Expressing sympathy

I am very sorry that ......

Response to condolence
Thank you
Thats very kind of you
Asking for advice
an you !ive me some advice"
#o you have any advice for me"
If you were me$ what would you do"
#o you think ......... "
%hould I ............"
#o youthink I ou!ht to ..... "
#o you have any ideas about .... "
#o you have any recomendation
about ...... "
an you recomend ......"
If you were in my situation$ what would
you ........ "
Giving advice
I think you had better .......
If I were you$ I would ......
It probably be a !ood idea to .....
&hy dont you ......
How about ....."
Id say that youd better .....
I advise you to .....
'y advice is ......
I su!!est that .......
I recommend that you .......
'y recommendation is that ......
Expressing like
I like ......
I en(oy ......
I really like ......
I love ......
...... is)are *+.
I really love .....
Expressing dislike
I dont like .....
I hate .....
I think ....... is)are dis!ustin!
I cant stand .....
It bothers me when ........
Offering help
an I help you"
Let me help you ......
%hall I ..... "
If you like I could ......
Ill .........
&hat can I do to help you"
&ould like any help"
&ould you like me to .......
Is there anythin! I can do"
,eed some help"
&ant a hand"
'i!ht I help at all"
Perhaps I could assist in some way"
Accepting help
Yes please.
Thank you
That would be very nice
Refusing help
,o$ thank you
,o$ thanks
Asking permission
an I ..........$ please"
Please let me .........
'ay I .......$ please"
#o you mind if I ....."
&ould you mind if I ....... "
'ay I have your permission to ..."
Is it all ri!ht if I ....... "
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Giving permission
%ure$ !o a head
Its okay with me
,o$ I dont mind
&hy not"
You have my permission
I wont stop you
ertainly
Yes$ *+
Refusing permission
,o$ you may not
Yes$ I do mind
,o$ I am afraid not
,o$ I dont think so
,o$ you cant
I will not permit you
I absolutely forbid you
Expressing surprise
&hat a surprise-
This is really a surprise-
&hat shokin! news-
I dont believe it-
.re you kiddin!"
You must be (okin!
/eally"
Its suprisin! that .....
.re you serious"
.re you (okin!"
&ow-
*h no. Thats not true.
Incridible
0oodness
&hat"
Asking satisfaction
How do you like ....... "
Is everythin! *+"
Is everythin! satisfactory"
.re you satisfied"
#o you find ...... satisfactory"
#o you want to complaint about somethin!"
&as somethin! not to your satisfaction"
.re you dissatisfied with somethin!"
Expressing satisfaction
I really like .......
Im completely satisfied with ......
It was satisfactory
1verythin! is fine$ thankyou.
1verythin! was (ust perfect
Im happy enou!h with .....
It was okay. ,ot too bad.
0ood enou!h
0ood (ob
Expressing dissatisfaction
Im a little dissatisfied with ......
It was lousy
I am not satisfied with .....
Im disappointed with .......
I am a bit disappointed with .....

Expressing pride
Im proud of it
I think I did it
Im proud of you
Im proud and feel lucky that ......
Expressing pleased
I am very !lad to ........
I am very !lad) deli!ht that .......
I am very please with .....
I am very pleased
It !ives me !reat pleasure
I cant say how pleased)deli!hted I am
How nice)marvellous)wonderful-
I feel so happy
Im !lad
Its !ood news-
Its splendid news-
Its the best thin! I have ever heard
*h$ its wonderful
0reat-
2antastic-
%mashin!-
Terrific
Expressing displeased
Iam not happy about it
Im really annoyed with this
How awful-
How terrible-
How irritatin!-
How borin!-
I feel miserable
&hat a nuisance-
I really hate ....
It really makes me an!ry
Asking permission
an I ..........$ please"
Please let me .........
'ay I .......$ please"
#o you mind if I ....."
&ould you mind if I ....... "
'ay I have your permission to ..."
Is it all ri!ht if I ....... "
ould I ........
Giving permission
%ure$ !o a head
Its okay with me
,o$ I dont mind
&hy not"
You have my permission
I wont stop you
ertainly
Yes$ *+
Expressing sympathy
I am very sorry that ......
Im sorry to hear that .....
Let me tell you how sorry I am to hear
about .....
You must feel terrible about ....
Im sorry
How terrible
I feel sorry for .....
Please accept my sympathy
Let me offer my condolences

Response to condolence
Thank you
Thats very kind of you
Asking for advice
an you !ive me some advice"
#o you have any advice for me"
If you were me$ what would you do"
#o you think ......... "
%hould I ............"
#o youthink I ou!ht to ..... "
#o you have any ideas about .... "
#o you have any recomendation
about ...... "
an you recomend ......"
If you were in my situation$ what would
you ........ "
Giving advice
I think you had better .......
If I were you$ I would ......
It probably be a !ood idea to .....
&hy dont you ......
How about ....."
Id say that youd better .....
I advise you to .....
'y advice is ......
I su!!est that .......
I recommend that you .......
'y recommendation is that ......
Expressing like
I like ......
I en(oy ......
I really like ......
I love ......
...... is)are *+.
I really love .....
Expressing dislike
I dont like .....
I hate .....
I think ....... is)are dis!ustin!
I cant stand .....
It bothers me when ........
Offering help
an I help you"
Let me help you ......
%hall I ..... "
If you like I could ......
Ill .........
&hat can I do to help you"
&ould like any help"
&ould you like me to .......
Is there anythin! I can do"
,eed some help"
&ant a hand"
'i!ht I help at all"
Perhaps I could assist in some way"
Accepting help
Yes please.
Thank you
That would be very nice
Refusing help
,o$ thank you
,o$ thanks
Asking permission
an I ..........$ please"
Please let me .........
'ay I .......$ please"
#o you mind if I ....."
&ould you mind if I ....... "
'ay I have your permission to ..."
Is it all ri!ht if I ....... "
ould I ........
Giving permission
%ure$ !o a head
Its okay with me
,o$ I dont mind
&hy not"
You have my permission
I wont stop you
ertainly
Yes$ *+
Refusing permission
,o$ you may not
Yes$ I do mind
,o$ I am afraid not
,o$ I dont think so
,o$ you cant
I will not permit you
I absolutely forbid you