Showing Strong Feelings: Love, Sadness, Sympathy, Condolence, Embarrassment, and Anger

A. Asking about Feelings / Thoughts

• How do you feel about it?
• What do you have in mind?
• What are you thinking about?
• Do you have something on your mind?
• What are you looking so serious about?
• Is something bothering you?
• Are you worried about something?

B. Expressing wonder / curiosity

• I wonder what it really is.
• I was just wondering how to do it.
• I wonder why he could do such thing to her
• I wonder if she likes studying here.
• I wonder at her directness.

C. Expressing Love

• I love you.
• I really love you and I always will.
• I truly love you endlessly.
• I’ll never stop loving you.
• My love will never cease till the end of time.
• There’s nothing that compares with my love for you.
• Words can never describe my love for you.
• Words fail to convey how much I love you.

D. Expressing Sadness

• I’m so sad I don’t know what to do.
• Please leave me alone.
• I’m very sad to see / hear that.
• My heart is so burdened.
• I can’t describe my pain and sorrow.
• It has brought me a lot of misery.
• I regret having to do this.

E. Being Sympathetic to Less Serious News

• Oh no! What a pity!
• What a shame!
• What a nuisance!
• Poor you.
• How awful!
• How annoying!
• That’s life!
• Too bad!
• I hope it’s nothing serious.

F. Being Sympathetic to Very Sad News

• How awful!
• How terrible!
• I’m really sorry to hear that.
• That must’ve been awful!

G. Expressing Condolence

• We are thinking about you at this difficult time.
• My condolences in your bereavement.
• Please accept my heartfelt sympathies.
• I’d like to express my deepest condolences.
• I am so sorry for your loss.
• You have my deepest sympathy.
• I am so sorry that ..(a person).. has passed away. May your memories comfort you.
• May God comfort you.
• We are praying for you at this difficult time.

H. Cheering someone up

• I can see why you’re so sad ..., but ....
• Take it easy.
• Calm down.
• I don’t think it’s a big deal.
• Oh, you poor thing!
• Sorry about that.

I. Expressing Embarrassment

• It made me ashamed.
• I was very embarrassed / ashamed.
• How embarrassing / shameful!
• Tell me it never happened.
• What a shame!
• Shame on me!

Response

• I don’t think it’s a big deal.
• That’s all right.
• Forget it.
• Come on! It can’t be as bad as all that.

J. Expressing Anger

• I’ve never been so insulted in my life.
• I can’t take this anymore!
• This is extremely irritating!
• I’m very unhappy / displeased with ....
• What do you mean?
• You’ve made me angry.
• Why on earth did you do that?
• Are you trying to tell me that ...?

K. Calming someone down

• Calm down. I didn’t mean it.
• Relax. Take it easy.
• Don’t be so touchy.
• Don’t be angry with me.
• Temper, temper.
• Don’t let it bother you.