"he is having forty winks on the sofa" in German He is having forty winks on the sofa. Er macht gerade ein Nickerchen auf dem Sofa. Detailed translations for "he is having forty winks on the sofa" He is having forty winks on the sofa. He is having forty winks on the sofa.(also: He is having a nap/catnap/snooze/zizz/kip on the sofa.) Er macht gerade ein Nickerchen auf dem Sofa.