How to express yourself in English when you are sad

Welcome to Speak English with Tiffani.

I am Teacher Tiffani and today I am going to teach you How to express yourself in English

when you are sad.

This lesson will improve your ability to speak clearly and logically in English.

Are you ready?

Well then, let’s jump right in.

As an English learner, you study all about how to express yourself.

For example, you learn how to say, “I am sad”.

But, how do you say “I am sad” in different ways?

Let’s learn 3 different ways together.

The first way to express being sad, is with the English expression - “I’m feeling blue"

This English expression means that you are

feeling unhappy or depressed.

An example of how to use this expression is, “I was really feeling blue after he told

me that he was leaving.”

The second way to express being sad, is with the English idiom - “My heart sank”

This idiom means that you feel very unhappy and despondent.

An example of how to use this idiom is, “His heart sank when he realized that he had lost

all of his money.”

The third way to express being sad, is with the Vocabulary word - “Dejected”

This vocabulary word means to be sad and depressed.

Also, to be low-spirited.

An example of how to use this vocabulary word is, “They all looked dejected as they stood

there in silence.”

Ok, now that we have 3 different ways of expressing sadness, let’s apply all three of them to one response.

"My friend was looking really dejected when I saw her after work yesterday.

So, I decided to go and ask her what was wrong.

But, my heart sank when she told me that her father had passed away.

She said that she had been feeling really blue for the last couple of days.”

Alright amazing!

Today you learned “How to express yourself in English when you are sad”.

You learned…

One new English expression, “I’m feeling blue”

One new English Idiom, “My heart sank” And one new Vocabulary word, “Dejected”

So, instead of just saying you feel sad, you will now be able to express yourself like

a native speaker and use multiple natural expressions.

Now try to use at least one new expression, idiom, or vocabulary word today.

You can do it!

You can speak English!