How to Say "Sleeping" in Greek

κοιμάται

koimatai

The Greek word for "sleeping" is κοιμάται (koimatai).

κοιμάται is used for sleep. Used to produce sleep (adj).

Meaning: used for sleep, used to produce sleep (adj)

How do you pronounce it?

koimatai

The root of κοιμάται is also found in the word κοιμήτριο, which is the Greek word for 'cemetery'.
In Greek, when you want to say someone is 'sleeping like a baby', you often use the word for 'stone' instead, saying they are 'sleeping like a stone'.
When someone is 'sleeping' on the job or being lazy, Greeks might use the expression κοιμάται στα σημεία, which literally means 'sleeping at the points'.

Πού κοιμάται ο Τομ;
Where's Tom sleeping?
This sentence shows how to ask about the location of someone who is sleeping using κοιμάται.
Tatoeba #5524397 by Zeus, translation #2240338 by CK
Ο αδερφός μου ακόμη κοιμάται.
My brother is still sleeping.
This sentence demonstrates how to describe a continuous state of sleep with κοιμάται.
Tatoeba #5633271 by Zeus, translation #278549 by CK
Δεν μπορώ να κάνω θόρυβο. Το μωρό κοιμάται.
I cannot make noise. The baby is sleeping.
This sentence illustrates using κοιμάται to explain why one must remain quiet.
Tatoeba #2771589 by Zeus, translation #1725219 by Amastan
Θα πάω να κοιμηθώ για λίγο.
I'm going to sleep for a while.
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Kyriaki and Nikos are talking about their dog.

Κυριακή Kyriaki

Κοιμάται ο σκύλος στο σαλόνι;
Koimátai o skýlos sto salóni?
Is the dog sleeping in the living room?
Νίκος Nikos

Ναι, κοιμάται ήσυχα από μία ώρα.
Nai, koimátai ísycha apó mía óra.
Yes, he has been sleeping quietly for an hour.
Κυριακή Kyriaki

Καλό είναι, γιατί έτρεξε πολύ σήμερα.
Kaló eínai, giatí étrexe polý símera.
That's good, because he ran a lot today.
Νίκος Nikos

Έτσι, τώρα κοιμάται και ξεκουράζεται.
Étsi, tóra koimátai kai xekourázetai.
So, now he is sleeping and resting.

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