Bored – General Phrases; Day: 55
Bored – General Phrases
āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻŖā§āĻŖ, āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¸ – āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ
Being bored means having nothing to do. When someone is bored, they often call people and try to entertain themselves or try to find something to do with a friend. So being bored is a good starting point for conversational English.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
There are a couple of situations you can express to someone that you are bored. Most commonly, you will call a friend and tell them that you are bored or ask them to do something together. The other time is when someone asks you how you are doing. We will cover both situations in this session.
āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋÂ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĨ¤
General Phrases
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ
“I’m dying from boredom.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I hate being bored.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤”
“I don’t have anything to do.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤”
“My life is so boring.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤”
“Life is so boring.”
“āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤”
“I’m just watching TV until I find something to do.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I was bored all weekend.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“I am so bored today.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤”
“I get bored very easily.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I get bored all the time.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĨ¤”
A common place to get bored is when you have to visit family members.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
“It’s always boring whenever we go to our relatives.”
“āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤”
“It’s nice to visit my grandmother, but it gets boring after a couple of hours.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤”
“My cousins are so boring. All they do is watch tv.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤”
“There’s nothing to do in the country side. I’m always bored there.”
“āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĨ¤”
If you think you are a boring person, here is a way to say that you are boring.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
“I think I’m a little boring.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤”
“I’m a boring person.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĨ¤”
Boring can be used to describe someone.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
“He is a boring person.”
“āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤”
“His personality is very boring.”
“āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤”
“It’s boring whenever she’s around.”
“āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤”
Using bored to answer a question is very common. Here are some general questions that someone might ask.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
“How was your trip?”
“āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž?”
“How was your vacation?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How was your weekend?”
“āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How was the lecture?”
“āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How was the class?”
“āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
“How was the game?”
“āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?”
Any of these types of questions can be answered with a simple answer.
āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
“It was pretty boring.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤”
“It was boring. I didn’t do much.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤”
“It wasn’t as fun as I thought. It was a little boring.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤”
“I was bored most of the time.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“Because it was disorganized, we had too much extra time. I was bored during our free time.”
“āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”