Talking About the News in Spain
Sharing, questioning and discussing the news with people in Spain.
In Spain the news comes up everywhere: the daily papers on the bar counter, the radio in the kitchen, the telediario at lunch and dinner time, and plenty of WhatsApp forwards of doubtful origin. The cards follow a morning at the neighbourhood bar in Madrid and a long lunch with a friend, from sharing a headline to steering away from a heated topic.
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¿Has visto las noticias hoy?
Have you seen the news today?
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¿Tú por dónde te informas?
Where do you get your news from?
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Suelo leerlas en el móvil, de camino al trabajo.
I usually read it on my phone on the way to work.
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Por lo visto va a haber huelga de trenes.
Apparently there's going to be a train strike.
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Han dicho en la radio que va a hacer un calor horrible.
They said on the radio it's going to be really hot.
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No me lo puedo creer.
I can't believe it.
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¿Eso es verdad o es un bulo?
Is that true or is it a hoax?
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Hay que mirar de dónde sale la noticia.
You have to check where the story comes from.
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El titular dice una cosa y el artículo otra.
The headline says one thing and the article says another.
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He dejado de ver el telediario, me deprime.
I've stopped watching the TV news, it gets me down.
- 11
Los alquileres no paran de subir.
Rents just keep going up.
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Siempre es lo mismo.
It's always the same thing.
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¿Tú qué opinas de esto?
What do you make of it?
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No tengo una opinión muy formada.
I haven't really made up my mind about it.
- 15
Depende del periódico que leas.
It depends which paper you read.
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Cada periódico lo cuenta a su manera.
Every paper tells it its own way.
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Lo he leído en el periódico del bar.
I read it in the bar's newspaper.
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¿Te has enterado de lo del incendio?
Have you heard about the fire?
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Ojalá lo apaguen pronto.
Hopefully they'll put it out soon.
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¿Cambiamos de tema?
Shall we change the subject?