10 Ways to Say Im Tired in English - Learn English with Harry ??

10 Ways to Say Im Tired in English - Learn English with Harry ?? Why do you need to know different ways to say Im tired in English? For example, if youre planning to take IELTS exam or any other English proficiency exam, youll be judged on use of your vocabulary.Repeating one particular word or expression many times is big NO NO in the IELTS speaking exam.However, having a good and wide vocabulary is not just about knowing lots of English words and phrases. You have to know how to use them.In my English video lesson I not only give you 10 ways to say Im tired in English but also give you relevant explanations, what does the phrase mean and how you can use it in English.Scroll down to read the transcript. Ways to Say I'm Tired in English Hi there Im Harry and welcome back to my English lessons.Today Im going to talk to you about different ways to say different expressions. Common English expressions that we use every day. The first expression we want to talk to you about is I AM TIRED T I R E D.You come home from work. Youve had a busy day, lots of meetings. You throw your bag in the corner. You take off the coat, sit down, grab a beer.Im tired. Ive really had enough.Im tired. I just want to watch the television.How many different ways can we say Im tired in English?Im going to give you 10 examples and 10 expressions that mean exactly the same.Some of them are colloquial. Some of them are more formal. And others are perhaps the ones that you may not have heard before.After each one Ill give you a little example. Hopefully, Ill give you some different examples.1. I AM TIRED 2. I AM WORN OUTWorn out like a pair of shoes. You know if you have a hole in your shoe. You look at it and think: This is worn out. I really dont need it anymore.When we use it for ourselves I am worn out, its like an old pair of shoes. Im really really tired. Im just going to sit down here, vegetate on the chair and probably fall asleep. Well, at least thats what I do. 3. I AM WRECKED Wrecked is again slightly informal.Im wrecked means Im completely destroyed.Im wrecked, Ive been working hard every day for the last couple of weeks and I really cant put up with this anymore. Im completely wrecked.A bit like ship wreck you know. When a ship wreck and a ship crashes into the rocks its completely destroyed. So this is where it comes from. I am wrecked so Ive nothing left, Im completely destroyed, broken up.4. I AM KNACKEREDHeres one of these colloquial expressions and quite a lot of you probably may not have heard of this one. I am knackered.I am knackered comes from the expression the knackers yard.When we send or used to send things to the knackers yard its where we sent things that no longer of use to us. Old machinery or metal old furniture. It would be broken up and perhaps sold for for scrap.When horses unfortunately got to the stage when they were too old, they were sent to the knackers yard. They used to shoot the horse and then use its insides for glue and things like that. You never wanted to be sent to the knackers yard.When we say I am knackered it means Im of no use to anybody, Im wrecked, Im exhausted.5. I AM EXHAUSTED is a little bit more polite and it is a little bit more formal.When we are very very tired so a little bit more extreme, we can say Im exhaustedYou have been flying on a couple of transatlantic flights recently, you get back to your home and you say:Im completely exhausted. I am exhausted from flying. Im jet-lagged. Different Ways to Say I'm Tired in English 6. I AM WHACKEDagain another one of these colloquial expressions.Whacked  is spelt W H A C K E D.This means Im just beat, Im finished, Im done, I cant do anymore.Im whacked. I think Im just going to sit down, open the fridge, take out a cold beer and watch the baseball game.7. I AM BEATA bit of American English.Beat. We usually say when we get beaten in a game of football or beaten in a game of chess.When  Im beat  it means Im finished, its over, I cant do any more.Youre out walking or slightly jogging with your friend and after five or six kilometres they say  Come on, hurry up!  And you say  No, no, I cant do any more. Im beat. I have to stop. Im just too tired, Im beat. 8. I AM DRAINEDif you pick up a glass or a bottle and you pour everything out of the glass or a bottle, you drain that bottle, so theres nothing left.When  youre drained,  youre completely empty, you have no more energy, you have to recharge yourself.To be drained  means to to be empty of any energy.Youve got to effectively plug yourself back in, recharge the batteries and get up and get ready for the next day.9. IM POOPEDagain its like the colloquial expression.It doesnt have anything to do with poo and dogs. Its  pooped.  Im pooped  means Im tired, Im exhausted.Its very hot in here, Im pooped.And then finally10. IM WIPED OUTand  to be wiped out  means thats it, its over.When something is  wiped out  then it means that it is completely finished.For example, in a battle or a war one army  wiped out  the other army it means they defeated them completely.When you say  youre wiped out,  it means its finished, youre over, you cant give any more.So theres our  10 Different Ways to say I a m tired in English:I am tiredI am worn outI am wreckedI am knackered  (and watch out how we spell that)Im exhaustedI am whackedI am beatI am drainedI am poopedIm wiped outThats all for now and  remember to subscribe  to  my channel  and join me on  www.englishlessonviaskype.com  and Ill catch up with you very soon. Different Ways to Say I'm Tired in English