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dormir

"dormir" means "to sleep" in Spanish. It is number 557 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to sleep; to fall asleep; to sleep in

IPA

/doɾˈmiɾ/

Forms in this course

dormido, durmiendo, duerme, duermo, duermes

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Deberías dormir.
  You should sleep.
  Tatoeba: Shishir / CK
• Quiero dormir.
  I want to sleep.
  Tatoeba: ver / CK
• Necesito dormir.
  I need sleep.
  Tatoeba: wallebot / CK

Learned together

In the course, "dormir" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• quedar to be, to end up
• matar to kill, slay
• conseguir to achieve, succeed in, reach,…
• perder to lose
• llevar to take somewhere
• poner to put, to place
• acabar to finish
• probar to prove
• durar to last

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