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§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§
āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
"I'm so tired."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ."
"I'm confused."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤāĨ¤"
"I'm happy."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ."
"I'm twenty three years old."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻāĻļ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"I'm hungry."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϤ."
"I'm nervous."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ."
"I'm excited."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ."
"I'm leaving work."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"I'm thirsty."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āώā§āĻŖāĻžāϰā§āϤ."
"I'm from Seattle."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"You can also add descriptive words with 'I'm' such as:
"āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ' āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ āϝā§āĻŽāύ:
"I'm extremely tired."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĨ¤"
"I'm very happy."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ."
"I'm terribly hungry."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻ āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϤāĨ¤"
"I am super excited."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āϤāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤"
"I'm very nervous."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āύāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϏ."
I’m in/at/on
Describes an action you are doing.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻŽ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Most commonly, you would use the word 'in' when entering a physical location such
as a room or a building.
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ, āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
'āĻāύ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύāĨ¤
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§āϏāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϞāĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠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§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āύ āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
'at' āĻāĻŦāĻ 'in'-āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
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§āĻāĻžāύā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ."
However, in some cases you can use 'at' and 'in' interchangeably.
āϝāĻžāĻāĻšā§āĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ 'at' āĻāĻŦāĻ 'in' āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
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 āĻŽāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
Using the word 'on' is referring to a non physical location such as your time
being utilized by something else.
'āĻ
āύ' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
-āĻā§āϤ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
"I'm on the phone."
"I'm on my computer."
"I'm on a bus."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢā§āύ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠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§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāύāĨ¤ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ'-āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§
āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϤ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āϞ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āϏāĻ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§: āĻāĻŋāϤ."
"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 'āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻā§āύ 'āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ'
āĻĻāĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻā§āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤
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 āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§"
"āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋ."
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāύāĻž 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§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ' āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ, āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϧā§āϝāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤ 'āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ'-āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ
āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤
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 āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
"āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤"
You may also hear the word 'trying' used to express a way someone is feeling.
In this manner, it expresses strain or distress.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ 'āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž' āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ āϝā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϤā§, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻāώā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples: "Learning new things can be trying on you." "That marathon was very trying on me."
"āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤"
"āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĨāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤"
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