How to Complain in English (An English Lesson) 😒
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Well, it's finally happened. I've had enough of winter. I never thought I would say this. Winter is my favorite season, but I've had enough of winter. It's the middle of February and it won't seem to end.

In this English lesson, I'm going to teach you six different phrases we use to talk about something we don't like or that we don't like anymore. When I say I've had enough of winter, it means I don't like winter anymore, at least for this year. I'm sure next year I will enjoy it again. But right now, that's your first new English phrase. I've had enough of winter. I'm ready for it to end. One of the things you have to do

In the winters, you have to clean your car off every morning. And quite honestly, I've had my fill of winter. I've had my fill of cleaning off my cars every morning so that I can drive them. When you eat something, eventually you're full. And we use this same phrase.

to describe when we don't like doing something anymore. I've definitely had my fill of getting up early to clean off my van and getting up early to start my van so that I can go drive it somewhere. I've had my fill.

So every day I have to shovel the entranceway and it's getting old. In English, when you say something is getting old, it means you're tired of doing it. It means you don't want to do it anymore.

At the beginning of the winter, it was kind of exciting. I built this new area last summer and it's nice and flat and smooth, so I enjoyed shoveling it, but now it's getting old. I'm starting to dream of warmer weather. I'm starting to dream of a time where I can come out in the morning and I don't have to shovel this because this is getting old, meaning I'm not enjoying it anymore.

I could also say, "I'm done with winter." When you say you are done with something, it means that you don't want to experience it anymore or you don't want to do it anymore.

Later today, I have to get out my tractor with the snowblower so that I can clean the driveway. And quite honestly, it's a little too cold for that. It's minus 10. It's going to be minus 15 with the wind chill factor. So I'm done with winter. I'm done with it. I want to go to Florida. I want to go somewhere warm. But unfortunately, that won't be happening.

So when you no longer enjoy doing something, you sometimes will say, I'm done with it. When something is fun and then it gets annoying, eventually you might say, I'm done with it. I just want it to go away. So sorry, winter, my favorite season, but I'm done with you. I want spring to come soon.

How are you liking the weather? I think I want to go inside. I'm so done. I rarely say that. So done with winter. Yeah, I still like it. You've got a white beard. As many of you know, I like to go for a walk every day. But when the snow is this deep, I have to say, I'm sick of it.

I'm tired of it. I'm sick of trying to walk when the snow is almost up to my knees. I'm tired of trying to go for a walk and the snow is this deep. I mean, it just makes it really, really challenging to take each step. So I'm sick of it. I'm tired of it. In English, when you say you're sick of something or you're tired of something, it simply means you wish the situation was different.

So I'm a little bit sick of walking in the deep snow. I'm a little tired of it, but I'm pretty sure spring will come soon and then I'll be able to walk as fast as I want to. I'm sick of winter.

So, Jen and I put these nice orange things along our driveway so that you can see where the driveway is. But sometimes a delivery person will come and they'll drive off the driveway and I'm fed up with that. So, I'm fed up with winter, but I'm fed up with people driving on my lawn as well. In English, when you say you're fed up with something, it means you no longer like it.

It's something that's happening over and over again and you want it to stop. So there's two things I'm fed up with. I'm fed up with people driving on my lawn. Like, can't you see? There's an orange stake here. Don't go past it. And I'm also fed up with winter. But I have to admit something here, a little secret.

The last person that drove on the lawn was actually me. I was driving backwards yesterday and it was hard to see where I was going. There was ice on the mirrors of my car and I actually drove on the lawn. So I'm fed up with other people driving on the lawn and I drove on the lawn myself.

Well, hey, thank you for taking the time to watch this English lesson where you learn to complain a little bit. I'm Bob the Canadian. I make English lessons here on YouTube. I hope in this English lesson you learned a few more phrases that you can use in your next English conversation. Remember, if this is your first time here, find the subscribe button somewhere and click it. Give me a thumbs up, leave a comment, and have a great week. Bye.

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