Pathway · A1
Business & finance
Formal introductions, departments, meeting times, documents and simple invoice questions at A1.
Themes: Introductions · Departments · Meetings & times · Documents · Invoices & numbers
Grammar focus
Days and times for meetings
Use „am“ with days and „um“ with clock times: am Montag um zehn Uhr.
Native-speaker review required
Lesson 1 · 5 min
Darf ich mich vorstellen?
A formal introduction at the office.
- · Introduce yourself formally with Sie
- · Name your department
- · Say your company
Lesson 2 · 5 min
Termin am Montag
Agreeing a meeting day and time.
- · Suggest a day and time
- · Accept or decline politely
- · Confirm an appointment
Lesson 3 · 5 min
Dokumente im Büro
Naming the paperwork on your desk.
- · Name common business documents
- · Say something is ready or missing
- · Ask a colleague to send a file
Lesson 4 · 5 min
Die Rechnung ist offen
A simple question about an invoice.
- · Say an invoice is open or paid
- · Give an amount in euros
- · Ask when payment arrives
Lesson 5 · 6 min
Am Telefon
A short, polite business phone call.
- · Answer the phone with your name
- · Ask someone to wait
- · Take a short message