidamente.

Seeing the dinner on the table made me hungry quickly.

In this example, the sight of dinner is so appealing that it quickly evokes hunger.