잠

jam · [잠]

sleep

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. sleepThe state of taking a rest for a period of time with one's eyes closed and mental activities suspended.
  2. sleep(figurative) The state of not realizing and being aware of something.

Examples from Lessons (3)

친구하고 잠을 자요.I am sleeping with a friend.Read the Lesson
어제 긴장해서 잠을 잘 못 잤나요?Did you not sleep well last night because you were nervous?Read the Lesson
어제 너무 긴장해서 잠을 못 잤어요.I was so nervous yesterday that I couldn't sleep.Read the Lesson

Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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