When you need this

A trip next week, a concert on Friday, a friend visiting from far away. Excitement is happiness pointed at the future. It comes up in small talk all the time, because everyone likes hearing about something good that's coming.

Watch two small grammar traps. "I'm excited" is how you feel; "It's exciting" is the thing that causes the feeling. "I'm exciting" means you're an exciting person, which is a different claim. And after "looking forward to", use a noun or an -ing verb: "I'm looking forward to seeing you," not "to see you."

"I can't wait" is the phrase you'll hear most. It sounds like a complaint, but it's pure happiness.

Phrases

the everyday way to say it

excited about a thing or event

excited to do something

you want the good thing to happen now

the same, with the action

a calmer, more polite excitement

the situation itself is exciting

you expect the event to be great

you know exactly how long is left

a long wait, finally ending

casual: prepared and excited

too excited to sleep

Say it out loud

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Practice · 3 min

Say how you feel. Situation on the left, one natural line 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.