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Am - translation, pronunciation and examples

am
/æm/

am

🇺🇸 American English
/æm/
🇬🇧 British English
/æm/
🇷🇺 Russian
[bɨtʲ]
Meaning of am

first person form of be

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When to use am

am happy

я счастлив

am tired

я устал

am ready

я готов

am late

я опаздываю

am here

я здесь

am usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я голоден.

I am hungry.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я студент.

I am a student.

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What's the difference between am / I'm / be / is / are / was

🇬🇧English
am

the first-person singular present form of be

A1Very Often

I am ready.

Я готов.

I
🇬🇧English
I'm

contraction of I am

A1Very Often

I'm tired.

Я устал.

🇬🇧English

base form of be

A1Very Often

I want to be happy.

Я хочу быть счастливым.

🇬🇧English

third-person singular present form of be

A1Very Often

He is here.

Он здесь.

🇬🇧English

present form of be used with you/we/they and plural nouns

A1Very Often

They are busy.

Они заняты.

🇬🇧English

past tense form of be

A1Very Often

I was late.

Я опоздал.

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How to pronounce am and what this word means

am translation: быть. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce am

/æm/

am translation

быть

am examples

I am hungry.

am transcription

/æm/, /æm/

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am meaning: what does it mean?

first person form of be

am pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

am is pronounced as /æm/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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I am hungry. Translation: Я голоден.

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