vuelve a dormirte
/bwelbe a doɾmiɾte/from spelling rules
To say 'go back to sleep' in Spanish, use vuelve a dormirte.
This phrase is used to instruct someone to return to a state of sleep after they have already woken up.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase vuelve a dormirte is composed of vuelve (return), a (to), dormir (to sleep) and the reflexive pronoun te (yourself).
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are telling more than one person to go back to sleep, use vuelvan a dormirse.
Did you know?
- To say someone is a 'heavy sleeper' who is hard to wake up, Spanish uses the phrase dormir como un lirón, meaning to 'sleep like a dormouse'.
- In Spanish, the word dormir is used to describe the act of sleeping, but the word sueño refers to both the 'sleep' or 'drowsiness' one feels and a 'dream' seen during sleep.
- While vuelve a dormirte is a command, Spanish speakers often use quedarse dormido to describe the accident of oversleeping or failing to wake up on time.
Examples in context
- Regrese a dormir, por favor. Mañana será un largo día de trabajo.Please go back to sleep. Tomorrow will be a long day at work.
- Vuelva a dormir, señor. Yo me encargaré de todo.Please go back to sleep, sir. I'll take care of everything.
- Vuelve a dormir, hermano. No te preocupes por nada.Go back to sleep, brother. Don't worry about anything.
- Regresa a dormir, amiga. Mañana no tienes que levantarte temprano.Go back to sleep, friend. You don't have to wake up early tomorrow.
- No te preocupes, vuelve a dormirte.Don't worry, go back to sleep.
- Vuelve a dormirte ahora mismo.Go back to sleep right now.
Example conversation
Lucía wakes up in the middle of the night and Mateo comforts her.
- Mateo¿Te despertaste por algo, Lucía?Did you wake up because of something, Lucía?
- LucíaNo, solo tengo un poco de sed.No, I'm just a little thirsty.
- MateoBebe un poco de agua y vuelve a dormirte.Drink a little water and go back to sleep.
- LucíaEstá bien, gracias Mateo.Okay, thanks Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
