Sympathy Expressions

do you know when our country was hit by this disaster?for example in the Mentawai has been a very devastating tsunami, volcano eruption in Yogyakarta, and flooding in Wasior.at the time of this disaster happens, many of our brothers who become the victims ..How do you guys to help them?if we just stay quiet to see our brothers and sisters affected by the disaster?Sympathy expressions let us show that we have to help them all.do you know about Sympathy expressions?Sympathy expressions I think it is:
an expression or feeling of pity and sorrow when we know and see someone or people unlucky or have trouble and in bad condition. By expressing sympathy we want to show our concern or carefullness on other people's condition.



How can we give sympathy expression to someone ?
We express it directly to him/her orally or we can use a letter or card by post also by short message service (SMS), e-mail, TV, radio, and newspaper if he/she who got the trouble is far from us.



Expression of Sympathy
• I’d like to express my deepest condolences
• I’m sorry to hear that
• I’m awfully sorry about. . .
• Oh, how awful!
• Oh, dear!
• You must very upset
• Oh, what a same
• How pity you are!
• How terrible/awful for you
• You must feel terrible about losing you brother like that.

Responding to condolences
• Thank you
• That’s very kind of you
• God gives and God take away
• That’s life
• It’s God’s will I suppose
• There’s nothing that can be done about it

Dialogue :
Ms. Suchiana : What's happen to you Berkat ?
                       Why you crying ?
Berkat           : I have lost my wallet Ma'am.
                       all of my money and my identifity card is in there.
Ms. Suchiana : Oh, how aw full.