🇬🇧🇪🇸 guilty - culpable : English Lesson

Meaning of "guilty" ("culpable"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Guilty means you feel bad or sorry because you know you did something wrong, broke a rule, or made a mistake, even if no one else knows about it yet.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our teacher looked guilty after promising “just a tiny quiz” and then handing out something thicker than a dictionary.

I felt guilty after I “borrowed” my sister’s fries, because somehow I borrowed all of them into my mouth.

I felt guilty for eating the last cookie, so I drew a picture of a cookie and put it back in the jar as an apology.

I felt guilty for laughing when my friend slipped on a banana peel, especially when I realized I had dropped that banana peel.

I felt guilty for blaming the fart on the chair when I knew very well it was not the chair.

A little girl holds a cake. Her cat knocks the plate and the cake falls. She looks at the cake and feels guilty. She hides the mess but feels more guilty. The girl feels guilty and sad. She tells her mom, "I am guilty." Her mom hugs her and says, "You are not guilty."

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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