Spoken English

Use of It’s hard for me to + (verb) & I’m having a hard time + (verb-ing); Day: 23

It’s hard for me to + (verb)

When saying that something is ‘hard for me’ you are informing someone that what you are talking about is difficult or challenging for you.

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ ‘āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨’ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻžā§āĻœāĻŋāĻ‚āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

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

“It’s hard for me to accept what you are telling me.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It’s hard for me to argue your point.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It’s hard for me to balance my check book.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻ• āĻŦāĻ‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻ­āĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It’s hard for me to concentrate on the task.”

“āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It’s hard for me to consider your other options.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻšāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It’s hard for me to depend on you.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It is hard for me to decide where to go tonight.”

“āĻ†āĻœ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It is hard for me to explain my actions.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It is hard for me to guarantee your success.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ° āĻ—ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“It is hard for me to handle so much pressure.”

“āĻāĻ¤ āĻšāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

I’m having a hard time + (verb-ing)

By stating you are having a hard time you are letting someone know you are having difficulty with something. This could be something physical or mental and something that could be overcome with effort.

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ– āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§€āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

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

“I’m having a hard time writing.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

“I’m having a hard time understanding you.”

“āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

“I’m having a hard time answering your question.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

“I’m having a hard time downloading songs to my iPod.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ‡āĻĒāĻĄā§‡ āĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻžāĻ‰āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§‹āĻĄ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

“I’m having a hard time agreeing to the terms.”

“āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

With the addition of an adverb you can express in more detail just how difficult something is for you.

āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§‡āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ•āĻ¤āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

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

“I’m having an extremely hard time trusting you.”

“āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

“I’m having an extremely hard time with my wife.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§€āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m having a very hard time finding a job.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ–ā§āĻāĻœā§‡ āĻĒā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

“I’m having a very hard time finding parts for my car.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻ–ā§āĻāĻœā§‡ āĻĒā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”