How to Say ‘You keep me up all night.’ in French
Tu me gardes éveillé toute la nuit.
💬 Usage Tip: Using 'garder éveillé' plays on the common experience of sleepless nights.
🇫🇷 In France: Associating someone with coffee implies both addiction and allure, blending affection with humor.
Phrase Breakdown
Tu me gardes
You keep me
Referring to maintaining a state.
Tu me gardes motivé.
You keep me motivated.
éveillé
awake
Not asleep.
Je reste éveillé tard.
I stay up late.
toute la nuit
all night
Duration of the entire night.
Il a travaillé toute la nuit.
He worked all night.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Tu
[tew]
You
The person being addressed.
Tu es prêt?
Are you ready?
me
[muh]
me
Referring to oneself as the object of an action.
Donne-moi le livre.
Give me the book.
gardes
[gard]
keep
To maintain in a state or condition.
Tu gardes le secret.
You keep the secret.
éveillé
[ay-veh-yee]
awake
Not asleep; alert and conscious.
Je suis resté éveillé.
I stayed awake.
toute
[toot]
all
The whole or entire.
Toute la journée.
The whole day.
la
[lah]
the
Definite article used with singular nouns.
La porte est ouverte.
The door is open.
nuit
[nweet]
night
The period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours.
La nuit est calme.
The night is calm.
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