Day 75: Two Months of Parental Leave
At a logistics company in Duisburg, Julius Petersen (B), who joined the team a month ago, comes to see his manager, Christiane Nowak (A).
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a German word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native German, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
Herr Petersen, Sie wollten mich sprechen?
Mr Petersen, you wanted to see me?
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B
Im Februar kommt unser Baby. Ab April würde ich gern zwei Monate Elternzeit nehmen, damit meine Frau wieder arbeiten kann.
Our baby is due in February. I'd like to take two months of parental leave from April, so that my wife can go back to work.
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A
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Das lässt sich einrichten, der Antrag ist spätestens sieben Wochen vorher einzureichen.
Congratulations! That can be arranged; the application has to be handed in at least seven weeks beforehand.
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B
Da bin ich erleichtert. Mein Vater meint nämlich, Elternzeit sei Frauensache.
That's a relief. My father reckons parental leave is women's business, you see.
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A
Mein Mann war bei beiden Kindern vier Monate zu Hause, heute leitet er eine Abteilung.
My husband stayed at home for four months after each of our two children, and now he runs a department.
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B
Das erzähle ich meinem Vater. Notfalls sage ich einfach, meine Chefin habe es angeordnet.
I'll tell my father that. If all else fails, I'll just say my boss ordered it.
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