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Expressing of sympathy

The 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 .By expressing sympathy we want to show carefulness on other people s condition. How can we give sympathy expression to someone : We express it directly to him/her orally or we can use a letter or card by post also by short message service ( sms ), e-mail,television ,radio ,and newspaper if he /she who got the trouble is far from us. There are some expressions to show our sympathy to other people. Some of the examples are shown below. Oh, I am sorry to hear that Thats too bad What a pity of you ! Be patient, it would be better soon I take my sympathy to you I sympathize with your condition I know how is your feeling It would be OK soon. There are also some responses to accept sympathy from other people. Here the examples. Thank you very much Its very kind of you I hope so Thats a pity, isnt it? Thanks for your sympathy Thanks for your support I would be OK, thank you very much for your support

Contoh Dialog Expressing Sympathy Berikut ini contoh dialog mengungkapan simpati (expressing sympathy). Rina : Hi, Doni. What's up? You look so sad. Doni : Yeah, my grandpa died last night. Rina : Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Doni : Thanks. Rina : If I'm not mistaken, he is in Bandung, right? Doni : Yes. We haven't visited him yet. Rina : Does your family plan to go to Bandung? Doni : Yes. Tonight. We are going to leave for Bandung. Rina : Oh, I hope your family will be fine. Doni : Thanks a lot, Rina. Dalam percakapan antara Rina dan Doni di atas terdapat satu ungkapan simpati (expressing sympathy) yakni "I'm sorry to hear that." Rina menyatakan ikut berduka cita atas meninggalnya kakek Doni.

Ekspresi simpati adalah ekspresi atau perasaan iba dan sedih ketika kita mengetahui dan melihat seseorang atau orang-orang yang tidak beruntung atau mengalami kesulitan dan dalam kondisi buruk. Dengan mengungkapkan simpati kami ingin menunjukkan kepedulian kami terhadap kondisi orang lain. Bagaimana kita bisa memberikan ekspresi simpati kepada seseorang: kita mengungkapkannya langsung kepadanya secara lisan atau kita bisa menggunakan surat atau kartu melalui pos juga dengan layanan pesan singkat (sms), e-mail, televisi, radio, dan surat kabar jika ia / dia yang mendapat kesulitan jauh dari kami .

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