Oops! I’m so Embarrassed! Embarrassing English: English Expressions to Discuss Embarrassment!

I was so embarrassed! My face turned beet red and I was absolutely mortified. I put my foot in my mouth again. It’s time to learn English expressions to discuss embarrassment! This lesson will help you improve your English fluency. In addition to learning English vocabulary, you will also get the chance to practice your English listening skills. I will tell you about my most embarrassing memory and give you three listening comprehension questions.

In today’s lesson some great English expressions connected to being embarrassed are:
Embarrassment: I was so embarrassed. It was super embarrassing.
Mortified: I was completely mortified. It was mortifying.
Humiliated: I was totally humiliated. It was humiliating.
Awkward: I felt so awkward.
Uncomfortable: I was so uncomfortable.
Cringe: It made me cringe. It was cringe-worthy.
A wave of embarrassment washed over me.
I put my foot in my mouth.
I just want to sweep it under the rug.
My face turned beet red.

Common signs of embarrassment discussed in this lesson include:
Nervous laughter
Stuttering
Facepalm
Blushing

Popular reasons why people become embarrassed include:
Making a mistake
Doing something by Accident
Creating a Blunder
Committing a Gaffe
Forgetting something
Spilling something
Being Clumsy
Saying something wrong (putting your foot in your mouth)

Great expressions to say when you’re embarrassed:
“I can’t believe I did that!”
“I don’t know what I was thinking!”
“I wish I hadn’t said that.” “I wish I hadn’t done that.”
“That wasn't what I meant to say.” “What I meant to say was ~ .”

By the end of today’s English lesson you will have learned lots of vocabulary about being embarrassed that you can use to sound like a native English speaker. This lesson will to help you improve your English vocabulary and teach you what to say in embarrassing situations. Thank you for watching, “Oops! I’m so Embarrassed! Embarrassing English: English Expressions to Discuss Embarrassment!” I hope these English expressions about embarrassment will be useful for you as you improve your English and talk about embarrassing situations. Good luck with your English studies!


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Check your answers to the Listening Quiz about my most embarrassing memory:
Q1: Why was I embarrassed? A: I was embarrassed because on my first day of teaching English at a new school in Japan I had torn my pants and didn’t notice. As a result, there was a huge hole in my pants and an entire class of over 40 students saw my underwear.
Q2: How did I rip my pants? A: I ripped my pants trying to help my students clean the floor.
Q3: In what way did my coworker try to help me? (Hint- “In what way” means the same as ‘How’): A: My coworker told me about the problem and gave me her sweater to tie around my waist so no one could see the hole in my pants anymore.

After checking your answers, tell me about your most embarrassing memory in the comments below.


(Bonus expressions: The following expressions were not in today’s English lesson, but are often said by native speakers when telling people their embarrassing memories: “I just wanted the ground to swallow me up.” “I just wanted to curl up and die.” “I just wanted to run away and hide.” “I just wanted to cry.” “I felt like I could never show my face again.”)


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