[Q&A] What’s the difference between 寝たい and 眠い?
Today I am going to share the Q&A quoted from my JLPT N4 course!
[Question]
先生、
寝(ね)たいです。
眠(ねむ)いです。
なにがちがいますか。
What is the difference?
[My Reply]
寝たいです。
I want to sleep
寝る verb “sleep”
眠（ねむ）いです。
I’m sleepy, I feel sleepy.
眠い i-adjective “sleepy”
e.g.
今日(きょう)は11時(じ)に寝たいです。
I want to go to bed at 11pm today.
(Lit. I want to sleep at 11pm today. )
昨日(きのう)３時間しか寝ませんでしたから、眠いです。
I am sleepy because I slept only 3 hours yesterday.
I hope my answer helps you. 😊
In the JLPT course, you can ask me any questions as much as you want.
I will teach you until you get it!
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