listo para dormir
/listo paɾa doɾmiɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ready for bed" is translated into Spanish as listo para dormir.
This phrase is used to describe being prepared to go to sleep, typically after completing a nighttime routine. You can also use the alternative phrase listo para acostarse, which replaces the verb for sleeping with the reflexive verb meaning "to go to bed."
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of listo (ready), para (for/in order to) and dormir (to sleep).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective listo must change to match the gender and number of the person or people being described. Use lista para dormir if the person who is ready is female, and listos para dormir if referring to a group of men or a mixed-gender group. If you are referring to a group consisting only of females, use listas para dormir.
How do you pronounce it?
/listo paɾa doɾmiɾ/
Did you know?
- The word listo can change its meaning entirely depending on whether you use it with the verb ser or estar. While estar listo para dormir means being ready for sleep, ser listo means being clever or smart.
- The word listo may share a common ancestor with the Old English word 'list', which referred to 'cunning' or 'slyness'.
Examples in context
- ¿Estás listo para irte a dormir?Are you ready to go to bed?
- ¿Estás listo para dormir ya?Are you ready for bed now?
- El niño está listo para dormir.The boy is ready for bed.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are in the living room at night.
- MateoSofía, ya estoy listo para dormir.Sofía, I am already ready for bed.
- SofíaEspera un momento, Mateo.Wait a moment, Mateo.
- MateoPero tengo mucho sueño.But I am very sleepy.
- SofíaSolo apaga la luz y ve a descansar.Just turn off the light and go rest.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dormir, listo, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
