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English Vocabulary – “I’M TIRED!”


you want to say I wanna sleep I’m very
tired and there are many different
expressions that you can use to say I’m
tired
but be careful each expression has a
different feeling and a different
meaning behind it let’s look at those in
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why are you tired they are tired for
different reasons this guy has no more
energy he woke up very early then went
to the gym at 5 a.m.
seriously who does that that’s stupid
after the gym he went to work he had
lots of work to do lots of meetings it
was a very long boring day at the office
then after the office he went to play
tennis for two hours ridiculous then
finally he went home so he has no more
energy that’s why he is tired she
however is kind of like me she just
wants to sleep all the time so there are
different expressions they can use let’s
look at some to wear something out means
to use it until it’s completed until
it’s finished
but you can also use this to describe
that you’re tired that something or
someone has taken all of your energy
maybe playing sport the gym a very long
day at work or school or a very boring
person has just taken your energy in a
present tense you can say this wears me
out this thing or this person makes me
feel very tired have no more energy for
example you know those people who are
like oh my god so next week we’re gonna
go skiing and then after that we’re
gonna go plate
Hennis and then we’re gonna go hike a
mountain why because it’s so much fun
then after the gardening you know what
we’re gonna do karaoke just me and you
that type of person who’s full of energy
and takes your energy you can say oh my
god you wear me out stop talking but
it’s very common to use this as an
adjective
I’m worn out pronunciation you link
those together wore nowt the N joins the
next word worn out say with me I’m worn
out
good another way to say I I have no more
energy I’m I’m finished you can say I’m
spent
I’m spent but if you are like me and her
you just really enjoy sleep you can say
these things
I’m sleepy it means the same as I’m
tired oh yeah I didn’t mention the
pronunciation of this a very common
mistake I hear is I’m Thai red don’t
pronounce the R it’s more like a Y tired
another common expression you can use is
I can’t keep my eyes open
pronunciation you can say this in two
ways with the T can’t without the t-con
again we would link that s or it’s
actually a Zed sound to the next vowel
sound so my eye is open my eyes open I’m
going to bed I can’t keep my eyes open
some expressions are not specific to
this situation or this situation it’s
just in general I’m tired
I’m knackered or I’m shattered
these are both very British expressions
so to learn the British pronunciation is
the best way repeat with me I’m
knackered I’m knackered you look
knackered shattered this is only two
syllables sure turd shattered
say with me shattered again both mean
I’m tired but if you say I’m knackered
for the older generations this means
that you’re tired because you had lots
and lots of sex but in modern English no
one uses it like that it just means I’m
really tired and they can both say these
expressions the same with I am pooped
it’s not related to poo it just means
I’m very very tired this is more of an
American English term but we use it too
so it’s fine and the last one you want
to say I am extremely tired you say this
exhausted say it with me exhausted
there’s one more I am tuckered out
this sounds old-fashioned so if you say
it today it sounds funny for that reason
you won’t say this in a serious way you
would say in a friendly funny way so if
you want to be funny you can say this
now Tucker is a verb and it means to
exhaust to use all of the energy but the
only time you will hear that word is in
I’m tuckered out this is where it gets
really interesting we can get very
creative when something or someone
exhausts
su takes all of your energy you can use
that thing or that person like a past
tense verb and put out this is sounding
confusing I’ll give you an example let’s
imagine that all day
they have been watching Netflix all day
he is happy to continue but for her no
that’s that’s enough that’s enough no
more Netflix too much Netflix she wants
to say
I’m tired of Netflix she can change this
to a past tense verb and add out like
this I’m a bit Netflix out to be honest
now this specific expression it’s not
common but this is an example of how you
can be creative with that structure to
be something out you have had too much
this thing change any noun or any
person’s name into a past tense verb
example all day you have been studying
you want to say no more studying that’s
too much I’m finished I’m done how do
you say that you could say I’m studied
out to be honest I’m all studied out I
don’t want to study anymore so you can
use this verb anything be careful though
this is not formal and it’s not standard
in a written English exam I wouldn’t
recommend it however if an English
student in an exam said this to me I
would think wow that shows a native
understanding of how English works so in
a spoken exam probably yes
you want to show that you’ve had enough
of something you can say that and like I
said if you’ve had enough of one
specific person make their name into a
past 10
ferb and include out for example all
week you have been hanging out with and
talking to someone called John and you
want to say no more John that’s too much
John I don’t want to talk to John
anymore how can you say that using that
structure
I’m jond out I’m a bit John doubt to be
honest it’s an odd expression so don’t
use it too much don’t use it for
everything but sometimes it’s fun to be
creative let me know your examples of
the vocabulary from today’s lesson in
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