Did you have a good sleep last night?
[From an English-Japanese dictionary.]
Question: What does have a good sleep mean?
[From an English-Japanese dictionary.]
Question: What does have a good sleep mean?
Did you have a good sleep last night?
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I think the sentence means "Did you sleep well last night?", but "good" can mean "large in quantity", hence this thread.
Does Did you have a good sleep last night? sound natural in American English? A friend of mine says have a good sleep might be British English.
It's not what I would expect to hear in the US in the context of a host greeting a houseguest in the morning. Like Loob I would expect "Did you sleep well?"
That reason would have been good (
) to include in the OP. It could refer to either meaning of good - long or high quality. As others have noted, a different question format is more likely.
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For me, it can’t refer to length.
Another option (context-depending):
Did you get a good night’s sleep?
Another option (context-depending):
Did you get a good night’s sleep?
If you have a good night's sleep, you'll get better.
[From an English-Japanese dictionary.]
Is have correct?
I would say “get.”
Have works, too.
I wouldn’t use it.
We're both in good company
Wait, you omitted “night’s.” I wouldn’t say “get a good sleep.” I tried to run the Ngram with “night’s,” but it didn’t work.
Whichever way, the fact that you re OK with only one way, and I am OK with both is not unusual given the variation in native speakers.Wait, you omitted “night’s.” I wouldn’t say “get a good sleep.” I tried to run the Ngram with “night’s,” but it didn’t work.