EXPRESSING SYMPATHY

 SYMPATHY

EXPRESSING SYMPATHY
Building Knowledge of the Field

Answer these following questions orally!

•Do you ever see your friend in bad condition or sad?

•If yes, how do you feel when your friend in bad condition or sad?

•What the name of your feeling that?

1. Definition of Sympathy Expression

  Sympathy expression is an expression or feeling of pity and sorrow when we know and see someone or people are unlucky or have trouble and in bad condition. 

  Example : your friend’s grandfather is sick, it makes your friend sad. You can entertaint your friend by showing sympathy.

   By expressing sympathy we want to show our concern or carefulness on other people's condition .

  2. Below are the Purposes of Expressing Sympathy : 

         •Make sad people that have a trouble or in bad condition become happy. 
         •Make people know that we care with them

3. Function of the Expressing Sympathy
 

        •Used to expressing sympathy feeling on care to someone who has a problem or who got an accident and have experienced something bad or terrible.

 4. Goal of Expressing Sympathy

        •To offer your compassion and concern for the bereaved. You can say how much you will miss the perosn who died or you can share a happy memory. The most important thing to comunicate is that you care about the bereaved person and you are available as a source of support.

5. How Do We Show Our Sympathy?

        •We express it directly to him/her orally, say something supportive. Let your friend know that you know about his/her sadness. Let your friend know that you care and want to help her/ him.

        •We also can use a letter, card, post, short message service and e-mail  if he/she who got the trouble is far from us .

To express sympathy,

we have 3 kinds situation.

They are:

1. Formal 
2. Neutral 
3. Informal

Exanple :
I’m extremely sorry to hear that.
I’m sorry to hear that.
That’s awful.
I was deeply sorry to hear.
You must be very upset.
Oh dear. 
What a terrible situation for you.
I know how it feels.  
Poor you 
You have my deepest sympathy 
How terrible/awful. 
What a shame  
Please accept my condolences. (when someone has died) 
What extremely bad luck.

  Here are some responses :

• Thank you very much. I'm deeply moved

•It's very kind of you to be so concerned,  but really, I'm fine now.

•Thanks for your support

•Thanks for your sympathy

• Thanks. I appreciate your sympathy

•I would be okay. Thank you very much for your support

 

 

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