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How to Say ‘It's sleeping on the sofa now.’ in Japanese

今、ソファで寝ています。

ima sofa de ne te i masu

[ee-mah SOH-fah de neh te ee mahs]

Phrase Breakdown

今、ソファで

ima sofa de

right now, on the sofa

今 (ima) means 'now'. Pause briefly after it, then say 'sofa de'.

Example

今、ソファで休んでいます。

I'm resting on the sofa now.

Words in this phrase

今

ima

[ee-mah]

now

Refers to the present moment or current time.

Example

今、忙しいです。

I am busy now.

ソファ

sofa

[SOH-fah]

sofa

A loanword from English for a couch.

Example

ソファに座ります。

I sit on the sofa.

で

[de]

at; in

Indicates a location where an action takes place.

Example

公園で遊びます。

I play at the park.

寝ています。

ne te i masu

is sleeping

This uses the ～ています form for an action in progress. The final 'su' is soft.

Example

猫が寝ています。

The cat is sleeping.

Words in this phrase

寝

[neh]

sleep

Stem of 寝る, 'to sleep; to lie down'.

Example

早く寝てください。

Please go to sleep early.

て

[te]

te-form ending

Connects actions in sequence, like 'and' or 'then'.

Example

ドアが開いて、入ります。

The door opens, and then I go in.

い

[ee]

to be; ongoing state

Part of ている, which shows an ongoing condition or action.

Example

最近疲れているようです。

It seems you have been tired lately.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

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