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Asking the Boss for a Day Off

请假

Qǐngjià

6:57 min video · 18 sentences · 4 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  3. 0:23
  4. 0:55
  5. 1:03
  6. 1:12
  7. 1:31
  8. 1:39
  9. 1:53
  10. 2:04
  11. 2:17
  12. 2:34
  13. 2:56
  14. 3:15
  15. 3:28
  16. 3:43
  17. 3:48
  18. 4:00

About this lesson

The viewer will be able to ask a boss for a day off, give a reason and say thanks, using simple 是 sentences.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说?, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
请假qǐngjiàask for leaveHSK 1
后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrowHSK 1
姐姐jiějieolder sisterHSK 1
放假fàngjiàhave a holiday / vacationHSK 1

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