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A new, previously unknown piece of information or news, often from one's personal circle. It is often used in the plural.
Hast du schon die großen Neuigkeiten gehört? Anna und Tom heiraten!
Have you already heard the big news? Anna and Tom are getting married!
'Neuigkeit' (piece of news) is derived from the adjective 'neu' (new). The ending '-igkeit' is often used to form nouns from adjectives that describe a quality or thing.
Jede kleine Neuigkeit über das Projekt ist für uns wichtig.
Every little piece of news about the project is important to us.
Although there is a singular form, the word is very often used in the plural, 'Neuigkeiten'. It then means 'news' or 'new information' in general.
Wir haben bei einem Kaffee die neuesten Neuigkeiten ausgetauscht.
We exchanged the latest news over coffee.
Common verbs used with 'Neuigkeiten' (news) are 'erfahren' (to find out), 'hören' (to hear), 'erzählen' (to tell), and 'austauschen' (to exchange).
Ich muss dir unbedingt die neuesten Neuigkeiten erzählen!
I absolutely have to tell you the latest news!
message / news
A Nachricht is information that someone communicates to another person. Neuigkeit, by contrast, emphasizes that the information was previously unknown. For a communication, Nachricht is appropriate; when the new content is surprising, Neuigkeit is more appropriate.
Dass Lea im Juli heiratet, war für mich eine echte Neuigkeit.
The fact that Lea is getting married in July was real news to me.
Lea schickte mir die Nachricht, dass sie im Juli heiratet.
Lea sent me the message that she is getting married in July.
