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Ways To Talk About Holiday

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ID: 7411 Intermediate
Whether it be a long weekend, a national holiday or a vacation to the Bahamas, if you or your friends have a job, you’ll find yourself talking about holidays in Chinese. 请假、放假、休假 and 度假 are some of the most commonly used phrases when talking about holidays in Chinese so tune in and get practicing.   Check out the lesson that inspired today's Qing Wen - 4 Day Work Week. For even more examples and some extended phrases, check out THIS POST on the ChinesePod forum and continue the discussion.
Fri Oct 23 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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假
jià
holiday; vacation; leave
请假
qǐngjià
to ask for leave
我想请假。
wǒ xiǎng qǐngjià 。
I would like to ask for some leave.
我想请五天假。
wǒ xiǎng qǐng wǔtiān jià 。
I would like to ask for five days off.
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