How to Say ‘I'm not sleeping much.’ in Japanese
あんまり寝てない。
anmari ne te nai
[ahn-MAH-ree neh teh nai]
💬 Usage Tip: あんまり (anmari) only goes with negative endings and means "not much." Another example is あんまり食べてない "not eating much."
Phrase Breakdown
あんまり
anmari
[ahn-MAH-ree]
not much; not very
Casual form of あまり; used with a negative verb to mean 'not much'.
あんまり食べてない。
I haven't eaten much.
寝
ne
[neh]
sleep
Stem of 寝る, 'to sleep; to lie down'.
早く寝てください。
Please go to sleep early.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.
てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。
When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.
ない
nai
[nai]
not
Indicates negation or absence.
問題はない。
There is no problem.
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