Express Happy and Sad in English - Happy / Sad - Learn English with Mr Duncan

nobody heard him the dead man

but still he lay moaning I was much further out than you thought and not

waving but drowning

hi everybody this is mr. Duncan in England how are you today

are you okay I hope so are you happy

I hope so in this lesson we'll take a look at the two sides or faces of how

we can feel emotionally and the way these feelings affect both ourselves and

the people around us in today's lesson we will look at being happy and feeling

sad

we all have feelings

they are the individual parts of our character that show the way we feel

depending on the situations around us when we say feelings

we are actually describing one feeling at a time

although sometimes for example due to illness

a person may experience many feelings at once the way you feel relates to your

emotional state mood frame of mind temper disposition state of mind spirit

good or bad can be added to all of these words to show a positive mood and

a negative one

our feelings and moods are all related to the way we think in our minds

the study of this subject is called psychology

this also covers the way we behave generally our minds control everything

we do besides actions your mood can also affect your health if you were to feel

unhappy over a long period of time then you may need to see a doctor

you could be suffering from depression

this is often caused by stress from a sudden change in your life such as the

loss of your job or the death of a loved one

it may sound strange to some people but your mood can be affected by the weather

psychologists have found that a chemical imbalance in the brain can cause us to

feel sad when there is little sunlight about those affected

we feel happier and more content during the summertime

while during the short winter days they may find themselves becoming depressed

and gloomy this feeling even has a name s.a.d seasonal affective disorder

it is amazing how our moods can change from day today

you may find yourself jumping for joy on monday and feeling down in the doldrums

by friday

there are many idioms for feeling happy and sad happy as Larry to be very happy

jump for joy to show your happiness

smile from ear to ear a happy face happy go lucky a cheerful person on top of the

world

so very happy down in the dumps to feel unhappy under a black cloud sad and

depressed in the doldrums to feel sad and gloomy

there are many different things around us that have the ability to c hange the

way we feel a piece of classical music might make you feel sad

it touches you emotionally its moves you a happy story may up lift your mood and

cheer you up

you may find yourself both laughing and crying while watching a romantic movie

either alone or with your lover

there is an expression in English that goes

laughter is the best medicine this means that when you are feeling unhappy or

down or even unwell

the only way to get out of that mood is to watch something humorous on the

television make a funny face in the mirror

laughs out loud until all your blues have gone away

in British English we use the word sad informally as a way of describing

something that is unfashionable or a person who appears to have no friends or

any social life that style of fashion is so sad

he never goes out anywhere and he has no friends

what a saddo

we can use the words happy and sad and there synonyms to show our reactions

to something or someone

I'm really happy to meet you I'm glad to have you as my friend

I feel brighter now you are here

I feel sad now that you have gone

I feel down because i hate my job

I feel sick and my spirits are low

happy synonyms

bright content cheerful elated

glowing jolly

joyful

Merry

sunny

sad synonyms

blue forlorn depressed down gloomy glum moody solemn woeful

it would be fair to say that we all go through times when things seem bad

people can sometimes let you down they have the ability to say things that make

you unhappy events and circumstances may come along and destroy your plans for

the future as the poet

Stephen Spender once wrote you must live through the time when everything hurts

life comes with no guarantees or promises the sunny days of contentment

can only be truly appreciated through the dark gloomy night of despair for

without sadness we would never really know what it is like to be truly happy

well that's all I have time for today but don't be sad because I will be back

again real soon with another lesson just for you

until then this is mr. Duncan in England saying thank you for watching me

teaching you

and of course ta ta for now. 8-)