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Calling in Sick for School

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ID: 2379 Elementary
Little Zhang Tiantian isn't feeling well today. As a result, Tiantian's mom calls Teacher Li at the kindergarten to get Tiantian excused from school. Learn how to call in sick in this lesson!
Fri Feb 14 2014 | Greg, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
老师 lǎoshī teacher
帮 bāng to help
假 jià time off, vacation day
身体 shēntǐ body
喂，是李老师吗？
wéi ，shì Lǐ lǎoshī ma ？
Hello, is this Teacher Li?
是的。你是哪位？
shì de 。nǐ shì nǎ wèi ？
It is. Who is this?
我是张天天的妈妈。我要帮天天请天假，他今天身体不舒服，不能来幼儿园了。
wǒ shì zhāngtiāntiān de māma 。wǒ yào bāng tiāntiān qǐng tiān jià ，tā jīntiān shēntǐ bù shūfu ，bùnéng lái yòuéryuán le 。
I'm Zhang Tiantian's mom. I want to ask for a day off for Tiantian. He's not feeling well today and can't come to kindergarten.
哦，他怎么了？
ò ，tā zěnmele ？
Oh, what's wrong with him?
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