{"id":29682,"date":"2018-02-07T20:46:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T19:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=29682"},"modified":"2018-04-04T20:55:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T18:55:50","slug":"having-a-fat-morning-sleeping-late-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/having-a-fat-morning-sleeping-late-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Having A Fat Morning? – Sleeping Late In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

Les expressions<\/strong> (expressions, idioms) are fun windows into the culture behind a language. Things like it’s raining cats and dogs<\/em><\/a> does not make any sense to non-English speakers, but it also helps give English a fun flavor beyond all the grammar.<\/p>\n

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Pendant l’hiver<\/a><\/strong> (during Winter) it can feel amazing to just sleep in and stay under the blankets. Those days when you can get a few extra hours of sleep, or just a few extra hours in bed, can make the rest of the week feel much better.<\/p>\n

One day after a morning in bed, I went out to meet mon ami <\/strong>(my friend). We had a normal start to our conversation, but I was surprised by what he said when I told them I had slept in.<\/p>\n

Salut ! \u00c7a va ?<\/strong>
\n Salut ! \u00c7a va et toi ?<\/strong>
\n \u00c7a va. Tu as fait quelque chose ce matin ?<\/strong>
\n J’ai rest\u00e9 au lit tout le matin. Je viens de sortir de mon lit !<\/strong>
\n Aah ! Tu as fait la grasse matin\u00e9e !\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi! How are you?<\/em>
\n HI! I’m good and you?<\/em>
\n I’m good. Did you do anything this morning?<\/em>
\n I stayed in bed all morning. I just got out of bed!<\/em>
\n Aah! You had <\/em>the fat morning!\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Confused, I thought maybe la grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong> <\/em>was a type of breakfast<\/a> and answered accordingly:<\/p>\n

Non, juste du pain et un caf\u00e9<\/a>.<\/strong>
\n D’accord….<\/strong>
\n Et toi ? Tu as beaucoup mang\u00e9 ce matin ?<\/strong>
\n Pas sp\u00e9cialement. Pourquoi ?<\/strong>
\n J’ai pens\u00e9 que peut-\u00eatre tu as eu une grasse matin\u00e9e.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, just some bread and a coffee.<\/em>
\n Alright…<\/em>
\n And you? You ate a lot this morning?<\/em>
\n Not especially. Why?<\/em>
\n I thought you maybe had <\/em>a fat morning.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As usual in these situations, mon ami<\/strong> started laughing as they realized le malentendu<\/a><\/strong> (the misunderstanding).<\/p>\n

La grasse matin\u00e9e est une expression ! \u00c7a veut dire que tu as rest\u00e9 au lit tout le matin !\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fat morning is an expression! It means you stayed in bed all morning!\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s always slightly embarrassing when I learn new words and new idioms by making mistakes<\/a>, but it definitely makes it harder to forgot them!<\/p>\n

When using this expression<\/strong> it’s important to not think in English<\/a> and remember that’s it’s faire la<\/em> grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong> and not faire une<\/em> grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Le terme<\/strong> (the term) grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong> can be found in the 16th century expression dormir la grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong> <\/em>(to sleep the fat morning), while faire la grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong> <\/em>isn’t attributed until the 20th century. The later terme<\/strong> is what’s used today dans les pays francophones<\/strong> (in French speaking countries) and is the one to use if you want to say to sleep in<\/em> or to sleep late<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Why the adjective gras<\/strong> (fat) <\/em>is used has two possible explanations:<\/p>\n

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  1. Gras<\/strong><\/em> comes from le latin<\/a><\/strong> crassus<\/em>, and in latin means \u00e9pais<\/strong> (thick) rather than gras<\/strong><\/em>. The idea is that a fat morning<\/em> is thicker<\/em> or longer<\/em> than other mornings.<\/li>\n
  2. Gras<\/em><\/strong> brings up thoughts of la paresse<\/strong> (laziness) and the soft, squishy feeling of lying in bed all morning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It may be hard to find the time to enjoy la grasse matin\u00e9e<\/strong>, but during these cold winter months<\/a>, I definitely look forward to bundling up in bed<\/a> when I can!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

    Les expressions (expressions, idioms) are fun windows into the culture behind a language. Things like it’s raining cats and dogs does not make any sense to non-English speakers, but it also helps give English a fun flavor beyond all the grammar. Pendant l’hiver (during Winter) it can feel amazing to just sleep in and stay…<\/p>\n

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