Lesson 119: Discussing the News
Talking about the news lets you hold a real, adult conversation. These lines open the topic and let you weigh in. Tap any line to hear it.
Bringing it up
שָׁמַעְתָּ מָה קָרָה הַיּוֹם?
shamata ma kara hayom?
Did you hear what happened today?
זֶה בְּכָל הַחֲדָשׁוֹת.
ze bechol hachadashot.
It’s all over the news.
Reacting
קָשֶׁה לְהַאֲמִין שֶׁזֶּה קוֹרֶה.
kashe leha’amin sheze kore.
It’s hard to believe this is happening.
זֶה לֹא מַפְתִּיעַ אוֹתִי בִּכְלָל.
ze lo maftia oti bichlal.
That doesn’t surprise me at all.
Your take
לְדַעְתִּי, מַגְזִימִים עִם זֶה.
leda’ti, magzimim im ze.
In my opinion, they’re exaggerating it.
צָרִיךְ לְחַכּוֹת וְלִרְאוֹת.
tsarich lechakot velir’ot.
We need to wait and see.
יֵשׁ לָזֶה הַרְבֵּה צְדָדִים.
yesh laze harbe tsdadim.
There are many sides to it.