Spoken English

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.

'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ 'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ 
āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:
"I'm so tired."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤."
"I'm confused."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I'm happy."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ–ā§āĻļāĻŋ."
"I'm twenty three years old."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ‡āĻļ āĻŦāĻ›āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§€ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"I'm hungry."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤."
"I'm nervous."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ—ā§āĻ¨."
"I'm excited."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§‡āĻœāĻŋāĻ¤."
"I'm leaving work."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ›ā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"I'm thirsty."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤."
"I'm from Seattle."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŸā§‡āĻ˛ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"You can also add descriptive words with 'I'm' such as:
"āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ' āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§‚āĻ˛āĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨:
"I'm extremely tired."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ•ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I'm very happy."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ–ā§āĻļāĻŋ."
"I'm terribly hungry."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻ• āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I am super excited."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§‡āĻœāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤"
"I'm very nervous."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ–ā§āĻŦāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸."

I’m in/at/on

Describes an action you are doing.

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°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¤, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§‹ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§€āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ 
'āĻ‡āĻ¨' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°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."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"

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§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āĻ¯
'at' āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 'in'-āĻāĻ° 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."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋ."

However, in some cases you can use 'at' and 'in' interchangeably.
āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‡āĻšā§‹āĻ•, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'at' āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 'in' āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—ā§āĻ¯āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°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."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
Using the word 'on' is referring to a non physical location such as your time 
being utilized by something else.
'āĻ…āĻ¨' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ…-āĻ­ā§ŒāĻ¤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ
āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:
"I'm on the phone."
"I'm on my computer."
"I'm on a bus."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢā§‹āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋ." 
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ‰āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤" 
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"

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.

'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ 'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨āĨ¤ 'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ'-āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ 
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°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.”

"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻœāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­ā§€āĻ¤."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻāĻĻāĻ›āĻŋ."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ‡āĻŽā§‡āĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ–āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻ†āĻāĻšāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻ¸āĻŸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻšāĻ›āĻŋ."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻšā§€āĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§: āĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻ›āĻŋ."

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.

'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ›āĻŋ' āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 'āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ 'āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ' 
āĻĻāĻ–āĻ˛ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻœāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ–ā§‹āĻāĻœāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡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."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋ."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ˜ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻ¸āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻ›āĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"

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.

'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋ' āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§€āĻ°āĻŋāĻ•, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻ†āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° 
āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ 'āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋ'-āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 
āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§€ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡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."
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ˛ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻ° āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤"

You may also hear the word 'trying' used to express a way someone is feeling. 
In this manner, it expresses strain or distress.
āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ 'āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋāĻ“ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻ‡ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡, āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°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¨ āĻœāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻ‡ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤"
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