Expressing Feelings: Nervous and Anxious

Common Expressions (поширені вирази):

  1. “Я нервую.”
    (Pronunciation: “Ya nervuyu.”)
    • Translation: “I am nervous.”
  2. “Я почуваюся нервово.”
    (Pronunciation: “Ya pochuvayusya nervovo.”)
    • Translation: “I feel nervous.”
  3. “Мені неспокійно.”
    (Pronunciation: “Meni nespokiyno.”)
    • Translation: “I feel uneasy.”
  4. “Я хвилююся.”
    (Pronunciation: “Ya khvylyuyusya.”)
    • Translation: “I am worried.” (often interchangeable with “nervous”).

More Intense Forms:

  1. “Я дуже нервую.”
    (Pronunciation: “Ya duzhe nervuyu.”)
    • Translation: “I am very nervous.”
  2. “Я страшенно хвилююся.”
    (Pronunciation: “Ya strashenno khvylyuyusya.”)
    • Translation: “I am extremely nervous.”

Casual/Informal Variations:

  1. “Мене дратує.”
    (Pronunciation: “Mene dratuye.”)
    • Translation: “I feel irritated.” (can also imply nervousness).
  2. “Мене це напружує.”
    (Pronunciation: “Mene tse napruzhuye.”)
    • Translation: “This makes me nervous.”