I see howthat's aproblemI understandyour feelings. I,myself, wasonce in thesame situation. I want to makesure that I have afull understandingof what you’retelling me. I’mhearing thatThatsoundslike it wasreally hardYou aretotally right.Frustrationat your endis justified.I hearwhatyou’resaying.I realize howupsettingthat wouldbeI canunderstandhow thatwould befrustratingI canunderstandhow thatwould bedifficultI can seehowdifficult thishas been. Thatsoundsreallychallenging“I hear you, Yourconcerns are valid.And I apologize forthe inconvenienceyou’ve had toface.”Itsoundslike..Here’s what Iunderstandabout theissue, am Iright?If I’m gettingit correctly,you aresaying that…If I were in yoursituation, Iwould feelexactly thesame way youdo. You aretotallyright.If I’veunderstoodyou correctly,you’re havingtrouble with…I understand that thisis a tough situationfor you to be in. I’llmake sure we do ourbest to resolve the[issue] as quickly aspossible.You’re right,you shouldn’tbe experiencingthat. I’m here tohelpI understandthat this hasmade thingsdifficult foryou. I can totallysee why youwould beupset.I hear you!I wouldfeel thesame way.I would’vefelt the samein thissituation.I see howthat's aproblemI understandyour feelings. I,myself, wasonce in thesame situation. I want to makesure that I have afull understandingof what you’retelling me. I’mhearing thatThatsoundslike it wasreally hardYou aretotally right.Frustrationat your endis justified.I hearwhatyou’resaying.I realize howupsettingthat wouldbeI canunderstandhow thatwould befrustratingI canunderstandhow thatwould bedifficultI can seehowdifficult thishas been. Thatsoundsreallychallenging“I hear you, Yourconcerns are valid.And I apologize forthe inconvenienceyou’ve had toface.”Itsoundslike..Here’s what Iunderstandabout theissue, am Iright?If I’m gettingit correctly,you aresaying that…If I were in yoursituation, Iwould feelexactly thesame way youdo. You aretotallyright.If I’veunderstoodyou correctly,you’re havingtrouble with…I understand that thisis a tough situationfor you to be in. I’llmake sure we do ourbest to resolve the[issue] as quickly aspossible.You’re right,you shouldn’tbe experiencingthat. I’m here tohelpI understandthat this hasmade thingsdifficult foryou. I can totallysee why youwould beupset.I hear you!I wouldfeel thesame way.I would’vefelt the samein thissituation.

Empathy Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I see how that's a problem
  2. I understand your feelings. I, myself, was once in the same situation.
  3. I want to make sure that I have a full understanding of what you’re telling me. I’m hearing that
  4. That sounds like it was really hard
  5. You are totally right. Frustration at your end is justified.
  6. I hear what you’re saying.
  7. I realize how upsetting that would be
  8. I can understand how that would be frustrating
  9. I can understand how that would be difficult
  10. I can see how difficult this has been.
  11. That sounds really challenging
  12. “I hear you, Your concerns are valid. And I apologize for the inconvenience you’ve had to face.”
  13. It sounds like..
  14. Here’s what I understand about the issue, am I right?
  15. If I’m getting it correctly, you are saying that…
  16. If I were in your situation, I would feel exactly the same way you do.
  17. You are totally right.
  18. If I’ve understood you correctly, you’re having trouble with…
  19. I understand that this is a tough situation for you to be in. I’ll make sure we do our best to resolve the [issue] as quickly as possible.
  20. You’re right, you shouldn’t be experiencing that. I’m here to help
  21. I understand that this has made things difficult for you.
  22. I can totally see why you would be upset.
  23. I hear you! I would feel the same way.
  24. I would’ve felt the same in this situation.