"I went out with a few friends from the United States, and they were waiting outside and urged me. I was a little embarrassed and said:sorry,i'm coming!
Then I heard laughter outside. I looked at them puzzled, but they wondered how I didn't even know this. ”
Many friends will feel that it is no problem when they hear i'm coming, and the grammar is not wrong.
But why do those friends from the United States laugh?
Today, let's take a look at the misunderstanding of English in China that many friends will find out after going abroad, because if you don't say it, it is very likely that you will encounter this embarrassment.
What is the full English name of ETC?
In addition to "come", there is another layer of meaning, which is explained in the Cambridge Dictionary like this:
So i'm coming and sex are closely related (indescribable) and must be used with caution.
For example, in "Sisters in Bankruptcy":
Example sentences
Customer: excuse me, where's my waitress?
max：she's coming.
Literally, "she's coming soon", but according to the plot, there are indescribable hints to this sentence).
With i'M Coming says "I'm coming" is fine, it's just that sometimes the speaker doesn't mean the listener, and it becomes embarrassing.
However, we can substitute other expressions.
1. If you want to express "I have arrived", you can say:
i'm here.Or just say here
2. If you want to express "I'm on the way", you can say:
i'm on the way.
3. If you want to express "I'm coming soon", you can say:
i will be right there.
i will be right over.
i will be there in a jiff.
“i'What does "m in" mean?
Scenario 1].1、i'm in can mean: I agree, I join
Example sentences
a：do you want to join our company？
Would you like to join our company?
b：i'm in.
I join. 2. Agree with other people's suggestions.
Example sentences
a：will you come to h**e breakfast with us?
Are you coming for breakfast?
b：ok, i'm in.
Okay, I'll do it.
Scenario 2].If someone asks you if you're not at home, i'm in can also mean "I'm at home".
Example sentences
a：are you in? could you help me with my homework?
Are you at home?Can you teach me to do my homework?
b：yes, i'm in.
Uh-huh, at home.
ps：i'm out.Expression: Don't count me I don't agree I'm not at home.
Extended: Common colloquialisms related to come
<1>come on
Come on, hurry up, don't talk nonsense.
Example sentences
come on, let's dance!
Come on, let's dance!
come on! we're going to be late!
Hurry up!We're going to be late!
come on, sue, that was two years ago.
Don't talk nonsense, Hugh, that was two years ago.
<2>come out with
Say it, give it (especially the words that surprise people).
Example sentences
come out with it!
Say it, don't be a fuss!
<3>come again?
Again, what do you say?
Example sentences
a：she's an entomologist.
She is an entomologist.
b：come again?
Say that again, please
a：an entomologist─she studies insects.
Entomologist – She's a researcher of insects.
<4>how come(..
Why?How is that possible?
Example sentences
how come you've never
mentioned this before?
Why haven't you mentioned this before?
<5>come along
Hurry, hurry.
Example sentences
Why haven't you mentioned this before?
come along, children!
Hurry up, kids!
<6>come off it!
Stop lying!Don't talk nonsense!Don't talk nonsense!
Example sentences
a：i want to be a racing driver when i le**e school.
After graduating, I want to be a race car driver.
b：come off it ! you can't even ride a bike.
Don't make a fuss, you don't even know how to ride a bike.
Next, let's talk about common English phrases that are easy to understand and write them down in a small notebook.
i'm tellinig you ≠ I'm telling you
When we want to emphasize that what we say is true and we want the other person to believe it, we can use i'm tellinig you to emphasize.
Then it obviously doesn't mean what I'm really telling youi'The correct translation of m tellinig you is: I can say with certainty, I dare say.
Example sentences
i'm telling you,that's exactly what he said.
I can say for sure that it was his exact words.
i'm loseing you≠ I'm losing you
If you don't know the phrase, don't translate it directly.
i'm losing you's Chinese translation is not me losing you.
In English, if lose is used as a verb, then it means something else:
To fail to get, translated into Chinese, has the meaning of "inaudible, incomprehensible".
When the whole sentence is translatedi' m losing youIt can be translated as:
"I don't have a good cell phone signal, I can't hear what you're saying. ”
Example sentences
we're walking in the street and i'm losing you！
We were walking down the street and I couldn't hear what you were talking about!