Spoken English

Use of I’m working on + (noun) & I’m sorry to + (verb); Day: 19

I’m working on + (noun)

‘I’m’ is a contraction for the words ‘I am.’ The phrase ‘working on’ relays a physical or mental effort towards an accomplishment.

āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ•ā§‹āĻšāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛ ‘āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ’āĨ¤ ‘āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž’ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‚āĻļāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§‡āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§€āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“I’m working on a big project.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m working on training my dog.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m working on making new friends.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m working on educating myself.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m working on my homework.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am working on painting a house.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ˜āĻ° āĻ†āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am working on a new idea.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am working on my computer.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ‰āĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m working on my website.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ‡āĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

I’m sorry to + (verb)

Saying you are ‘sorry to’ expresses a feeling of sympathy or regret.

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ ‘āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤’ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§‹āĻšāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“I’m sorry to be so late.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĻā§‡āĻ°ā§€ āĻšāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to hear about your sick mother.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to waste your time.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to make you feel so sad.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to frighten you.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to disagree with your decision.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to call so late.”

“āĻāĻ¤ āĻĻā§‡āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ˛ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to admit what I did.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”

“I’m sorry to end this relationship.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻļā§‡āĻˇ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤”