Sleeping in the German way Can you talk about how you sleep? | Learn German with Leo🦁

Sleeping in the German way

Can you talk about how you sleep? In German, of course.

Besides the familiar verb schlafen there are many other words and expressions that can describe sleep.

unter Schlafstörungen/ an Schlaflosigkeit leiden - to suffer from shallow sleep (which is constantly interrupted) / insomnia
an Einschlafschwierigkeiten leiden - to have difficulty falling asleep
jemandem den Schlaf rauben - to deprive someone of sleep
wie ein Stein schlafen - to sleep dead asleep (literally: sleep like a stone)
sich wälzen - to toss and turn
die innere Uhr aus dem Takt gerät - the internal clock is out of order/wound down
das Schlafmittel - sleeping pills
schlummern - to doze, to be half asleep
schnarchen - to snore (and das Schnarchen - snore)
schlafen wie ein Murmeltier - sleep like a groundhog

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