Most of you have probably come across these words sleep (verb sleep) and sleep (noun sleep) sometime during your Italian studies.But did you know that there is another equally common way to talk about sleep In Italian?
The word we’re going to look at today is Nanawhich is a cute, childish way of referring to sleep In Italian.
It is a feminine noun, so it takes the following definite and indefinite articles:
- Lanana = sleep
- lullaby = sleep
- Una Nana = Sleep
- (the) lullaby = (some) sleep
Nana Considered a phonetic symbol term, it’s just a fancy way of describing a word that sounds like it represents.
In English, we also have some cute expressions related to children’s sleep, such as goodbye before bed, every night and sleepy byebut unlike these expressions, Nana Can also be used more broadly to refer to a nap. You can use it on adults too, but only in a fun way.
Four common verbs which Nana Frequently appear:
- go to sleep = sleep/go to sleep/go to sleep/go to sleep
- Andare Nana = go to sleep/sleep
- put the baby down = go to bed
- Mandala Nana = send to bed
Time to sleep.
Time to sleep.
way of expression Mandala Nana (literally put yourself to sleep) There is a second meaning, not related to sleep.It can be a gentle way to describe objects that you no longer use and throw away, like the English expression grazing.
I put my old computer to sleep.
I put my old computer to pasture.
This word also appears in the term Ning Nannan (or Nana Nana), which is what the Italians call lullaby.
