YOU SAID:
Today I took a nap, but woke up still tired.
INTO JAPANESE
今日は昼寝をしたが、目が覚めるとまだ疲れていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I took a nap today, but when I woke up I was still tired.
INTO JAPANESE
今日は昼寝をしたけど、目が覚めるとまだ疲れていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I took a nap today, but when I woke up I was still tired.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.