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  • Hey Eat Sleep Dreamers, how are you? Now you guys join somewhere really special. Check

  • it out! I'm at the Olympic park in London and this is where in 2012 we had the Olympic

  • games, the swimming finals. Now I've just been swimming in that actually pool, it's amazing.

  • Now I know I probably should be at work but I've actually got a week's holiday this week

  • so I thought well why not do a few things that I don't normally do in London and then

  • I thought well why not swimming in the Olympic swimming pool. How cool is that? It's so cool!

  • Anyway, so it reminded me that I wanted to teach you guys a few a few cool words so after

  • an hour's swimming I feel quite tired, in fact I feel very tired so I thought why not

  • teach you guys three informal ways to say 'very tired'. So the first one is 'I'm shattered'

  • ok again this is British English, informal British English. I feel very tired, I'm shattered.

  • Another one is 'I feel worn out' or 'I'm worn out'. Ok, it's a nice one and the last one

  • is 'I'm knackered'. Now be careful with this one because you don't want to say 'I'm naked'.

  • Completely different meaning, the person listening to you will feel very surprised so it' a slightly

  • stronger /r/ sound knackered. Not nay, Knackered. Alright? Three great phrases, so now you can

  • say 'I feel very tired' in British English. So if you guys know any of those phrases tell

  • me. If you know any other phrases, I'd love to hear them and also if you want to come

  • swimming in the Olympic swimming pool with me, let me know and maybe one day we can go

  • together. Alright guys, thanks for hanging out with me. This is Tom, the English Hipster,

  • saying goodbye.

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3 Natural Ways to Say 'I'm Tired' in English | Real English Vocabulary

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Video vocabulary

Keywords

slightly

US /ˈslaɪtli/

UK /ˈslaɪtli/

  • adverb
  • Only a little
completely

US /kəmˈpliːtli/

UK /kəmˈpli:tli/

  • adverb
  • In every way or as much as possible
  • In every way or as much as possible; totally.
  • Totally; entirely.
  • In every way or as much as possible; totally.
  • To the greatest extent; thoroughly.
  • Including all or everything; without anything lacking.
  • Totally; in every way or as much as possible.
  • Thoroughly; to a full or finished extent.
mean

US /min/

UK /mi:n/

  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • A method, course of action, or instrument by which something can be accomplished.
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value
  • To intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.
  • adjective
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • Calculated as the average of a set of numbers.
  • Unkind, spiteful, or unfair.
  • Poor in quality and appearance; shabby.
  • Of poor or low quality; inferior.
  • Reluctant to give or share; not generous.
  • other
  • To intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify.
  • To express, represent, or stand for something.
  • other
  • To intend (to do something).
  • To have importance.
hang

US /hæŋ/

UK /hæŋ/

  • verb
  • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
  • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
  • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
naked

US /ˈnekɪd/

UK /ˈneɪkɪd/

  • adjective
  • Not wearing any clothes; without covering
  • Without clothes or covering; bare.
informal

US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/

UK /inˈfɔ:məl/

  • adjective
  • Casual; relaxed
  • Not official; not done by the rules
shatter

US /ˈʃætɚ/

UK /'ʃætə(r)/

  • verb
  • To break into small pieces
british

US /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

UK /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

  • adjective
  • Concerning the culture and people of British
fact

US /fækt/

UK /fækt/

  • noun
  • Something that is known or proved to be true
sound

US /saʊnd/

UK /saʊnd/

  • adjective
  • Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
  • Firm or solid in structure
  • Sane; not mentally ill
  • Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
  • noun
  • Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
  • Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
  • verb
  • To seem or appear to be, from what was said
  • To say in a clear deliberate manner
  • To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell