I canunderstandhow thatwould befrustratingI can totallysee why youwould beupset.Itsoundslike..“I hear you, Yourconcerns are valid.And I apologize forthe inconvenienceyou’ve had toface.”I canunderstandhow thatwould bedifficultI understandthat this hasmade thingsdifficult foryou. I hear you!I wouldfeel thesame way.Here’s what Iunderstandabout theissue, am Iright?I would’vefelt the samein thissituation.You aretotally right.Frustrationat your endis justified.I hearwhatyou’resaying.I understandyour feelings. I,myself, wasonce in thesame situation. 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…You aretotallyright.If I’m gettingit correctly,you aresaying that…I realize howupsettingthat wouldbeI see howthat's aproblemI want to makesure that I have afull understandingof what you’retelling me. I’mhearing thatIf I were in yoursituation, Iwould feelexactly thesame way youdo. You’re right,you shouldn’tbe experiencingthat. I’m here tohelpThatsoundsreallychallengingThatsoundslike it wasreally hardI can seehowdifficult thishas been. I canunderstandhow thatwould befrustratingI can totallysee why youwould beupset.Itsoundslike..“I hear you, Yourconcerns are valid.And I apologize forthe inconvenienceyou’ve had toface.”I canunderstandhow thatwould bedifficultI understandthat this hasmade thingsdifficult foryou. I hear you!I wouldfeel thesame way.Here’s what Iunderstandabout theissue, am Iright?I would’vefelt the samein thissituation.You aretotally right.Frustrationat your endis justified.I hearwhatyou’resaying.I understandyour feelings. I,myself, wasonce in thesame situation. 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…You aretotallyright.If I’m gettingit correctly,you aresaying that…I realize howupsettingthat wouldbeI see howthat's aproblemI want to makesure that I have afull understandingof what you’retelling me. I’mhearing thatIf I were in yoursituation, Iwould feelexactly thesame way youdo. You’re right,you shouldn’tbe experiencingthat. I’m here tohelpThatsoundsreallychallengingThatsoundslike it wasreally hardI can seehowdifficult thishas been. 

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