How to ask for a day off in Chinese
You work at a small office in Shanghai. You need to take a day off tomorrow, so you go to your manager's desk to ask. The manager is friendly and speaks slowly.
How the conversation starts
李经理 (Manager Li) · your team manager
Ask for a day off
What you do
- Say you want to take a day off
- Say which day
- Thank the manager
What to say
- 我想请一天假。Wǒ xiǎng qǐng yì tiān jià.I'd like to take a day off.
- 明天可以吗？Míngtiān kěyǐ ma?Is tomorrow okay?
- 谢谢经理。Xièxie jīnglǐ.Thank you, manager.
Ask for a day off
You work at a small company in Shanghai. You need to take Friday off to go to a friend's wedding. You go to your manager's desk to ask for the day off. The manager is friendly and uses simple words.
What you do
- Say you want to ask for a day off
- Say which day you need off
- Give a simple reason
What to say
- 我想请一天假。Wǒ xiǎng qǐng yì tiān jià.I'd like to ask for a day off.
3 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Day off: the client comes that day
You work at a company in Shanghai and want Friday off for a friend's wedding in Hangzhou. But a client from Germany visits on Friday, and you were going to present the report. You can finish the report by Thursday evening, and your colleague 小张 (Xiao Zhang) could look after the client. Leave is applied for in DingTalk (钉钉).
What you do
- Ask for Friday off and give the reason
- The client visits on Friday: offer a plan so the work is covered
- Ask how to apply in the system, and say you'll be reachable
What to say
- 经理，我想请周五一天假，我朋友在杭州结婚。Jīnglǐ, wǒ xiǎng qǐng zhōuwǔ yì tiān jià, wǒ péngyou zài Hángzhōu jiéhūn.Manager, I'd like Friday off. My friend is getting married in Hangzhou.
4 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Now say it out loud
In Kaiko, 李经理 (Manager Li) answers you out loud in Chinese, and a coach corrects you as you go.