Day 44: Ask for the Raise Before Friday
At home in Saltillo, Cinthia (A) gets her boyfriend, Fabricio (B), to play her boss so she can rehearse asking for a raise.
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 Spanish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, 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
Ándale, tú eres mi jefe. Quiero ensayar cómo pedir el aumento.
Go on, you be my boss. I want to practice asking for the raise.
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B
A ver, Cinthia, siéntate. Ya sabes que este año no hay dinero.
All right, Cinthia, have a seat. You know there's no money this year.
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A
Aunque no haya, lo voy a pedir. Traje mis números para que los veas.
Even if there isn't, I'm going to ask for it. I've brought my figures so you can see them.
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B
Están muy bien, pero la empresa anda apretada. Luego lo vemos, ¿sí?
They're very good, but money's tight at the company right now. We'll look at it later, OK?
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A
Luego es nunca. Llevo dos años sin aumento y me lo merezco.
“Later” means never. I've gone two years without a raise, and I deserve one.
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B
Me rindo. Así, el viernes no le queda de otra.
I give up. Talk like that on Friday and he'll have no choice.
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