What You Heard and Where It Came From
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Oktubre 26, 2026
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Makinig at magbalik-aral
Magdagdag ng hindi bababa sa 2 Kard ng Voca para magamit ang Makinig at magbalik-aral at makapagsanay gamit ang audio.
Everyday Spanish expressions mark who said what and what you know firsthand. You talk with Ana and Luis about an office move, using familiar speech with coworkers. Report phrases, direct-source expressions, and cautious replies keep rumors separate from verified details.
Mga kard ng Voca
1.
me dijeron que
I was told that
Ana, me dijeron que vamos a cambiar de oficina.
Ana, I was told we're moving to a different office.
2.
por lo que me cuentas
from what you're telling me
Por lo que me cuentas, Luis ya conoce la nueva oficina.
From what you're telling me, Luis is already familiar with the new office.
Bases your statement on what the person you are addressing has told you.
3.
según dicen
from what people are saying
Según dicen, nos mudamos el próximo mes, Ana.
From what people are saying, we're moving next month, Ana.
Leaves the source unnamed and does not guarantee the claim is true.
4.
se comenta que
people are saying that
Se comenta que la nueva oficina queda cerca de tu casa.
People are saying the new office is close to your house.
Refers to talk circulating among people, not necessarily an official announcement.
5.
por lo que me cuentan
from what I've been told
Por lo que me cuentan, tú y Luis van a trabajar juntos.
From what I've been told, you and Luis are going to work together.
Bases the statement on other people's reports rather than personal observation.
6.
enterarse por alguien
find out from someone
Me enteré por Luis de que la mudanza será en junio.
I found out from Luis that the move will be in June.
'por' marks the person who gave you the news; 'de' introduces what you learned.
7.
saber algo de oídas
know something only by hearsay
Ana, solo sé de oídas que la nueva oficina es más grande.
Ana, I've only heard secondhand that the new office is bigger.
Used for knowledge gained by hearing about something, not through personal experience.
8.
enterarse por boca de alguien
find out directly from someone
Me enteré por boca de Ana de que ya firmaron el contrato.
I found out directly from Ana that they've already signed the contract.
Emphasizes which person passed on the news; that person need not have witnessed it.
9.
oír algo de boca de alguien
hear something directly from someone
Oí de boca de Luis que tú también irás a la nueva oficina.
I heard directly from Luis that you're going to the new office too.
Emphasizes that you personally heard the named person say it.
10.
saber algo de primera mano
know something firsthand
Sé de primera mano que hay espacio para todos: visité la oficina.
I know firsthand that there's room for everyone: I visited the office.
Claims direct access to the information, not just a chain of reports.
11.
ver algo con los propios ojos
see something with one's own eyes
Ana, vi la nueva oficina con mis propios ojos.
Ana, I saw the new office with my own eyes.
Emphasizes personal visual confirmation. The possessive changes to match whose eyes are meant.
12.
de buena fuente
from a reliable source
Sé de buena fuente que mañana nos confirman la dirección, Ana.
I know from a reliable source that they'll confirm the address for us tomorrow, Ana.
Suggests a reliable source without naming them or claiming firsthand knowledge.
13.
en palabras de alguien
in someone's words
En palabras de Luis, la nueva oficina es «mucho más cómoda».
In Luis's words, the new office is "much more comfortable."
Often introduces someone's wording or a direct quotation; slightly more formal than ordinary reporting.
14.
llegar a oídos de alguien
reach someone's ears
La fecha de la mudanza llegó a mis oídos por Ana.
The moving date reached my ears through Ana.
Presents information as news that reached someone, often indirectly.
15.
correr el rumor de que
be rumored that
Corre el rumor de que nos mudamos el lunes, pero Luis no sabe nada.
It's rumored that we're moving on Monday, but Luis doesn't know anything about it.
Marks a claim as circulating but unconfirmed; it does not mean the claim is false.
16.
hacerse eco de algo
repeat something, pass something along
Ana, solo me hago eco de lo que dijo Luis sobre la mudanza.
Ana, I'm just passing along what Luis said about the move.
More common in careful speech or news reporting. Repeating a report does not mean confirming it.
17.
que yo sepa
as far as I know, to my knowledge
Que yo sepa, Luis aún no recibió la nueva dirección.
As far as I know, Luis hasn't received the new address yet.
Limits the claim to your own knowledge and leaves room for information you may have missed.
18.
hasta donde sé
as far as I know
Hasta donde sé, tú y Luis seguirán en el mismo equipo.
As far as I know, you and Luis will stay on the same team.
Sets a boundary on what you can confirm; it does not express certainty about everything.
19.
me consta que
I know for a fact that
Me consta que Ana recibió las llaves: yo se las di.
I know for a fact that Ana got the keys: I gave them to her myself.
'me consta que' presents something as established through evidence, not merely reported.
20.
No me consta.
I can't confirm that.
Ana dice que nos mudamos el lunes, pero no me consta.
Ana says we're moving on Monday, but I can't confirm that.
'No me consta.' means the speaker cannot verify the claim, not that the claim is false.