How do you say “Hit the sack” in Spanish?
The closest natural Spanish equivalent is Irse a la cama, which literally means “To go away to the bed”. English speakers use hit the sack to mean to go to bed in order to sleep. The ordinary way to say you are going to bed. Natural across everyday contexts, though less colourful than the English. Register: neutral. Usage frequency: common.
Closest natural Spanish
Irse a la cama
/ˈiɾse a la ˈkama/
- Literal meaning
- “To go away to the bed”
- Register
- neutral
- How often it's used
- common
- Equivalence
Near-exact equivalent
92 out of 100
What a native Spanish speaker would actually say
English uses a sack as a casual name for a bed. Spanish normally names the bed directly.
The Spanish sounds completely ordinary and works with friends or colleagues. It loses the slightly playful slang of the English.
How close is the meaning?
- Meaning5 out of 5
- Tone4 out of 5
- Context5 out of 5
- Literal similarity2 out of 5
These ratings are editorial approximations, not measurements.
What are other ways to say it in Spanish?
Acostarse
Literally: “To lie down”
A neutral verb for going to bed; context supplies the intention to sleep.
Irse a dormir
Literally: “To go away to sleep”
Makes the intention to sleep explicit.
Common translation traps
Golpear el saco
This means hitting a sack, for example a punching bag, rather than going to bed.
The notes above explain why these versions do not work in this context in Spanish.
In context
English
I’m exhausted, so I’m going to hit the sack.
Spanish
Estoy agotado, así que me voy a la cama.
English
We hit the sack early because the train left at six.
Spanish
Nos fuimos a la cama temprano porque el tren salía a las seis.
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Last updated 2026-09-13