There is a major difference between the two. The first example you have is correct. "Are you lying to me." The second how ever is not. You can't lie on the bed. You can how ever lay on the bed. "I'm going to lay down on the bed." or "I'm going to lay down and soak up some sun." I hope this was helpful.

Both "are you lying" and "I am lying on my bed" are correct, and yes, the pronunciation is the same for both words in this case. However, the past tense and the past participle inflections in English verbs can can be very confusing to English learners at times. The following are the examples of the verb inflections that could be confusing in their present, present progressive, past, and past participle forms: To recline: lie, (am) lying, lay, (have) lain I want to lie on the bed and rest for a minute. -- present tense To tell something not true: lie, (am) lying, lied, (have) lied Are you lying to me? (Are you telling a lie?) -- present progressive I am sorry, I lied to you yesterday. (I told a lie to you yesterday.) -- past tense A bird lays eggs; or to put something in a particular position: lay, (am) laying, laid, (have) laid A hen lays eggs. -- present tense The mother laid the baby down gently on the bed. -- past tense I hope the above information helps.

First of all, "Are you lying?" and "I am lying on my bed" are both correct sentences and the meaning you gave for each is correct. Moreover, the pronunciation is the same for both, as you indicated. Although most Americans do not use the word "lay'' properly, nevertheless, according to correct English grammar, a person can only "lie down," never ''lay down." The word lay means "to CAUSE to lie" or ''to put in a recumbent position'' or "to put or set down." So, one can "lay a child down in a crib'' or "lay a book on the table.'' In previous generations parents would teach this distinction by telling the child, "A person lies down. A hen lays an egg." I believe the widespread misuse of the word ''lay'' is because our English teachers themselves do not know the distinction.

Your examples are correct. When using "lie" and "lay," the vast majority of native speakers (including some who answered here) make mistakes. First of all, when "lie" means to say something false, the past tense and the past participle are both LIED. "Lie" can also mean to recline. This is an intransitive verb, which means it doesn't take an object (same as arrive, sit, die, etc.). The past tense is LAY and the past participle is LAIN. The verb "lay" means to place or set something down, as in "lay cards on the table." It is a TRANSITIVE verb, so there must be an object. The past tense and past participle are both LAID. When a person (even a native speaker) says, "I'm tired. I need to lay down," that is a grammatical mistake.

If you trust Mr. Bob Dylan (a great American musician,writer and singer), you will see that he says 'lay' in one of his early songs (Lay Lady Lay), the excerpt from the song's lyrics is: 'lay on my big brass bed'. Actually your confusion is contagious for me, nevertheless I keep in mind that the internet reports almost everything, errors included. As people happily lie for almost all of the time and everywhere, there is no rule keeping them from lying while in the bed, on the contrary ...