VOCABULARY
初耳
ha
は
tsu
つ
mi
み
mi
み
first time hearing (of it)
something heard for the first time, new information, first hearing
noun
idiom
Example sentences
その話は初耳です。
This is the first I'm hearing of that story.
彼が結婚するなんて初耳だ。
It's the first I've heard that he's getting married.
それは私にとって全くの初耳だった。
That was completely new information to me.
へえ、それは初耳だね。
Oh, that's the first time I've heard of it.
Practice exercises
1
その話は私にとって初耳でした。
That story was news to me.
Answer
初耳
2
彼が結婚していたなんて、まさに初耳だ。
That he was married is truly news to me.
Answer
初耳
3
そのプロジェクトが中止になったとは、全く初耳で驚きました。
That the project was cancelled was absolutely news to me; I was surprised.
Answer
初耳
4
彼が海外に転勤したという話は、私にとってはまさに初耳で、思わず声を上げてしまいました。
The news that he transferred overseas was truly news to me, and I unintentionally raised my voice.
Answer
初耳
5
その話は初耳だ。
That story is news to me.
Answer
初耳