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

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