Meaning of WHAT A BUMMER and BUMMED OUT - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So sometimes, someone will tell you

that something bad happened to them

or something disappointing happened to them,

and you can respond in English by saying,

"What a bummer!"

When you say "What a bummer!" to someone,

you're basically saying that you feel bad for them.

Maybe your brother comes and says to you,

"Someone stole my bike yesterday."

That is a bad situation.

That is not a nice thing for your brother.

In order to show sympathy, in order to show that you agree

that something bad has happened to him

and that you feel bad for him, you might say,

"Oh, what a bummer!"

When you say, "What a bummer!", it's just your way

of showing support to someone

who has had something bad happen to them.

Maybe a friend of yours comes and says,

"I studied really hard for my English test,

but I still failed!", you could respond by saying,

"Oh, what a bummer, I feel bad for you."

So, what a bummer means I feel bad.

Hey, when you have something happen that isn't very nice,

you can feel bummed out.

This is a similar phrase.

So when your brother says that he has had his bike stolen,

you could say, "What a bummer!",

but your brother probably is feeling "bummed out".

In English, when we say that we are feeling bummed out,

it means that we are feeling disappointed or sad

about a situation that we are in.

So, to review, you might say to someone,

"What a bummer!" if something bad has happened to them,

and that person is probably feeling "bummed out"

in that situation.

Anyways, Bob the Canadian here,

and you're learning a little bit of English with me

every day, and I hope you are having a good day today.