How do you say it in Italian?
Sono stanco!
| Pronunciation | |
| Words you should know | Essere (to be) + stanco (tired) |
For example, you could say:
| Sono stanco di giocare a scacchi. Cambiamo gioco! | I’m tired of playing chess. Let’s change the game! |
| Stasera non mi va di andare al cinema, sono stanco. Magari domani! | I don’t feel like going to the movies tonight, I’m tired. Maybe tomorrow! |
Sono stanca!
Say sono stanco if you’re male. Say sono stanca if you are female. This is because Italian has two genders, and all adjectives are either masculine or feminine.
| Sono stanca | I am tired (female) |
Always make sure you use the correct gender of the adjective: if you use a masculine adjective and you are a girl, or viceversa, it will sound strange!
Other translations for I am tired in Italian
If you want to stress how tired you are, you can either use sono stanchissimo/a or sono stanco/a morto/a.
The first is what Italians call a superlativo, which has no direct translation into English but could be translated as “I am terribly tired”.
| Sono stanchissimo | I am terribly tired (male) | |
| Sono stanchissima | I am terribly tired (female) |
The second expression is simply the Italian translation for I am dead tired.
| Sono stanco morto | I am dead tired (male) | |
| Sono stanca morta | I am dead tired (female) |
Other common synonyms for tired are sfinito (worn out), esausto (exhausted) and distrutto (destructed).
| Sono sfinito | I am worn out (male) | |
| Sono esausto | I am exhausted (male) | |
| Sono distrutto | I am destroyed (male) |
Of course, female versions also exist.
| Sono sfinita | I am worn out (female) | |
| Sono esausta | I am exhausted (female) | |
| Sono distrutta | I am destroyed (female) |
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