Phrase · 🎙️ Managing the conversation

Por cierto, ¿sabes algo de Laura?

By the way, have you heard anything from Laura?

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Why every word is where it is

Por1prepositionbycierto1adjectivethe way (lit. certain)masc. · sing.,¿sabes2verbdo you knowsaber · present · 2nd sing.algo2pronounanythingsing.de2prepositionabout, fromLauranounLaura?

sabes → algo: obj
sabes → de: prep

Word for word: “By the way, do you know anything of Laura?”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Por cierto = by the way: it opens a side topic. It does not mean certainly (por supuesto). Discourse markers B2: contrast, digression and reformulation →
2
saber algo de alguien = to have news of someone.

Variations

A propósito, ¿sabes algo de Laura?
Por cierto, ¿has sabido algo de Laura?