Lesson 155 Holiday 第一百五十五课 假日 (3)

Cam: It’s vacation week on Chinese Studio. Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Cam.

YJ: And wo shi Yajie. We’ve been talking about taking a vacation all week, and Cam, you look like you need one.

Cam: I most certainly do. But before I take off for warmer climes, let’s check Key Words of the Day.

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Key Words of the Day

You look like you need a vacation.你看上去需要休假. Annual vacation 年假. How many vacation days do I have?我有多少天年假? Ask for a sick leave 请病假 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

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YJ: Well Cam, I told you look like you need a vacation. In Chinese, I could say 你看上去需要休假.

Cam: ni3 kan4shang4qu4 xu1yao4 xiu1jia4.

YJ: kan4shang4qu4 means look like,

Cam: kan4shang4qu

YJ: xu1yao4 means need,

Cam: xu1 yao4.

YJ: xiu1 jia4 means vacation,

Cam: xiu1 jia4.

YJ: so it’s “ni3 kan4shang4qu4 xu1yao4 xiu1jia4.” You look like you need a vacation.

Cam: Yes indeed, wo3 kan4shang4qu4 xu1yao4 xiu1jia4.

Conversation 1:

A:你看上去需要休假.

B 我也这么认为,最近太累了。

Cam: So I take a vacation each year, which is my annual vacation. How do I say that?

YJ: it’s nian2 jia4.年假.

Cam: nian2 jia4.

YJ: nian2 is short for mei3 nian2, which means each year or annual,

Cam: nian2

YJ: jia4 means vacation,

Cam: jia4,

YJ: nian2 jia4, annual vacation,

Cam: nian2 jia4. And how many days do I have for my annual vacation?

YJ: Well, you can ask wang wenzhi by saying “wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4”.我有多少天年假?

Cam: wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4

YJ: wo3 you3 means I have,

Cam: wo3 you3,

YJ: duo1 shao3 tian1, how many days,

Cam: duo1 shao3 tian1,

YJ: nian2 jia4, annual vacation,

Cam: nian2 jia4.

YJ: wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4

Cam: wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4 How many vacation days do I have?

Conversation 2:

A:你休年假了吗?

B:还没有。请问我有多少天年假?

A:你有15天年假。

Cam: Yajie, I don’t feel very well, I guess maybe I’ve caught a cold again…

YJ: poor Cam, then you should ask for a sick leave.

Cam: I think so… how should I say that in Chinese?

YJ: you can say “qing3 bing4 jia4”

Cam: qing3 bing4 jia4

YJ: qing3 means apply for or ask for,

Cam: qing3,

YJ: bing4 jia4, sick leave,

Cam: bing4 jia4.

YJ: qing3 bing4 jia4

Cam: qing3 bing4 jia4 ask for a sick leave.

YJ: Cam, you do need a vacation.

Cam: right…

Conversation 3:

A:我感觉不太舒服。我想请病假。

B:好吧。回去好好休息一下。

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Key Words Reminder

You look like you need a vacation.你看上去需要休假. Annual vacation 年假. How many vacation days do I have?我有多少天年假? Ask for a sick leave 请病假 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

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Cam: We’ve already come to the end of the show. Yajie, would you like to ask our question of the day?

YJ: Sure. How do you say “annual vacation” in Chinese?

Cam: See ya tomorrow!

Yajie: Ming tian jian.