1/7 Sleeping Habits

DIALOG>> How many hours do you sleep a day?

How many hours do you sleep a day?

I get about five hours of sleep on average.
ex> She usually gets about 4 hours of sleep a night.

It depends on the person I guess.

I can't get by on five hours of sleep.
* get by: 버티다


RESPONSE>> Talk about your sleeping habits.

I tend to sleep on my stomach.
* sleep on one's stomach: 엎드려 자다
ex> I put the baby to sleep on her stomach.
ex> My puppy always sleeps on his back.
ex> You can get wrinkles if you sleep on your side.

I'm also quite a light sleeper.
* light sleeper: 잠을 깊게 못 자는 사람, opp> heavy sleeper
ex> My mom's a light sleeper and wakes up very easily.

I wake up to small noises.
* wake up to noises: 소리에 잠을 깨다.

I sometimes toss and turn all night because of noises outside.
* toss and turn: 뒤척이다.
ex> She was tossing and turning from nightmares.

When I wake up in the middle of the night, I have trouble falling asleep again.
ex> He had trouble falling asleep with all that noise.

I don't have any problems waking up in the morning.

My alarm will wake me up instantly.

Some of my friends sleep through their alarms.

I do not snore or grind my teeth during my sleep.
ex> I only grind my teeth while sleeping when I'm stressed.


@ You showed up an hour late.  너 한 시간이나 늦었잖아.

1. I got only 3 hours of sleep last night.
2. My wife is a light sleeper.
3. I tossed and turned all night thinking about the exam.
4. I didn't know that I grind my teeth while I sleep.