Holidays

 

ni3 shen2me5 shi2hou4 xiu1jia4
你什么时候休假 ?
When are you taking your holidays?

 

Chun1jie2 de shi2hou4 wo3 you3 er4shi2tian1 jia4
春节的时候我有二十天假
I have 20 days holiday during the Spring Holiday.

 

Xue2xiao4 fang4jia4 duo1chang2 shi2jian1
学校放假多长时间
How long are the school holidays?

 

Han2jia4 yi1ge4yue4
寒假一个月
The winter holidays last a month.

 

Shu3jia4 liang3ge4yue4
暑假两个月。
The summer holidays last two months.

 

Jin1tian1 shang4wu3 wo3 sheng1bing4 qing3jia4
今天上午我生病请假。
This morning I was ill and I asked for permission so I didn't have to go to work.

 

Vocabulary

English	Chinese (phonetic)	Chinese (written)
Holidays	Jia4	假
To take holiday	Xiu1jia4	休假
When (?)	Shen2me5shi2hou4	什么时候
When	......de shi2hou4	...... 的时候
How long	Duo1chang2shi2jian1	多长时间
School winter holidays	Han2jia4	寒假
School summer holidays	Shu3jia4	暑假
To be ill	Sheng1bing4	生病
To ask for permission	Qing3jia4	请假

 

Chinese Character of the Day

jia4 (holidays).

 

Holidays

In China, the time people take their annual leave depends on where they work. Children have their school winter holidays (in January and February) and their summer holidays (in June, July and August).

On the 1st May, the Chinese usually have a long bank holiday and they have a 7 day break.

On the 1st October, Chinese National Holiday, they usually have another 7 day break.

In the sping holiday, everybody takes from 7 days to one month off. This is the most important holiday in China, and when the Chinese have the most holiday days.

 

 

 

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