Calling in Sick
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ID: 0111
Elementary
So, we actually tried to buy you a keyboard (with the “sick” sound effects) from “Ferris Buller’s Day Off” and send it to you to make your phone call to the boss sound more believable, but instead got you the next best thing: a lesson on “Calling in Sick”. In this podcast you’ll learn how to use Mandarin Chinese to tell your boss you can’t come to work today because you have the flu. (Excuses for why the boss saw you at happy hour the same day to follow).
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 能 | néng | to be able | |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work | |
| 不舒服 | bù shūfu | uncomfortable | |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | to catch the flu; to catch a cold |
老板我今天不能来上班了
lǎobǎn 老板wǒ 我jīntiān 今天bùnéng 不能lái 来shàngbān le 上班了
I'm sorry, boss. I can't come to work today.
为什么你不舒服吗
wèishénme 为什么nǐ 你bù shūfu 不舒服ma 吗
Why? Are you sick?
对我感冒了
duì 对wǒ 我gǎnmào le 感冒了
Yes. I have the flu.
好那你好好照顾自己明天见
hǎo 好nà 那nǐ 你hǎohāo 好好zhàogùzìjǐ 照顾自己míngtiānjiàn 明天见
OK. Then take good care of yourself. See you tomorrow.
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