fan3 gaau3瞓覺瞓觉

Jyutpingfan3 gaau3

Yalefan gaau

動詞

Definition

To sleep.

ngo5我je6夜maan5晚sap6十jat1一dim2點fan3瞓gaau3覺。

ngo5我je6夜maan5晚sap6十jat1一dim2点fan3瞓gaau3觉。

I go to sleep at 11pm.

colloquialdaily actions

How it's used

This is the standard, everyday way to say sleep in Cantonese. Unlike the more formal 睡眠, 瞓覺 is a separable verb, meaning you can insert particles or objects between 瞓 and 覺, such as 瞓咗覺 or 瞓個好覺. It is perfectly acceptable to use in almost any social situation, from talking to friends to speaking with family.

Examples

nei5你cam4尋maan5晚gei2幾dim2點fan3瞓gaau3覺aa4呀？

What time did you go to sleep last night?

ngo5我hou2好攰，gui6想soeng2返faan1屋uk1企kei2瞓fan3覺gaau3喇。

I am so tired, I want to go home and sleep.

Common phrases

fan3瞓go3個hou2好gok3覺

to have a good sleep

fan3瞓m4唔zoek6着

cannot fall asleep

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use 瞓覺 as a noun meaning sleepiness, but it is strictly a verb. If you want to talk about the state of being sleepy, you should use 眼瞓 instead.