Use of I’m ; Day: 3
I’m
‘I’m’ is an abbreviation for the word ‘I AM.’ It is used in combination with other words to tell someone about yourself or to describe something you are doing.
'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§
āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
"I'm so tired."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤."
"I'm confused."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I'm happy."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ."
"I'm twenty three years old."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻļ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"I'm hungry."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤."
"I'm nervous."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨."
"I'm excited."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤."
"I'm leaving work."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"I'm thirsty."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤."
"I'm from Seattle."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"You can also add descriptive words with 'I'm' such as:
"āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ' āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨:
"I'm extremely tired."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I'm very happy."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ."
"I'm terribly hungry."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I am super excited."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I'm very nervous."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸."
I’m in/at/on
Describes an action you are doing.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Most commonly, you would use the word 'in' when entering a physical location such
as a room or a building.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
'āĻāĻ¨' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
"I'm in the shower."
"I'm in the lobby."
"I'm in a car."
"I'm in a house."
"I'm in a school."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
Using the word 'at' helps tell someone where you currently are. The difference
between 'at' and 'in' is that the physical location is general.
'at' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯
'at' āĻāĻŦāĻ 'in'-āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
"I'm at the grocery."
"I'm at the mall."
"I'm at the doctor's office."
"I'm at the park."
"I'm at the airport."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ."
However, in some cases you can use 'at' and 'in' interchangeably.
āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻšā§āĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'at' āĻāĻŦāĻ 'in' āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
"I'm at the mall."
"I'm in the mall."
"I'm at the park."
"I'm in the park."
"I'm at the grocery."
"I'm in the grocery."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
Using the word 'on' is referring to a non physical location such as your time
being utilized by something else.
'āĻ
āĻ¨' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
-āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
"I'm on the phone."
"I'm on my computer."
"I'm on a bus."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
I’m good at
‘I’m’ is a contraction of the words ‘I am.’ By adding a verb to ‘I’m’ this lets you express an action or occurrence about yourself.
'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ'-āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
“I’m eating lunch.”
“I’m brushing my teeth.”
“I’m scared.”
“I’m driving to work.”
“I’m crying.”
“I’m typing an email.”
“I’m cooking dinner.”
“I’m combing my hair.”
“I’m hanging a picture.”
“I am texting.”
“I am dancing.”
“I am interested in the job.”
“I am exercising.”
“I am sad.”
“I am learning.”
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¸āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§: āĻāĻŋāĻ¤."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ."
I’m getting
When combining the words ‘I am’ and ‘getting’ you are telling someone ‘you’ are gaining possession, being affected by or have plans to seek out and obtain a particular thing.
'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ' āĻāĻŦāĻ 'āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ 'āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ'
āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
"I'm getting better."
"I'm getting ready for bed."
"I'm getting a tooth ache."
"I'm getting a cold."
"I'm getting married."
"I'm getting tired."
"I'm getting good at reading."
"I'm getting a new car."
"I'm getting a job."
"I'm getting a puppy."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
I’m trying + (verb)
‘I am trying’ informs someone that you are attempting to accomplish something using bodily, mental, or spiritual strength. By adding a verb to ‘I’m trying’ you are pointing out exactly what it is you are attempting to do.
'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ' āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°
āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ'-āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ
āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
"I'm trying to get a job."
"I'm trying to call my family."
"I'm trying to enjoy my dinner."
"I'm trying to educate myself."
"I'm trying to explain myself."
"I'm trying new food."
"I'm trying to eat healthy."
"I'm trying to understand."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
You may also hear the word 'trying' used to express a way someone is feeling.
In this manner, it expresses strain or distress.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples: "Learning new things can be trying on you." "That marathon was very trying on me."
"āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤"
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