"To fall asleep"

Question

I know "dormir" is "to sleep" but how would one say "to fall asleep" ?

Answer 1

Dormirse is to fall asleep.

Dormir is to sleep.

It's kinda weird. So Me duermo is "I fall asleep", or literally I sleep myself.

Te duermes = you fall asleep

Se duerme = he/she/it falls alseep

etc.

Answer 2

I can confirm dormirse used for falling asleep, but the other day I saw caerse de sueño in our dictionary for to fall asleep. I thought it was a little literal, but what do I know?

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Caerse de sueño -> to fall asleep

wierd. - jeezzle, Aug 3, 2010

Not so weird - we say "to fall sick" - "to fall in love" etc. - ian-hill, Aug 3, 2010

Answer 3

Quedarse dormido.

At least, this is how it is said in S. America. That or "se duerme"

Ejemplos: Me quedé dormido/a Te dormiste

So that is to get to sleep is it ? - ray76, Dec 12, 2013

Answer 4

It's funny - I looked up sueño and found the following expression:

descabezar un sueño -> to have a nap

And descabezar is defined as "to behead" - This is another example of why I love Spanish!

so literally it means "to behead sleepiness"! gosh, i love this language :D - cymrulass, Aug 8, 2010

Answer 5

Actually, in Spanish when you say "caerse de sueño" it means more than just going to sleep. It means very tiredly falling asleep.
Cyrumlass is correct, dormirse is the best usage.

Answer 6

Well, if you go to sleep, you're asleep. If you go to bed you're in bed. Acostarse = to go to bed.

I think what the asker means isn't how to say to go to bed, rather, I think s/he wants to know how to say to fall asleep, which is different.

Answer 7

Well, if you go to sleep, you're asleep. If you go to bed you're in bed. Acostarse = to go to bed.

Ahh I remember acostarse! - Austin67427, Aug 3, 2010