“I'm not used to speaking English all day, but it's getting easier to keep up.”
B1 · Intermediate8 minPattern
The pattern
"I'm not used to" plus an -ing verb or a noun means something is still new and uncomfortable for you. "I'm not used to the cold" means you are from a warm place and this winter hurts. "I'm not used to getting up at five" means you are doing it and hating it. The positive version, "I'm used to it", means it has become normal.
Do not confuse this with "I used to", which is about the past: "I used to live in Shanghai" means you don't anymore. Same three words, different job. "Be used to" is about comfort; "used to" alone is about history.
Say it out loud
Tap a sentence to hear it. Say it after the voice.
"Getting used to" is the middle stage: not comfortable yet, but on the way.
Check yourself
Practice · 3 min
Say what is still new for you. Prompt on the left, one natural sentence on the right.
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Say it today
Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.