仮眠 (かみん)
Do you know how to say this word in English? When used with する it means to nap or doze. Actually, to nap in Japanese is usually translated as昼寝 (ひるね) +する.
So what does to doze mean in English? It means to sleep lightly or a light sleep. Basically, you are not sleeping in a very deep way...
I was dozing on the train when I got to my stop.
Recently, to doze is not used so often instead we use the phrasal verb:
to doze off
Which means that you were really tired and you fell asleep even though you WEREN'T planning to go to sleep!
You fell asleep by accident = You dozed off
I was watching TV last night and dozed off.
I dozed off on the train and woke up in Osaka!
That's all for today, I hope to write a longer lesson next time. Have a good week!
Phil
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