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Showing compassion in German

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I'm really sorry.
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How to express sympathy in German? How to say that something is a shame? How to say you feel sorry for someone? These sentences will help you with that.

Es tut mir wirklich Leid.
I'm really sorry.
Die Kinder tun mir Leid.
I feel sorry for those children.
Die arme Frau!
That poor woman!
Du Armer!
You poor thing!
Das ist aber schade!
That's a shame!
Schade!
What a shame!
Pech gehabt!
You were unlucky!
So ein Pech!
Such bad luck!
Was für ein Pech!
What bad luck!
Du bist ein echter Pechvogel.
You're such a magnet for bad luck.
Ich kann mit dir mitfühlen.
I sympathize with you.
Ich habe großes Mitleid mit ihr.
I feel very sorry for her.
Sie müssen Verständnis für seine Probleme haben.
You need to be understanding of his problems.
Erwarte kein Mitleid von ihm.
Don't expect any sympathy from him.
Ich kann nichts dafür.
It's not my fault.
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