برو بخواب
boro bekhab
In Persian, "go to sleep" is expressed as برو بخواب (boro bekhab).
The phrase is an imperative used to tell someone to go to bed and start sleeping.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the imperative verb boro (go) and the imperative verb bekhab (sleep).
Which one should you use?
بیا بخواب can be used informally to mean "come, go to sleep".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The term برو بخواب is an informal imperative. For highly respectful settings or when speaking to elders, you should use the formal version بروید بخوابید. If you are referring to a singular, second person in a formal context, you may use بخوابید. Additionally, به خواب رفتن is a formal way to convey the meaning of "to go to sleep".
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form برو بخواب is used for friends, children or people of lower social status. The informal form بخواب can also be used to say "go to sleep".
How do you pronounce it?
boro bekhab
Did you know?
- To say someone is 'deeply asleep', Persians use the expression خوابش برد, which literally means 'his sleep took him'.
- In Persian poetry, 'going to sleep' is often a metaphor for death, using the phrase به خواب رفتن to describe a person passing away peacefully.
- In Persian, the word خواب ('sleep') is used for both the act of sleeping and the dreams one has while asleep.
Examples in context
- دوست عزیز، حالا بخوابید.Dear friend, now go to sleep.
- داداش، حالا بخواب!Brother, now go to sleep!
- بیا بخواب، عزیزم.Come go to sleep, dear.
- خیلی دیر است، برو بخواب.kheyli dir ast, boro bekhab.It is very late, go to sleep.
- فردا امتحان داری، پس برو بخواب.fardā emtehān dāri, pas boro bekhab.You have an exam tomorrow, so go to sleep.
- بچه‌جان، برو بخواب.bach-e jān, boro bekhab.Sweetie, go to sleep.
Example conversation
A mother is telling her son to go to bed at night.
- زهرا Zahraرضا، ساعت از دوازده گذشته.reza, sā'at az davāzdah gozashte.Reza, it is past twelve o'clock.
- رضا Rezaاما من هنوز خسته نیستم.ammā man hanuz khaste nistam.But I am not tired yet.
- زهرا Zahraبسه دیگه، برو بخواب.bas-e dige, boro bekhab.That's enough, go to sleep.
- رضا Rezaباشه مامان، الان می‌خوابم.bāshe māmān, alān mikhābam.Okay mom, I will go to sleep now.
