fromEnglish Grammar Today
Niceis anadjective meaning ‘pleasant’, ‘enjoyable’ or ‘satisfactory’:
Have anicetrip!
We had a reallynicemeal. Thank you.
When we use it to talk about someone, it means ‘kind’, ‘friendly’ or ‘polite’:
It was reallyniceof you to call me.
Tanya’s new boyfriend is sonice.
Sympatheticis an adjective used to describe a person who shows that they understand and care about someone’s suffering or problems, especially by what they say:
My colleagues were sosympatheticwhen I was ill.
As a teacher, you have to besympatheticto the problems of your students.
Warning:
We don’t usesympatheticto mean ‘nice’:
Our new teacher is reallynice.
Not:Our new teacher is really sympathetic.
His small house wasniceand warm.
Not:His small house was sympathetic and warm.