Expressing Feelings | Different Ways of Expressing Feelings in English

Expressing Feelings: Expressing your feelings to others is a regular occurrence, and you will have to do it from time to time. The person you are speaking to can understand you better if you talk to them about your feelings. Let us understand the different ways of expressing your feelings in English.

Expressing Feelings in English

Examples of Feelings You can Express

Among all the feelings a person feels, we can roughly divide them into two categories, expressions with a positive connotation and expressions with a negative connotation.

Here are some of the expressions one can show to express that they feel good.

  1. That’s good news
  2. Good for you
  3. Congratulations
  4. That sounds interesting
  5. That’s amazing
  6. That sounds nice

Now, here are some of the expressions for negative connotations you can say to convey that something is wrong.

  1. That is too bad
  2. I am sorry
  3. It is hard
  4. It is difficult
  5. It is messed up
  6. I am tired of the situation
  7. I am really upset
  8. I am low
  9. I am sorry for you
  10. I cannot believe it
  11. That sounds terrible
  12. That sounds horrible

Here are some of the expressions to show that you are angry with someone or something or are upset.

  1. I am upset
  2. I feel sad
  3. I am sick of it
  4. This makes me crazy
  5. It sucks
  6. I hate it
  7. It is not good

Expressing Feelings in English

Various Methods of Expressing Feelings

You can ask about others feelings if you want to know how they are feeling. The following questions are:

  1. How are you feeling today?
  2. You look sad. Are you ok?
  3. Are you alright?
  4. You seem low today. Is something wrong?
  5. What’s wrong?
  6. Are you happy?
  7. Are you angry?
  8. Is everything ok?
  9. Is everything alright?
  10. You seem a little blue today. What is the matter?

Here are some of the ways in which you can express your feelings if someone asks you the above questions. You can respond with the following expressions.

  1. I am feeling a little sad/ happy/ angry.
  2. I am a little sad/ happy/ angry.
  3. To be honest, I am a little sad/ happy/ angry
  4. It has been a difficult day.
  5. I am angry/ sad/happy about it.
  6. I am mad at him/ her/ them.

Words to Express your Feelings

Here are some of the words we have used and a few more to express how you feel. You can increase your vocabulary using these words and express yourself better.

  1. Sad/ unhappy
  2. Feel depressed/ low/ blue
  3. Downhearted
  4. Angry
  5. Irritated
  6. Mad
  7. Furious
  8. Vexed
  9. Indignant
  10. Irate
  11. Overwhelmed
  12. Seething
  13. Annoyed
  14. Disturbed
  15. Cross

Examples of Exchanges of Feelings

Here are some of the exchanges of expressions we have previously introduced. These are short conversations that take place between two people in the workplace.

Hi Sam, I got a promotion.

I am so happy for you.

There will be layoffs in the department. That sounds terrible.

I just got fired.

I am so sorry for you.

I am going to be transferred to another branch.

We will miss you.

I have to finish a pile of work by the end of the day.

That’s too bad.

I made 50 sales today.

That’s fantastic.

I got a raise.

Congratulations.