Do you want to know how to discuss the latest news and current events with your friends? People enjoy discussing the news and what's going on in the world. This makes the news a great conversational topic with friends and work colleagues.
Below, we'll introduce you to lots of phrases and questions that you can use in order to discuss current events. Use them to ask for other people's opinions and to give your own. Have a look at the tables below and get ready to discuss the latest news!
Asking about the News
Looking to find out what someone's opinion on current events is? The following questions will help you do this! Use them to find out what someone thinks and to start conversations about the news.
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Hast du gestern Abend die Nachrichten gesehen? | Did you watch the news last night? |
Hast du die Nachrichten gesehen? | |
Hast du diese Reportage mitbekommen? | Did you catch that report? |
Hast du von diesem Banküberfall gehört? | Did you hear about that bank robbery? |
Hast du diesen Artikel über den Klimawandel gesehen? | Have you seen this article about climate change? |
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Was denkst du über die Wahlen? | What do you think about the elections? |
| Do you read the newspaper? |
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Talking about the News
Do you want to give your own opinion on current events? Then the phrases below are here to help! Use them whenever you're discussing the news with somebody.
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Ich lese morgens gerne die Zeitung. | I like to read the newspaper in the morning. |
Ich habe in der Zeitung davon gehört. | I heard about it in the paper. |
Ich habe gerade einen ausführlichen Bericht über die Entstehung der Waldbrände gelesen. | I just read an in-depth report on how the forest fires started. |
Davon habe ich nichts gehört. Was ist passiert? | I didn't hear about that. What happened? |
Ich denke, dass dieser Bericht voreingenommen ist. | I think this report is biased. |
Wie können sie das mit Sicherheit wissen? | How do they know that for sure? |
Du solltest nicht alles glauben, was du liest. | You shouldn't believe everything you read. |
Das klingt für mich nach einer Verschwörungstheorie. | That sounds like a conspiracy theory to me. |
Ich habe keine Ahnung, wovon du sprichst. | I have no idea what you're talking about. |
Sie haben gerade in den Nachrichten bekannt gegeben, dass der Bankräuber gefasst wurde. | They just announced on the news that the bank robber was caught. |
Answers to the Most Common Questions
What are the most essential German phrases for talking about the news? Hast du von diesem Banküberfall gehört? Did you hear about that bank robbery? Was denkst du über die Wahlen? What do you think about the elections? Ich habe in der Zeitung davon gehört. I heard about it in the paper. Ich denke, dass dieser Bericht voreingenommen ist. I think this report is biased. Hast du gestern Abend die Nachrichten gesehen? Did you watch the news last night? Davon habe ich nichts gehört. Was ist passiert? I didn't hear about that. What happened? Wie können sie das mit Sicherheit wissen? How do they know that for sure?
Show All Phrases How do I ask for somebody's opinion about something?You can ask for someone's opinion on something by using the sentence pattern
Was denkst du über + EREIGNIS? (What do you think about + EVENT?).
- Was denkst du über die Wahlen? (What do you think about the elections?)
- Was denkst du über den Bericht über den Bankraub? (What do you think about that story about the bank robbery?)
- Was denkst du über diese Reportage? (What do you think about that report?)
Show All Phrases How do I give my opinion about a news story?By using the sentence pattern
Ich denke, dass + MEINUNG. (I think + OPINION.) you can give your opinion about a story or the news in general.
- Ich denke, dass dieser Bericht voreingenommen ist. (I think this report is biased.)
- Ich denke, dass dieser Artikel ungerecht ist. (I think that article is wrong.)
- Ich denke, dass dieser Journalist ein wenig übertreibt. (I think the reporter is exaggerating a bit.)
Show All Phrases What are some different ways to ask if somebody knows the news in German?There are a couple of different ways to form questions that you can use in order to find out if someone knows the news:
Hast du + EREIGNIS + gesehen? (Did you see + EVENT?)- Hast du die Nachrichten gesehen? (Did you see the news? )
- Hast du den Bericht über die Kneipenschlägerei gesehen? (Did you see the story about the bar fight? )
- Hast du die Reportage über die Bienen gesehen? (Did you see the report about bees? )
Hast du + EREIGNIS + mitbekommen? (Did you catch + EVENT?)- Hast du diese Reportage mitbekommen? (Did you catch that report?)
- Hast du die Nachrichten mitbekommen? (Did you catch the news?)
- Hast du den Bericht über die Entführung mitbekommen? (Did you catch the story about the kidnapping?)
Hast du von + EREIGNIS + gehört? (Did you hear about + EVENT?)- Hast du von diesem Banküberfall gehört? (Did you hear about that bank robbery?)
- Hast du von der Verfolgungsjagd gehört? (Did you hear about the car chase?)
- Hast du von der neuen Umweltpolitik gehört? (Did you hear about the new environmental policy?)
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