Hello. My name is Emma. And in today's video, I wanted to talk about words that
mean the same thing as "tired". We have a lot of vocabulary in English to talk
about "being tired", and these are very important words to know because at work,
people often talk about how tired they are; at the end of the day, we might
tell our family: "Oh, I'm so sleepy"; or when we first wake up. So, there are
many opportunities because of how we live, to talk about how tired we are
feeling. So, before I get started, I just wanted to say: Thank you to my
patrons at www.TeacherEmma.com. I've used your names in the examples to show
you my appreciation for your support. Now, let's get started.
The first word I wanted to teach you is: "exhausted". In order to really know a
word, you need to know how to pronounce it, the meaning of it, how to spell it,
and how to use it in a sentence. So, let's look at these four things with the
word: "exhausted". "Exhausted" means very tired. Okay? Usually at three pm, I
feel exhausted. This means I feel very tired because I've been working hard all
day. So, let's look at an example of "exhausted": "Nina is exhausted." So,
this is how we use this word. It's an adjective, which means it comes after
the word... a "be" verb. So, in this case we're using: "is". We can say: "I
am exhausted", "You are exhausted", "She is exhausted", "He is exhausted", "They
are exhausted." You get the point. How do we pronounce this word? How many
syllables is it, or how many parts is it? Well, if you look, I have three
signs here. These mean syllables. So, listen to me say this: "Exhausted,
exhausted". So, there are three parts to the pronunciation of this word: "I'm
exhausted." You'll also notice that there's a part I'm saying louder and
longer. That's this middle part, here: "exhausted". So, we say this part with
the stress; we say it with loudness, and we say it a bit longer than the other
two parts. So, that's the first word I want you to use: "exhausted". Again, it
means very tired. The next word is more of a fun word to talk about how tired we
are. The word is: "pooped", "pooped". "I'm pooped." We often use this when
we've gone shopping all day, or we've been out with our friends, maybe to a
restaurant — when we get back home, and we sit down in our comfortable chair, we
often say: "I'm pooped." So, again, this just means tired. "Delphia is pooped."
Again, this is an adjective, just like: "exhausted" and "tired", so we use it in
the same way. In this case, we have it after the verb "is". "Delphia is
pooped." Okay, so we've talked about how to use it in a sentence; now, how do we
pronounce this word? How many parts does it have? Well, notice I just have this
one little symbol? This means that it is one part: "pooped". So, it's not:
"poop-ed". It's: "pooped". How do we pronounce the "ed" in this... this word?
We pronounce it like a "t" sound. So, I'm going to just cross this off. So, it
sounds like: "poopt". Okay? "I'm so pooped." And pay attention to the
spelling of these words; because remember: In order to really know a
word, we also need to know how to spell it. Okay.
So, what is our third word today that means tired? And I'm sorry, I know
sometimes when we talk about these "tired" words, it makes us feel tired.
So, I hope while you're watching this, you're still alert and awake. Let's talk
about the next one: "fried". "Desante is fried." Again, this word means tired. We
use it a lot when we've had a very busy day. "I'm fried. I'm so fried today."
This means: "I'm tired." And, again, it's usually used when our day has been
very busy, so towards the end of the day. And, again, just like: "pooped" and
"exhausted" — "fried" is used in the same way — it's an adjective. "Desante
is fried." Now, how do you pronounce this word? How many parts is it? Well,
again, you'll notice my little symbol, here — this means that it is one part.
"Fried". Okay? "Fried". So, I want you to try to say this word: "fried". And,
again, it means tired. Now, let's look at another word: "sleepy" — this is
probably a word you might already know because it has the word "sleep" in it.
When we add a "y", we make this into an adjective or a describing word. So,
especially for students, we use this word: "sleepy". I know many students,
when they're in class, they feel sleepy. This means that they want to go to bed;
they want to sleep. So, maybe when you first wake up in the morning, and you
hit that alarm clock, maybe you're still feeling very sleepy. Or maybe it's late
at night — two am — and you're trying to watch a movie, but you're starting to
fall asleep — you can use the word: "sleepy". "Asad is sleepy." Notice
where... how we... first, how many parts this is when we pronounce it: "sleepy".
So, it is two parts. "I am sleepy.", "He is sleepy." Now, what part is said
louder and longer? Where is the stress in this word? The stress is actually on
the first part. So, listen to me say it: "sleepy. I'm very sleepy". So, I say the
first part very loud. This word also is one of those words with an "e" sound.
So, when I say this, my mouth goes really tight: "sleepy". Okay. So, I know
a lot of students have trouble with those "e" sounds. This is one of those
words that have a very long "e" sound, so we say: "sleepy". Okay, what about
this one: "wiped"? Or: "wiped out". This has two different forms. We can just
say: "wiped", or we can say: "wiped out" together. What do you think this means?
If you think it means tired — ding, ding, ding, ding, ding — you are
correct. "Wiped out" or "wiped" means very tired. "Rick is wiped. Rick is
wiped out." We can use either of those; they mean the same thing. How many parts
does this have when we pronounce it? How many syllables? "Wiped". "Wiped". Okay.
If you look here, I've put one; and when I say it: "wiped", it has one part to
it. I know there's an "ed" ending. The way we pronounce this "ed" ending is
actually like a "t" sound: "wipt". Okay? So, I'm going to... just for
pronunciation, it's pronounced like a "t" at the end. And, again, it's one
syllable. "I'm wiped.", "Rick is wiped out." We often use this when we've been
very busy; just like: "fried", "pooped". Okay? So, we don't usually use this in
the morning, at the beginning of the day; we often use it a bit later in the
day, after we've been busy and doing a lot of things. And, again, it just means
tired.
Okay. So, now we have a word that means tired, but it's a bit different than the
other words we've been using. The word is: "burnt out", "burnt out". This word
has become very common in the news, in conversations with friends; people are
using this one a lot. "Burnt out" means when we are physically and mentally
tired. So, we often use it when we're talking about work or school; when we
are working so hard, or we are studying so hard, and we don't have time to rest.
We often use this to talk about when we're tired for a very long period of
time, and we're now becoming mentally exhausted and physically exhausted. So,
we are "burnt out". So, here's my example: "Shelley is burnt out." So, in
terms of the grammar, it's actually used very similarly to everything else on the
board. "I'm burnt out.", "You're burnt out.", "He's burnt out.", "She's burnt
out." In terms of pronunciation, "burnt" is one syllable and "out" is one
syllable. One of these syllables I say louder and longer; I put the stress on
it. I want you to listen to what part I say louder and longer. "I'm burnt out.
I'm burnt out." So, the second part is the part that we say louder and longer.
So, now, we're going to look at a couple other words that have to do with being
tired. So, please stay awake; I know talking about this makes us tired, but
we still have a little bit to go.
Okay. So, I just taught you the word: "burnt out" with a "t" sound at the end.
This is a very British or Canadian pronunciation. If we wanted to use an
American pronunciation, we'd actually say: "burned out" with a "d" sound at
the end — "burned out". It has the same meaning as "burnt out"; the difference
is in the pronunciation and the spelling. Notice this ends in "ed" and
it sounds like a "d" sound: "burned out". So: "Shelley is burned out."
Again, same meaning as "burnt out"; you'll hear different ones depending on
which English countries you're visiting. The next word: "tuckered out" — we often
use this when we're talking about children, or babies, or pets. When
somebody is "tuckered out", it means that they're very tired and almost ready
to sleep. So, for example: "Haziel, Piero, and Eduardo" — sorry, Eduardo —
"are tuckered out". So, they're tired, and they're almost ready for... for
going to bed. They're all tuckered out. Maybe these guys went to the zoo, and
now they've come home; and they're starting to fall asleep in the car. So,
they're "tuckered out". Notice... so, this is used in the same way as
everything else we've been talking about, in terms of the grammar I've used
"are" here instead of "is" because we're talking about three people in this
example — Haziel, Piero, and Eduardo. So, for that reason, we're using "are";
but if we were just talking about Eduardo, we could say: "Eduardo is
tuckered out", so it follows the same grammatical rules. So, remember: I said
it's important when you're learning a word to learn the pronunciation. How do
we pronounce this? Well, let's first think about how many parts to the word
there is: "tuckered out". So, we have: "tuckered out". There's three parts:
"tuckered out". Now, what part do I say the loudest? Listen carefully. "Eduardo
is tuckered out. Tuckered out". So, notice the stress: "I'm tuckered out."
The stress is actually in the first part: "tuckered", and the "ed" here is
pronounced like a "d" sound. So, I'm just going to cross that off and just
put it a "d": "tuckered out".
Okay, let's look at another word that actually means something different than
everything we've been talking about. So far, we've been talking about words that
mean the same thing as "tired". Now, I wanted to talk about a word we use when
we are tired, and that's this word: "yawn", "yawn". I'm going to show you a
"yawn". Actually, just talking about it makes me yawn. So, what I did just now
was a yawn. They say that when one person yawns, it's contagious — meaning
a lot of other people start yawning. So, I'm going to do it one more time, and I
want to know: Do you yawn when I yawn? Okay, so that's a little bit of an
experiment. You can write: "Yes" or "No" in the comments below. But notice how we
say this word: "yawn". And I used an article in front of it; I said: "a
yawn". I can also use it as a verb: "yawned", "I yawned", "Simone is
yawning." So, we can use "yawn" as a noun or a verb. It's either an action or
a noun. "That was a very long yawn", for example. That's an example of a noun;
or: "Simone yawned" is an example of a verb. And notice it's just one part or
one syllable. "Yawn". Okay? So, this is... so, now, just talking about
"yawning", I'm now starting to yawn a lot. And I am becoming a little tuckered
out. So, this is the last word. So, let's learn it and just stay focused for
this. The word is: "tired of", "tired of". So, we've been talking about words
that mean "tired". Even though this word has the word "tired" in it — it actually
has a slightly different meaning than words, like: "exhausted", "sleepy". When
we use "tired of" and we have this "of" word, it means were annoyed by, or we're
sick of, we're fed up with — these are all synonyms, but it pretty much means
annoyed by something. "Ian is tired of fake news." This means Ian does not like
fake news, and he is tired of it. He is annoyed by it, and he doesn't want to
see it anymore. So, that's how we use: "tired of". It's more like "annoyed"
than "sleepy", for example. And, again, a word that means the exact same thing
as "tired of" is: "sick of" something, and we use it in the same way.
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