W6 - Verbs and phrases for gossiping

Question 1

¿Has oído la noticia?

Answer 1

Have you heard the news?

Question 2

¿Te has enterado?

Answer 2

Have you heard?/Do you know?

Question 3

¿Estás al tanto?

Answer 3

Have you heard the latest?

Question 4

¿Estás al corriente?

Answer 4

Have you heard the latest?

Question 5

¿Has oído…?

Answer 5

Have you heard…?

Question 6

¿Sabes…?

Answer 6

Do you know…?

Question 7

¿Te has enterado de…?
• lo del terremoto
• lo de la reina

Answer 7

Have you heard…?
• about the earthquake
• about the queen

Question 8

¿A que no sabes…?

Answer 8

I bet you don’t know…

Question 9

¿A que no te has enterado de…?
• lo de la reina
• los resultados

Answer 9

I bet you haven’t heard…
• about the queen
• the results

Question 10

Creo que…

Answer 10

I believe (that) . . .

Question 11

Dicen que…

Answer 11

They say (that) . . .

Question 12

He oído que…

Answer 12

I’ve heard (that) . . .

Question 13

Me han dicho que…

Answer 13

I’ve been told (that) . . .

Question 14

Resulta que…

Answer 14

It turns out (that) . . . / It just so happens (that) . . .

Question 15

Según dicen/cuentan…

Answer 15

According to what they say . . .

Question 16

Corre la voz de que…

Answer 16

Word has it (that) . . .

Question 17

Parece ser que…

Answer 17

It seems (that) . . .

Question 18

Por lo visto…

Answer 18

Apparently . . .

Question 19

Se rumora que..

Answer 19

It’s rumored (that) . . .

Question 20

Según las malas lenguas…

Answer 20

Rumor has it (that) . . .

Question 21

¿De verdad?

Answer 21

Really?

Question 22

¡No me lo creo!

Answer 22

I don’t believe it!

Question 23

¡Qué fuerte!

Answer 23

That’s incredible!

Question 24

Vaya…

Answer 24

Well, well, well. / Oh, wow!

Question 25

¡Qué barbaridad!

Answer 25

Wow!

Question 26

¡Qué horror!

Answer 26

That’s awful!

Question 27

¡Qué le vamos a hacer!

Answer 27

Oh well, what can you do?

Question 28

¿Cómo fue?

Answer 28

How did it happen?

Question 29

Cuéntame.

Answer 29

Tell me. / Fill me in.

Question 30

No creo que sea verdad.

Answer 30

I don’t think that’s true.

Question 31

Se lo habrán inventado.

Answer 31

I don’t believe that. / They must have made that up.

Question 32

Será un rumor.

Answer 32

It must be a rumor.

Question 33

En serio.

Answer 33

Seriously.

Question 34

Eso digo yo.

Answer 34

That’s what I’m saying.

Question 35

Lo que oyes.

Answer 35

You better believe it. / I’m not joking.

Question 36

Menos mal.

Answer 36

Thank goodness.

Question 37

No es ninguna broma.

Answer 37

It’s no joke.

Question 38

Sin bromear.

Answer 38

I’m not kidding.

Question 39

Te lo juro.

Answer 39

I swear to you.

Question 40

Que sí.

Answer 40

I swear it’s true.