English Vocabulary Builder: exhausted, wiped, fried, burnt out...

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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