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Das ist mir neu.

[das ist miːɐ̯ nɔʏ̯]

phrase

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. That's news to me.
  2. You say this when you are being told a fact or an event for the very first time and had no prior knowledge of it.
Examples

Wusstest du, dass er morgen kündigt? Nein, das ist mir neu.

Did you know he is quitting tomorrow? No, that's news to me.

Hat der Laden am Sonntag offen? Das ist mir neu.

Is the shop open on Sunday? That's news to me.

Pronunciationdas ist miːɐ̯ nɔʏ̯

Registerneutral

How it is usedReacting to information you didn't know.

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