13 اصطلاح کاربردی در مکالمات روزمره برای صحبت کردن درباره “خواب” به زبان انگلیسی

Good Sleep

some expressions that have to do with when you get a good night’s sleep and you’re happy in the morning

“out like a light”

مورد اول:    منظور زمانی یه که شخص خیلی سریع به خواب می‌ره. معادلی که در فارسی براش داریم اینه: «پاش به تخت نرسیده خوابش برد» یا «سرش به بالشت نرسید».

Note: This is when you go to bed, and right away, you’re asleep. It’s very easy to fall asleep.

e.g. “After I exercise, after I go to the gym, I’m very tired. As soon as I get into my bed, I am out like a light.”

“sleep like a log”

مورد دوم: منظور خوابِ سنگینه.

Note: It means you’re so sleepy, you’re fast asleep. Nothing can wake you.

e.g. “Last night, I was so comfortable. I slept like a log.”

“sleep like a baby”

مورد سوم:  منظور خوابِ آرومه.

Note: It means you have a great night sleep. You have no trouble sleeping. Your sleep is perfect. It means I have a very peaceful sleep.

e.g. “I sleep like a baby every night.”

“be a deep sleeper”

مورد چهارم:  منظور خوابِ عمیقه.

Note: It means that you’re able to sleep well. This means that you don’t wake up during the night.

Bad Sleep

some expressions that mean you’ve had a terrible sleep

“Toss and turn”

مورد اول: منظور زمانی یه که شخص در خواب خیلی غلط بزنه.

Note: It means you keep moving during the night. Maybe you have a lot of stress, maybe you’re thinking about work the next day, you can’t sleep.

e.g. “I tossed and turned all night.”

“Not to sleep a Wink”

مورد دوم:  همون که در فارسی می‌گیم«پلک روی هم نذاشتم».

Note: Means I did not sleep at all.

Eg. “I didn’t sleep a wink”.

“A light sleeper” 

مورد سوم:  منظور خوابِ سبُکه.

Note: Opposite to “deep sleeper”. This means during the night, you wake up very easily and with any noise.

e.g. “I’m a light sleeper”.

“Insomnia”

“Insomniac”

مورد چهارم:  منظور نوع حاد از بی‌خوابی یه.

Note: When one can’t sleep at all. For some, this is an illness. Maybe they have too much stress or maybe there is something going on in their body.

e.g. “I have insomnia”. (the disease)

e.g. “I am an insomniac”. (the person)

Sleep Expressions

some more expressions that just have to do with sleep in general

“To sleep in”

مورد اول:   منظور زمانی یه که بیشتر از تایمِ متعارف و همیشگی بخوابیم. مثلا فرض کنید می خوایم از یه فرد شاغل حرف بزنیم که روزهای جمعه‌ش، بر خلاف همیشه که ساعت 6 صبح از خواب پا می‌شه، تا ساعت 10 صبح می‌خوابه.

=Sleep late:

When one wakes up very very late in the day.

e.g. “I sleep in on weekends.”

“To sleep over”

“To stay the night”

مورد دوم:  خونه‌ی شخص دیگری خوابیدن.

Note: Used when one sleeps at somebody else’s home.

e.g. “Want to sleep over?” (means you can stay over at my house)

“To hit the hay”

“To hit the Sack”

مورد سوم: یه روش دیگه‌ست برای بیان خوابیدن.

Note: Simply another way to say sleep.

e.g. “I’m going to hit the hay”.

“To get some shuteye”

مورد چهارم:  = خوابیدن.

Note: Synonym of Sleep

e.g. “I’m going to get some shuteye.”.

“To Sleep on it”

مورد پنجم:  یعنی بذار یه کم روش فکرکنیم.

Note: We use this when we are thinking about making some big decision. Instead of making the decision at night we wait till the next day.

e.g. “I’m not going to make a decision now, I’m going to sleep on it.”

e.g. “Let’s sleep on it.”