Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To sleep; to be asleep: To enter a natural, periodic state of rest for the body and mind, during which consciousness and voluntary movement are suspended, and the body's restorative processes occur.
   • To spend the night; to lodge: To stay somewhere for the purpose of sleeping.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Tối qua tôi ngủ rất ngon. (I slept very well last night.)
  • Đứa bé đang ngủ trên giường. (The baby is sleeping on the bed.)
  • Anh ấy ngủ ở nhà bạn cuối tuần. (He slept over at his friend's house on the weekend.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngủ say" / "ngủ sâu": to sleep soundly/deeply.
  • Sau chuyến đi dài, cô ấy ngủ say như chết. (After the long trip, she slept like a log.)
• "ngủ quên": to oversleep; to be overcome with sleep.
  • Tôi ngủ quên và bị lỡ chuyến xe buýt. (I overslept and missed the bus.)
• "ngủ nướng": to sleep in; to have a lie-in.
  • Chủ nhật là ngày để ngủ nướng. (Sunday is the day for sleeping in.)
• "ngủ với (ai)": (colloquial, often euphemistic) to sleep with someone; to have sexual intercourse.
  • Câu chuyện ám chỉ họ đã ngủ với nhau. (The story implied they had slept together.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấc ngủ (n): sleep (as a noun, referring to the state or period of sleeping).
  • Giấc ngủ rất quan trọng cho sức khỏe. (Sleep is very important for health.)
• Buồng ngủ / Phòng ngủ (n): bedroom.
  • Cô ấy đang dọn dẹp phòng ngủ. (She is cleaning the bedroom.)
• Ngủ gật (v): to nod off; to doze.
  • Anh ta ngủ gật trong cuộc họp. (He nodded off during the meeting.)
• Ngủ mê (v): to be in a deep, often dream-filled sleep.
  • Đừng đánh thức cậu bé, cậu ấy đang ngủ mê. (Don't wake the boy, he's in a deep sleep.)

Synonyms

• Nghỉ (v): to rest (a broader term that can include sleep).
• Chợp mắt (v, idiomatic): to catch some shut-eye; to take a short nap.
• Đi ngủ (v phrase): to go to sleep.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Ăn được ngủ được là tiên": (Proverb) Literally "To be able to eat and sleep is to be an immortal." Means that good health (manifested by good appetite and sleep) is the greatest treasure.
• "Ngủ như sấm": to sleep like a log (very soundly).
• "Buồn ngủ": sleepy; drowsy.
  • Bài giảng dài khiến tôi buồn ngủ. (The long lecture made me sleepy.)

verb

1. to sleep; to be asleep
   • cô ta ngủ tám tiếng
     She slept eight hours
   • ngủ say
     to sleep soundly
   • ngủ quên
     to over sleep oneself; to be overcome with sleep