Day 178: The Boss Offers His Chair
At an office in Monterrey, Tomás (A), a junior employee, goes to see his manager, Rolando (B), about his old chair.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Jefe, me duele la espalda. ¡Mi silla está rota!
Boss, my back hurts. My chair's broken!
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B
Usa la mÃa hoy. La nueva llega mañana.
Use mine today. The new one arrives tomorrow.
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A
¿La suya? ¿Y usted?
Yours? What about you?
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B
Normalmente estoy en juntas todo el dÃa.
I'm normally in meetings all day.
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A
¡Qué cómoda! ¿Por qué no se queda usted con la nueva?
It's so comfortable! Why don't you keep the new one?
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