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

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