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(de) slaapkamer 2 |
(het) bed |
lezen in bed 2 |
(de) klok >> |
(de) wekker |
(de) wekradio |
een kopje thee |
douche * >> - ik douche 2 |
(de) deken |
lakens singular: (het) laken 2 |
(het) dekbed |
kussens singular: (het) kussen 2 |
(de) matras |
(het) nachtkastje |
(de) kleerkast 2 |
slapen | (to sleep) | |||||
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slapen ik slaap jij slaapt hij slaapt wij slapen jullie slapen zij slapen U slaapt | (to sleep) (I sleep) (you sleep) (he sleeps) (we sleep) (you sleep) (they sleep) (you sleep) |
ik sliep jij sliep hij sliep wij sliepen jullie sliepen zij sliepen U sliep 2 | (I slept) (you slept) (he slept) (we slept) (you slept) (they slept) (you slept) |
(you - singular, informal) (you - plural, informal) (you - polite) |
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ik heb geslapen 2 I have slept |
liggen | (to lie down - like, in bed) | |||
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ik lig jij ligt hij ligt wij liggen jullie liggen zij liggen U ligt 2 | (I am lying down) (you are lying down) (he is lying down) (we are lying down) (you are lying down) (they are lying down) (you are lying down) |
ik lag jij lag hij lag wij lagen jullie lagen zij lagen U lag 2 | (I was lying down) (you were lying down) (he was lying down) (we were lying down) (you were lying down) (they were lying down) (you were lying down) |
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ik heb gelegen I have lain, I was lying |
dromen to dream | - | ik droom I dream | - | ik droomde I dreamed | - | ik heb gedroomd I have dreamed |
2 3 | See also: 'De Vlinderdroom' | and examples below |
rusten to rest | - | ik rust I am resting | - | wij rusten we are resting | - | ik rustte I was resting | - | wij rustten we were resting | - | ik heb gerust
I have rested |
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more 'rust' |
Welterusten allemaal 2 | 'Goodnight all' | |
Ik probeer om tien uur in bed te liggen 2 | I try to be in bed by 10 | |
Ik ga naar bed 2 3 | I'm going to bed, sleep | |
Ik ga meestal om half elf naar bed 2 | I usually go to bed at 10:30 | |
Om elf uur viel ik in slaap 2 | 'I went to sleep at eleven, I fell asleep at eleven' | |
Hij viel als een blok in slaap 2 3 | 'He fell asleep very quickly' ('like a log') | |
Ze lagen te slapen | 'They were sleeping' ‑>> | |
Hij lag in bed 2 | 'He was lying in bed' | |
Ik verlang naar m'n bed 2 3 | 'I long for my bed' (I'm very tired) | |
Hij sliep als een os 2 | 'He slept like [an ox] a log' | |
Ze sliep als een roos 2 3 | ['She was sleeping like a rose']
- she was sleeping quietly, undisturbed
- roses
Dutch men's deep sleep is like oxen, Dutch women sleep like roses | |
goed uitgerust 2 | well-rested | |
Ik werd om vier uur wakker | 'I woke up at four' | |
Ik werd midden in de nacht wakker 2 | I woke up in the middle of the night | |
Bij 't minste of geringste geluid werd-ie wakker | He woke up at the littlest noise ↓↓ | |
Ik ben om zes uur opgestaan 2 | 'I got up at six' | |
Ik sta elke dag vroeg op 2 | 'I get up early every day' | |
Je kunt nog even blijven liggen 2 | 'You may stay in bed [for a little while] a little longer, you don't have to get up right away' | |
Ik had willen blijven liggen 2 3 | 'I would have liked to [remain lying down] stay in bed' | |
Kon ik nog maar even blijven liggen! 2 3 | 'I wish I could stay in bed a little longer!' | |
Wil je liever bljven liggen? 2 | Would you rather sleep a little longer, not get up yet? | |
Draai je nou niet nog een keer om 2 3 | [Now don't turn over (in bed) another time] - Get up! | |
Hoe laat moet je opstaan? 2 | 'What time do you need to get up?' | |
't Is tijd om op te staan 2 3 | It's time to get up | |
Hoe laat zal ik je wakker maken? 2 | 'What time shall I wake you up?' | |
Hoe laat moet ik je wakker maken? | 'What time should I wake you up?' | |
Kun je me om zeven uur wakker maken? 2 3 | 'Could you wake me up at seven?' | |
Kun je me om acht uur wakker maken? 2 | 'Could you wake me up at eight?' | |
Kun je me om acht uur wekken? | 'Could you wake me up at eight?' ↓↓ | |
Heb je goed geslapen? 2 | Did you sleep well? | |
Also: Heb je lekker geslapen? 2 | 'Did you sleep [pleasantly] well?' | |
Ik heb goed geslapen 2 | I have slept well, I did sleep well, I had a good night's sleep | |
Ik heb in tijden niet zo goed geslapen 2 3 | I haven't slept this well in a long time | |
Ik heb niet geslapen 2 | I have not slept, I did not sleep | |
Ik kon gisteren niet slapen 2 | 'I [couldn't] didn't sleep [yesterday] last night' | |
Ik kon vannacht niet slapen | 'I [couldn't] didn't get any sleep last night' | |
slapeloze nachten 2 | 'sleepless nights' | |
Ik heb de hele nacht wakker gelegen 2 | '[I've lain] I was lying awake all night' | |
Ik heb geen oog dichtgedaan 2 3 | ['I (didn't) couldn't close an eye'] - 'I didn't get any shut-eye' | |
Probeer wakker te blijven | 'Try to stay awake' | |
Vechten tegen slaap 2 3 | Fighting sleep, trying to stay awake | |
Ben je wakker? | 'Are you awake?' (informal) | |
Bent U wakker? | 'Are you awake?' (polite) | |
Ik werd wakker van de wekker | 'I was woken up by the alarm clock'y | |
een dutje doen | 'to take a nap' | |
Ik ga een dutje doen 2 | 'I'm going to take a nap' | |
Ik deed een dutje 2 | 'I took a nap' | |
Ik krijg niet genoeg slaap | 'I don't get enough sleep, I should sleep more' | |
Ik moet vroeger naar bed 2 3 | I should go to bed earlier | |
dromen 2 van 2 | dreaming of, have pleasant thoughts about | |
Ik droom van sigaren 2 | I'm dreaming of cigars | |
dromen 2 over 2 | dreaming about | |
Ik droomde over m'n vader 2 | I dreamed about my Dad, I had a dream about my Dad | |
Hij denkt dat ik het gedroomd heb 2 | 'He thinks I [dreamed it] saw it in a dream' | |
Knijp in je arm! 2 3 4 | Squeeze your arm! (to make sure you're not dreaming) | |
Niet te lang uitslapen | 'Don't lie in too long' | |
zich verslapen 2 | to oversleep, wake up too late ->> | |
Ik had me verslapen | I had overslept, I woke up too late | |
Niet te laat opstaan | 'Don't get up too late' | |
Op tijd naar bed | 'Get to bed in time' | |
Warme melk met honing 2 | 'Hot milk with honey' | |
Ontspan je! 2 | 'Relax!' | |
Je moet je ontspannen 2 3 | 'You should relax!' | |
Ik lig te lezen | 'I am lying down and reading' | |
Hij ligt te lezen | 'He is lying down and reading' | |
Lekker lui liggen lezen | 'lying down, enjoying a lazy read' | |
Ik wil er nog een nachtje over slapen 2 | 'I'd like to sleep on it' - I don't want to make a decision or give a statement right away | |
De uren voor twaalf tellen dubbel 2 | The hours (of sleep) before 12 count twice, are counted as double |
The English verbs 'to lie' and 'to lay' are confusing to some people; in Dutch there is a similar problem:
to lie (like, in bed) | liggen | ik lig | wij liggen | ik lag | wij lagen | ik heb gelegen | >> |
to lay (like, to put) | leggen | ik leg | wij leggen | ik legde | wij legden | ik heb gelegd | 2 |
to lie (to say what's not) | liegen | ik lieg | wij liegen | ik loog | wij logen | ik heb gelogen | >> |
More on the liggen page - also on that page: more leggen and liegen
'Sleep'
2 is a
False Friend.
The Dutch word 'sleep' means 'train,' the long
extension at the back of some formal dresses, and
'ik sleep'
means 'I drag, I tow.' The verb is
'slepen'
2 ('to tow,
to drag.') It also made me think of the delicious word
'(de) sleepboot'
2 - not
some weird Dutch footwear for in bed, but a 'tugboat.'
There is actually a popular belief that sleeping with your socks on
will give you nightmares.
(De) bedstee
2 is an 'alcove'
- in the old days, a very small side bedroom, more a cabinet with just a
mattress
- Days of Old
De Schone Slaapster
2
['the pretty (female) sleeper'] (The) Sleeping Beauty
- Fairy Tales
(De) winterslaap
2
hibernation
'Wakker
('awake') looks related to
the Dutch verb 'waken'
2
3
meaning 'to stay awake' or 'to watch over,' like in
(de) bewaker
2
('guard, minder') and
(de) nachtwaker
2
3
('night watchman') - (de) waakhond
2
('guard dog')
waakzaam
2
3
4
('vigilant, alert')
- (de) wake
2
3
('wake, vigil')
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