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!