Comprehensive English Phrases for Expressing Sadness and Disappointment

Learning English is not just about grammar and vocabulary; more importantly, it is about using them naturally in real-life situations. However, textbook sentences are often too formal and differ greatly from expressions used in everyday life. To speak fluent, natural English, you need exposure to real-life conversations. Here, we have selected commonly used English expressions across daily scenarios, covering socializing, work, travel, and more, helping you move beyond "textbook English" and learn phrases actually used by native speakers. Below is the content of this session of Spoken English 8000: When Sad. Consistent practice will make your English closer to real-life usage!

What a disappointment! What a disappointment! What a pity! What a pity! It was a waste of effort! It was a waste of effort! A wild goose chase! A wild goose chase! All that for nothing! All that for nothing! You let me down! You let me down! I blew it! I blew it! It can't be helped! It can't be helped! It's a waste of time! It's a waste of time! Almost! Almost!

I feel sad! I feel sad! I feel really sad! I feel really sad! Oh, dear! Oh, dear! My heart broke! My heart broke! My heart has been filled with grief! My heart has been filled with grief! The sad story depressed me! The sad story depressed me! How ruthless! How ruthless! No one can understand how I really feel! No one can understand how I really feel!

I feel lonely! I feel lonely! I hate being alone! I hate being alone! I don't mind being alone! I don't mind being alone! I miss you! I miss you! I feel empty! I feel empty! My life is empty! My life is empty! Alone at last! Alone at last! I'm depressed! I'm depressed! I've got the blues today! I've got the blues today! It's depressing! It's depressing! Rainy days get me down! Rainy days get me down! I don't feel like doing anything! I don't feel like doing anything! He looks melancholy! He looks melancholy! He looks gloomy today! He looks gloomy today!

I give up! I give up! I can't help it! I can't help it! Not a chance! Not a chance! That's the way it goes! That's the way it goes! I have no clue! I have no clue! I'm throwing in the towel! I'm throwing in the towel! It's hopeless! It's hopeless! Better than nothing! Better than nothing! It was fate! It was fate! It's history! It's history! It beats me! It beats me! I have no other choice but to do so! I have no other choice but to do so! I no longer feel devoted to this company! I no longer feel devoted to this company! That figures! That figures! It is just as I imagined! It is just as I imagined! See, didn't I tell you so? See, didn't I tell you so? Good for you! Good for you! Serves you right! Serves you right! You never know! You never know! No wonder! No wonder! That's why! That's why!

I shouldn't have done it! I shouldn't have done it! I shouldn't have said that! I shouldn't have said that! I should have known! I should have known! It was careless of me to do so! It was careless of me to do so! I regret doing that! I regret doing that! I had no choice! I had no choice! I went too far! I went too far! I was too nervous! I was too nervous! I wish I had studied harder! I wish I had studied harder! I should have asked him! I should have asked him!

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