{"id":26448,"date":"2017-03-29T20:20:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T18:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=26448"},"modified":"2017-10-26T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T14:18:00","slug":"sleeping-better-on-a-french-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/sleeping-better-on-a-french-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleeping Better On A French Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

After le d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement<\/strong><\/a> (moving) and changing mon adresse<\/a><\/strong>, it became clearer what new things I needed to buy for mon nouvel appartement<\/strong> (my new apartment).<\/p>\n

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“Beds<\/a>” by Dldriks on Flickr. Licensed under BY CC 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

Getting through les cartons<\/strong> (the boxes) and arranging all mes affaires<\/strong> (my things) let me see how much space I have in mon nouveau logement<\/strong> (my new place).<\/p>\n

After seeing the available space and a few uncomfortable nights on le lit<\/strong> (the bed) that came with appartement<\/strong>, I knew I had to get un nouveau lit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cependant<\/strong> (however), one look at the bed section au magasin<\/strong><\/a> (at the store) and I realized I didn\u2019t know how to talk about les lits<\/strong>. Un employ\u00e9<\/strong> (an employee) came up to help me, but I couldn\u2019t explain what I wanted!<\/p>\n

Bonjour !<\/strong>
\n Bonjour !<\/strong>
\n Alors, qu\u2019est-ce que vous cherchez ?<\/strong>
\n Un lit\u2026<\/strong>
\nEt est-ce que vous auriez besoin d\u2019un\u00a0matelas<\/em> aussi\u00a0?<\/strong>
\n Euh\u2026 un lit pour une personne.<\/strong>
\n D\u2019accord\u2026 C\u2019est-\u00e0-dire que vous voulez quelle taille exactement ?<\/strong>
\n En fait, je ne connais pas les noms des tailles en fran\u00e7ais\u2026<\/strong>
\n C\u2019est pas grave\u00a0! Je vous l’explique.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello!
\nHello!
\nSo, what are you looking for?
\nA bed\u2026
\nAnd will you be needing a mattress?
\nUh\u2026 a bed for one person.
\nAlright\u2026 That means that you want what size exactly?
\nActually, I don\u2019t know the words for the sizes in French\u2026
\nDon\u2019t worry! I\u2019ll explain it to you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At first I didn’t even know what the word matelas<\/strong> <\/em>meant, but after talking with l’employ\u00e9<\/strong> and looking at the different mattresses and beds, I started to understand. In general la taille<\/strong> of le matelas<\/strong> is given in centim\u00e8tres<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Voici<\/strong> (here’s) a general guide for les dimensions du matelas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n