soete drome
The phrase sweet dreams is said in Afrikaans as soete drome.
Like in English, soete drome is used as a gentle way to say goodnight to someone, often to children or loved ones.
Meaning: sweet dreams (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective soete (sweet) and the plural noun drome (dreams).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective soet takes the -e ending in soete to agree with the plural noun drome. The singular form of the phrase is soet droom.
Did you know?
- If you want to be even more affectionate, you might say soet dromies, adding a diminutive suffix to make the word 'dreams' sound smaller and cuter.
- In Afrikaans, the word soet does not only mean 'sweet' in taste, but is also the primary word used to describe a child who is well-behaved or 'good'.
- While you can say soete drome, many Afrikaans speakers simply say slaap lekker, which literally translates to 'sleep nicely'.
Examples in context
- Goeie nag, my vriendin. Lekker droom.Good night, my friend. Sweet dreams.
- Goeie nag, dankie! Jy ook lekker droom.Good night, thank you! Sweet dreams to you too.
- Soete drome, my skat.Sweet dreams, my treasure.
- Mooi slaap en soete drome.Sleep well and sweet dreams.
Example conversation
Johan and Liezel are saying goodnight before going to sleep.
- JohanLekker slaap, Liezel.Sleep well, Liezel.
- LiezelDankie, Johan. Soete drome vir jou ook.Thanks, Johan. Sweet dreams to you too.
- JohanBaie dankie, ek sien jou môre.Thank you very much, I will see you tomorrow.
- LiezelSien jou môre.See you tomorrow.
