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announcement
A public message, usually broadcast over loudspeakers, addressed to a group of people, for example at a train station, airport, or department store.
Achtung, eine wichtige Durchsage: Der Zug nach Berlin hat 15 Minuten Verspätung.
Attention, an important announcement: The train to Berlin is delayed by 15 minutes.
'Die Durchsage' (announcement) is the noun form of the separable verb 'durchsagen' (to announce over a loudspeaker). It is made up of 'durch' (through) and 'sagen' (to say) and literally means to 'say' information 'through' a medium (such as a loudspeaker) to many people.
Der Pilot sagte durch, dass wir bald landen würden.
The pilot announced that we would be landing soon.
In everyday language, the phrase 'eine Durchsage machen' (to make an announcement) is usually used when someone is speaking. When listening, you use 'eine Durchsage hören' (to hear an announcement).
Am Bahnsteig wurde gerade eine Durchsage gemacht.
An announcement was just made on the platform.
The content of an announcement is often introduced with a colon or a 'dass' (that) clause. The announcement itself often begins with signal words such as 'Achtung' (attention).
Die Durchsage lautete: „Der Flug nach Paris hat eine Stunde Verspätung.“
The announcement said: 'The flight to Paris is delayed by one hour.'
report / notification
'die Meldung' and 'die Durchsage' are both messages. But 'die Meldung' is usually a short news item that you read or hear in the media. 'die Durchsage' is spoken publicly, usually over loudspeakers, for example at a train station, airport, or department store. The words can be confused because both pass on information. Pay attention to the form: A 'Meldung' can appear in an app, newspaper, or news broadcast. A 'Durchsage' is something you hear in a place where many people need to be informed at the same time.
Am Bahnhof kam eine Durchsage, dass der Zug später abfährt.
At the train station, there was an announcement that the train would depart later.
In der App sehe ich eine Meldung über eine neue Baustelle.
In the app, I see a report about a new construction site.