Day 236 of 237

Day 236: Gym Pass from the First

In a company office in Wolfsburg, Valentina Russo (A), a manager, talks to Maxim Keller (B), a new employee, on his first day at the end of September.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning

  1. A

    Übrigens bezahlt die Firma die Hälfte fürs Fitnessstudio. Haben Sie Interesse?

    By the way, the company pays half of your gym membership. Are you interested?

  2. B

    Sehr gern! Meine Sporttasche ist schon im Auto.

    I'd love to! My gym bag's already in the car.

  3. A

    Leider geht es erst ab dem ersten Oktober.

    I'm afraid it only starts on the first of October.

  4. B

    Warum denn erst ab dem ersten?

    Why only from the first?

  5. A

    Weil der Vertrag immer am Monatsanfang beginnt. Heute können Sie aber die Treppe nehmen!

    Because the contract always starts at the beginning of the month. But today you can take the stairs!

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