Community Web Version Now Available
Jonatan
How to say "try to sleep"
Hi there. I was wondering how to say "try to sleep" in Japanese (for example, when somebody cannot sleep because is worried about something).
Is this way correctly?:
眠ろうとして (ください) -> the "kudasai" is optional
Thanks!
Aug 17, 2018 8:06 PM
4
0
Answers · 4
I personally would say「（悩んでてもしょうがない）もう寝た方がいいよ」
August 18, 2018
「眠ろうとしてください」is correct grammatically, but the followings are more natural.→「眠ってごらんよ」「眠ってみたら（どうですか）」
August 18, 2018
lol... you cannot translate literally. If I am not mistaken, you are trying to say to someone / child: Try to sleep.
Then it should be: もう寝なさい
眠りなさい is hardly / never used.
August 18, 2018
For exapmle, If you say that you tried to sleep because you felt bad, translating that into japanese, あなたはきぶんがわるいので、ねようとした。
August 17, 2018
