Diferencias entre "Hear of" y "Hear about" en inglés

Clase 3 de 22 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Solicitudes y Pronombres Reflexivos

Resumen

Hear of es usado para tomar conciencia o aprender que algo o alguien existe.

Hear about es empleado para obtener información o estar informado de algo a alguien.

Ejemplos utilizando hear about/of

Q: Have you heard of that new restaurant they’re building? (Hace referencia si sabías que el restaurante existía)
A: I’ve never heard of it. (Hace referencia a que no sabía de la existencia del restaurante)

Q: Have you heard about John’s girlfriend? (Alguien más te informa sobre su novia)
A: I heard about a new restaurant downtown. (Alguien más te informa sobre el nuevo restaurante)

A: I heard of a new Spanish restaurant downtown. (I have learned that there is a new restaurant downtown)
A: I heard about a new Spanish restaurant downtown. (Someone told me about this new restaurant)

Practiquemos el uso de hear about/of

Completa los espacios en blanco con la respuesta correcta.

Q: Have you heard of the new English course English Academy launched?
A: Yes! I heard 1)____ this course last week. A friend of mine told me.

Q: You have never heard 2)____ Michael Jackson?
A: I haven’t. Who is he?
A: Wow, he is one of the best artists this world has ever had!

Respuestas

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Ejercicio utilizando hear about/of

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Contribución creada por Andrés Guano (Platzi Contributor).

Maria Alejandra Liscano

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Hear of: To become aware or learn that something or someone exists. Hear about: To be informed of something or someone.

Juan Esteban Calle Arroyave

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Thank you for this resource

Felipe Bernardo González Barranco

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Thank you!!

Leandro Alvarez

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Heard of
- to become aware or learn that something or someone exists
  - Have you heard of that new restaurant they’re building
  - I’ve never heard of it
Heard about
- Means to be informed of, gain knowledge of
  - Have you heard about john’s girlfriend
  - I heard about a new restaurant downtown

Luis Falconí

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The concept of "hear of" and "hear about" refers to the act of receiving information or news about something or someone. Here is the explanation in English:

"Hear of":

Structure: Subject + "hear of" + noun or pronoun.
Usage: It is used to indicate that someone has learned about the existence of something or someone for the first time.
Example in a series: In the show "Friends", in the episode "The One Where Everybody Finds Out", Phoebe says: "I can't believe nobody heard of me, I'm like a local celebrity!"

"Hear about":

Structure: Subject + "hear about" + noun or pronoun.
Usage: It is used to indicate that someone has received information or heard about the details or events related to something or someone.
Example in a movie: In the film "The Social Network", the character of Mark Zuckerberg says: "I heard about this new website called Facebook. I want to see what it's all about."

Michale alexander Ramirez zelada

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What’s the difference between HEAR OF and HEAR ABOUT.

HEAR OF means to become aware or learn that something or someone exists. For example: Have you heard of that new restaurant they’re building? (Did you know that this new restaurant is going to exist?). I’ve never heard of it (I didn’t know this restaurant was going to exist).

HEAR ABOUT means to be informed of or gain knowledge of. The main difference between hear about and hear of is that when you say hear about it’s because someone else told you about this. For example: Have you heard about John’s girlfriend? (did someone tell you about what happened to her?)

Gabriel Obregón

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What’s the difference between HEAR OF and HEAR ABOUT.

HEAR OF means to become aware or learn that something or someone exists. For example:
Have you heard of that new restaurant they’re building? (Did you know that this new restaurant is going to exist?). I’ve never heard of it (I didn’t know this restaurant was going to exist).
HEAR ABOUT means to be informed of or gain knowledge of. The main difference between hear about and hear of is that when you say hear about it’s because someone else told you about this. For example: Have you heard about John’s girlfriend? (did someone tell you about what happened to her?)

Eduardo Vázquez Zavala

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Why the question starts with pronoun You and not with the auxiliary have?

Cesar Eduardo Cordero Caicedo

Team Platzi•

Great question!

According to the example, It is not a normal question, but the person asking already knows that the other person is not familiar with the artist. So, in this case it is like a combination of asking/repeating/confirming the statement.

Who's Michael Jackson? What? You've never heard of Michael Jackson?!

Andy Javier Fernández Flores

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Can we consider 'heard of' and 'heard about' as collocations?

Sura Naileth Cedeño Lopez

Team Platzi•

Hi Andy!I Cesar says: they're more prepositional/phrasal verbs. A verb that often goes with a particular preposition: Adapt to Admire for Borrow from Agree on

Diego Arnoldo Tobar Zamora

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so interesting :)

Luis Quiroz Prada

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Para usar "hear of" y "hear about", recuerda lo siguiente:

"Hear of" se utiliza para expresar conocimiento de la existencia de algo, por ejemplo: "¿Has oído de este nuevo restaurante?".
"Hear about" implica que alguien te ha informado sobre algo, como en: "He oído hablar de un nuevo restaurante".

Es clave distinguir que "hear of" no requiere que alguien te haya contado, mientras que "hear about" sí implica que otra persona te ha dado esa información.

Camilo Andrés Villegas Roche

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I´ve heard of some python courses I'll take'em and afetr finish this one I'll take the next English course till I finish the B1 learing path.

María Magdalena Anell Moreno

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-YES¡ i heard about this course last week. A friend of mine told me.

you have never heard of Michael Jackson ?

Sindy Barragán

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1. Kevin says she’s a famous writer, but I’ve never heard of her before.

2. I’ve just heard about your exam result. Congratulations! You have passed.

3. “He lives in Barrow”. - Where’s that? I’ve never heard of that place.

4. A: Have you heard about John? B: Yes, he broke his leg.

5. A: Have you heard of Michael Jackson? B: You mean the artist who is referred to as the king of pop music? Of course I’ve heard of him!

6. Have you heard of Ahmed’s restaurant? Yeah! It’s famous for its fried fish.

7. Everyone is talking about this famous singer who passed away this morning, but I have never heard of him before.

8. Have you heard about Ana’s marriage? They say it was great!

Sindy Barragán

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Have you heard of the new English course English Academy launched? Yes, I heard about this course last week. A friend of mine told me.

You have never heard of/about Michael Jackson? I haven’t. Who is he? Wow, he is one of the best artist this world has ever had!

David Fabian Bolaños

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I've heard of the new courses Platzi has launched. I want to take the Prompt Engineering Course. I've heard about this skill that is going to be demanding In the near future.

Daniel Steven Carrera Osorno

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Yeah! I heard about it too.

Ivan Cajamarca

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Kevin says she's a famous writer, but I've never heard of her before.
I've just heard about your exam result. Congratulations! You have passed.
I've never hear of that place.
Have you hear about John?
A: Have you hear of Michael Jackson? B: You mean the artist who referred to as the king of pop music? Of course I've hear of him
Have you hear of Ahmed's restaruant?
Everyone is talking about this famous singer who passed away this morning, but I've have never heard of him before.
Have you hear about Ana's marriage? They said it was great.

Maria Alejandra Liscano

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Where are the slides of this course? I can't find them anywhere

Dani Landa

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Here and at the first class :) https://static.platzi.com/media/public/uploads/intermediate-english-course-b1_-requests-and-reflective-pronouns-_-slides_7abdca3e-38ad-4580-b8b8-7a954afa6479.pdf

Celin Idalia Álvarez Cedillos

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Hi, I have a question In the excersice 5, in the second line, why do you use “heard of” if with the context that person knows who is Michael Jackson? Can I use about too? A: Have you heard of Michael Jackson? B: You mean the artist who is referred to as the king of pop music? Of course I’ve heard of him!.

Thansk!

Cesar Eduardo Cordero Caicedo

Team Platzi•

Hi Celin! In this example I am not sure if the other person knows who Michael Jackson is. That's the reason why we use "of". . You could also ask: "Have you heard about Michael Jackson?" In this case I know that you know him, but I am asking you if you know what's happened to him. . I hope it's clear. Thanks for your question.

IVON MORALES

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Hi teacher. I'm agree with you, but How you can know if the person know or didn't know someome?; it's just a little doubt!. I think it depends of the relationship and If they met before.

Carlos Manosalva R.

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I would say that to "hear of" is to know for myself and to "hear about" is know for something or someone. What do you think about it?

Angela Mateus

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Hi, I have a question In the excersice 5, in the second line, why do you use "heard of" if with the context that person knows who is Michael Jackson? Can I use about too? A: Have you heard of Michael Jackson? B: You mean the artist who is referred to as the king of pop music? Of course I’ve heard of him!.

Thansk!

Cesar Eduardo Cordero Caicedo

Team Platzi•

Hi Angela! Yes, you can also use "about" there.

David Tomé

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I created a key memory to remember when use correctly "hear of" and "hear about"

Hear about: I take the letter "A" from English and convert it into "Alguien" in Spanish, it means SOMEONE/ALGUIEN told me the information.

The phrase is: "Escuché de Alguien" = "I heard About."

The other is easier to remember and learn, but I thought this difference was necessary to memorize.

Ronald Gutiérrez

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Have you heard about the new restaurant downtown?
I heard about her promotion. That’s amazing!
Did you hear about the accident on 5th Avenue?
Have you heard of Elon Musk?
I’ve never heard of that band before.
She’s famous in Europe, but I’ve only just heard of her.