ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകൂ
urangan pokoo
The phrase "go to sleep" in Malayalam is translated as ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകൂ (urangan pokoo).
This phrase is used as an instruction or command to tell someone to go to bed and start sleeping.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ഉറങ്ങാൻ (urangan), meaning "to sleep" and പോകൂ (pokoo), meaning "go".
Which one should you use?
The form ഉറങ്ങിക്കോളൂ is a softer, more polite way to tell someone to go to sleep, often used with elders or to sound more gentle.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the command more polite or formal, one would use ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകൂ, but more commonly ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകട്ടെ or ഉറങ്ങിക്കോളൂ depending on the context of suggestion versus command.
How do you pronounce it?
urangan pokoo
Did you know?
- A common way to tell a child to sleep is to say കണ്ണ് അടയ്ക്കുക (kannu adaykkuka), which literally translates to 'close your eyes'.
- In Kerala, it is common to tell a child to ഉറങ്ങൂ while gently patting their forehead or chest, a tactile ritual that accompanies the command to sleep.
- In certain formal or poetic contexts, one might refer to sleep as നിദ്ര (nidra), a word borrowed from Sanskrit that carries a much more heavy and dignified weight than the common ഉറക്കം.
Examples in context
- ഇപ്പോൾ തന്നെ ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകൂ.ippol thanne urangan pokoo.Go to sleep right now.
- കുട്ടികളേ, വേഗം ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകൂ.kuttikale, vegam urangan pokoo.Children, go to sleep quickly.
- സമയം വൈകി, ഇനി ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകൂ.samayam vaiki, ini urangan pokoo.It is late, now go to sleep.
Example conversation
A parent tells a child it is late at night.
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviഎനിക്ക് ഉറക്കമില്ല.Enikku urakkamilla.I am not sleepy.
- അർജുൻ Arjunസമയം ഒരുപാട്യായി, ഉറങ്ങാൻ പോകൂ.Samayam orupadayi, urangan pookoo.It is very late, go to sleep.
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviഒരു കഥ പറഞ്ഞു തരുമോ?Oru katha paranju tharumo?Will you tell me a story?
- അർജുൻ Arjunനാളെ പറയാം, ഇപ്പോൾ ഉറങ്ങൂ.Naale parayam, ippol urangoo.I will tell you tomorrow, sleep now.
