ُExpressions to talk about oneself

**فاتح القدس** · 23-04-2010, 04:42 AM

ashamed: خجلان
"How could you say such a thing?
You should be ashamed of yourself!"

at the end of your tether = متضايق تماما
completely fed up:
"The children have been
misbehaving all day -
I'm at the end of my tether."

ecstatic = منتشي
extremely happy:

excited: منفعل
"I'm excited by the new opportunities
that the internet brings."

emotional = متهيج العاطفة
you have strong feelings
(happy or sad) and you cry:
"After the operation was over
and he knew that he was
healthy again, he became
quite emotional."

envious = حسود
when you want something
that someone else has:
"She is very envious of
my house -
she wish she
has the same too."

embarrassed = خجلان
slightly ashamed: "I felt so embarrassed
about what I said,
that my face
went bright red."

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**فاتح القدس** · 23-04-2010, 04:43 AM

furious = في غاية الغضب
very angry: "I was furious
with him for breaking
my favourite vase."

frightened: خائف
"As a child she was
frightened by the dark."

great = عظيم
very good: "I feel great today!"

happy: سعيد
"She was happy to hear
the good news."

horrified: مرعوب
= very shocked: "I'm horrified
by the amount of violence
on television today."

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**فاتح القدس** · 23-04-2010, 04:44 AM

irritated = annoyed: متضايق
"I get so irritated when he
changes TV channels without
asking me first."

intrigued = متحمس لمعرفة شيئ جديد
being so interested in something
you have to find out more:
"I'm intrigued to hear about
your last journey -
you have to show me the photos."

jealous = غيور
envious: "She was jealous
of her sister's new toy."

jaded =يشعر بالملل
tired and having no interest:
"New employees think this
is a great company, but
after 10 years here,
I've seen it all and I just feel jaded."

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**فاتح القدس** · 23-04-2010, 04:44 AM

lazy: كسول
"I can't be bothered to do
anything today -
I feel really lazy!"

lucky: محظوظ
I feel lucky today!"

let down : يشعر بالخذلان
"You said you would come to the meeting,
but when you didn't,
I felt really let down."

maternal :حنون كالأم
feeling protective and loving, like a mother:
"Looking at my sister's new baby
made me feel really maternal."

nonplussed : مرتبك
so surprised that you don't know
what to do next: "I was so nonplussed
by his sudden announcement
that I couldn't say anything."

negative :غير مهتم
when you can only see the
disadvantages: "I feel very negative
about my job - the hours are too
long and the pay is awful."

overwhelmed مغمور بعاطفة جياشة
so much emotion that you don't know
what to say or do: "as overwhelmed
by the offer of promotion at work."

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**فاتح القدس** · 23-04-2010, 04:49 AM

over the moon = في غاية الإنبساط
delighted: "He was over the moon
with his new bicycle and rode it
every day for a whole year."

positive ايجابي
opposite of negative - seeing the
good side of something: "She's a very positive
person and never lets anything
get her down."

positive متأكد
very sure: "Are you sure
that's what you want?
Yes - I'm positive."

pensive: كثير التأمل
thoughtful: "You're in a very pensive
mood today. Is everything OK?"

relaxed: مسترخي
"I was completely relaxed
after I came back from holiday."

reluctant = متردد
when you don't want to do something:
"I'm reluctant to buy a new car
- the one we have is fine."

seething : يكتم غضبه
extremely angry, but hiding it:
"He was seething
after his boss criticised him."

sad:حزين
"It makes me sad to see all those
animals in cages at the zoo."

scared:مرعوب
frightened: "Are you scared of heights?"

stressed=متوتر
being worried or anxious about something
so you can't relax: "I really stressed
at work - I need a break."
"He was stressed out by
all the travelling in his job."

غاضب
"She was angry with
her boss for criticising her work"
"He made her very angry."

appalled: مصدوم
very shocked:
"The staff were appalled
to hear that they
would all lose their jobs."

terrific :رائع
fantastic, really good:
"I feel terrific today

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