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 understandthat this hasmade thingsdifficult foryou. If I’m gettingit correctly,you aresaying that…If I were in yoursituation, Iwould feelexactly thesame way youdo. I would’vefelt the samein thissituation.“I hear you, Yourconcerns are valid.And I apologize forthe inconvenienceyou’ve had toface.”Thatsoundslike it wasreally hardYou’re right,you shouldn’tbe experiencingthat. I’m here tohelpI want to makesure that I have afull understandingof what you’retelling me. I’mhearing thatHere’s what Iunderstandabout theissue, am Iright?If I’veunderstoodyou correctly,you’re havingtrouble with…You aretotallyright.I hearwhatyou’resaying.I canunderstandhow thatwould bedifficultI see howthat's aproblemYou aretotally right.Frustrationat your endis justified.ThatsoundsreallychallengingI can totallysee why youwould beupset.I hear you!I wouldfeel thesame way.I canunderstandhow thatwould befrustratingItsoundslike..I realize howupsettingthat wouldbeI understandyour feelings. I,myself, wasonce in thesame situation. I can seehowdifficult thishas been. 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 understandthat this hasmade thingsdifficult foryou. If I’m gettingit correctly,you aresaying that…If I were in yoursituation, Iwould feelexactly thesame way youdo. I would’vefelt the samein thissituation.“I hear you, Yourconcerns are valid.And I apologize forthe inconvenienceyou’ve had toface.”Thatsoundslike it wasreally hardYou’re right,you shouldn’tbe experiencingthat. I’m here tohelpI want to makesure that I have afull understandingof what you’retelling me. I’mhearing thatHere’s what Iunderstandabout theissue, am Iright?If I’veunderstoodyou correctly,you’re havingtrouble with…You aretotallyright.I hearwhatyou’resaying.I canunderstandhow thatwould bedifficultI see howthat's aproblemYou aretotally right.Frustrationat your endis justified.ThatsoundsreallychallengingI can totallysee why youwould beupset.I hear you!I wouldfeel thesame way.I canunderstandhow thatwould befrustratingItsoundslike..I realize howupsettingthat wouldbeI understandyour feelings. I,myself, wasonce in thesame situation. I 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 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.
  2. I understand that this has made things difficult for you.
  3. If I’m getting it correctly, you are saying that…
  4. If I were in your situation, I would feel exactly the same way you do.
  5. I would’ve felt the same in this situation.
  6. “I hear you, Your concerns are valid. And I apologize for the inconvenience you’ve had to face.”
  7. That sounds like it was really hard
  8. You’re right, you shouldn’t be experiencing that. I’m here to help
  9. I want to make sure that I have a full understanding of what you’re telling me. I’m hearing that
  10. Here’s what I understand about the issue, am I right?
  11. If I’ve understood you correctly, you’re having trouble with…
  12. You are totally right.
  13. I hear what you’re saying.
  14. I can understand how that would be difficult
  15. I see how that's a problem
  16. You are totally right. Frustration at your end is justified.
  17. That sounds really challenging
  18. I can totally see why you would be upset.
  19. I hear you! I would feel the same way.
  20. I can understand how that would be frustrating
  21. It sounds like..
  22. I realize how upsetting that would be
  23. I understand your feelings. I, myself, was once in the same situation.
  24. I can see how difficult this has been.