Use of I’m looking forward to & I’m calling to + (verb); Day: 18
I’m looking forward to
When telling someone that you are ‘looking forward to’ you are saying that you are waiting or hoping for something, especially with pleasure.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ ‘āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨’ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I’m looking forward to meeting you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§.”
“I’m looking forward to talking with you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m looking forward to going on vacation.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m looking forward to spending time with my family.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m looking forward to learning the English language.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to visiting another country.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to having a family.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to graduating from college.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to watching the baseball game.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to running in a race.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
I’m calling to + (verb)
When using the words ‘I’m calling’ you are stating that you are actually using the phone to call and relay information.
‘āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I’m calling to tell you about my day.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to accept your invitation.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to answer your question.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to book a reservation at your restaurant.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to complain about something.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to thank you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to support your decision.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to remind you of our dinner plans.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to report a lost wallet.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to receive my prize.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”