SYMPATHETIC

Good day and welcome back to the Daily Vitamin.

Today's word is: sympathetic

It means: to show that you understand or care about someone else's problems. The opposite is unsympathetic. Do not confuse sympathetic with simpático. That word is translated into English as kind; nice; or friendly.

Example 1:
When I was going through that difficult time, I spent a lot of time talking to Betty. She's such a sympathetic person. I feel that she really listened to what I was saying and I always felt much better after our conversations.

Example 2:
We can encourage children to be sympathetic to others if we teach them to observe the children around them and we demonstrate appropriate responses like "Oh, look! Johnny has fallen down. Poor Johnny, he hurt himself. Let's go and help him."

Example 3:
Mr. Rittner was unsympathetic to Angela's personal situation and expected her to work overtime during the busy period.

I encourage you to get some writing practice in English by writing your own sentences with today's words. You can post your sentences to one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about your writing ASAP.

Enjoy the rest of your day!