Feelings in English for Kids: Happy, Sad and More, with Pronunciation
Here are feelings words in English for kids, like happy, sad, angry and tired, each with a picture and its Arabic meaning. We also explain how to ask your child how they feel and how they answer, with simple activities for home.
- Suitable age
- 4 to 8 years
- Suggested time
- 5 minutes a day
- name at least 8 feelings in English.
- answer How do you feel? with I’m happy or I feel tired.
- recognize a feeling from a facial expression in a picture.
- ask someone else: Are you OK?
Feelings Words in English
Tap a word to hear it when its audio is available.
سعيد 
حزين Asking and Answering About Feelings
| Sentence | Use |
|---|---|
| How do you feel? | Asking about feelings |
| I’m happy. | Saying how you feel |
| I feel tired. | Another way to say it |
| Are you OK? | Checking on someone |
| I’m hungry. Can I have an apple, please? | A feeling and a polite request |
Listen to a sentence from the Kitabcom book:
Steps for Teaching at Home
- Faces first: show pictures of faces, copy each expression with your own face, and say the feeling’s name.
- Four basic words: start with happy, sad, angry and scared.
- A daily question: ask your child every day after school: How do you feel?
- Real moments: name the feeling when it happens: “You’re tired now, because you played a lot.”
Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Correct |
|---|---|
| I happy. | I’m happy. |
| I am feel sad. | I feel sad. |
| I’m hunger. | I’m hungry. |
Activities for Home
- The feelings mirror: you say a feeling, like surprised, and your child makes the expression in the mirror.
- A feelings board: draw five faces on a sheet together and write each one’s name underneath. Every morning your child clips a peg on the face that shows how they feel.
- A song: the well-known song If You’re Happy and You Know It teaches happy with clapping.
For the parts of the face where feelings show: Parts of the Face in English. And for opposite words like happy and sad: Opposites in English.
At bedtime, ask: How do you feel today? Your child answers with one word: happy, tired…
Face cards on the door: each child points to how they feel in the morning and says it in English.
Summary
- We ask about feelings with How do you feel?
- We answer with I’m… or I feel… and the feeling.
- Start with the basic feelings: happy, sad, angry and scared.
- Naming a feeling helps children express themselves in words.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I ask my child about their feelings in English?
Ask: How do you feel? or How are you feeling? They answer: I’m happy, or I feel tired. The short question Are you OK? is useful too.
What’s the difference between I’m happy and I feel happy?
They mean almost the same, and both are correct. Start with I’m, because it’s shorter.
What’s the difference between tired and sleepy?
tired is how you feel after playing or walking a lot; sleepy means you want to sleep. A child can be tired without being sleepy.
