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Back to work 🥲 Emails, meetings, coffee machines… September is here and our holidays are officially over! In this episode, let’s make the “back to work” season a little less painful by learning small talk in Mandarin about office life, meetings, coffee, and even complaining in a cute way.

📘 Grammar of the Day

要 (yào) + Verb = need to / going to

• 我要上班。
  I need to go to work.
• 我们要开会。
  We are going to have a meeting.
• 老板要加班。
  The boss wants us to work overtime.

👉 Super easy: 要 + verb = something you’re going to do or need to do.

🗂️ Key Vocabulary + Examples

1. 上班 – shàngbān – to go to work
   我每天八点上班。
   I go to work at 8 every day.
2. 下班 – xiàbān – to get off work
   六点下班，太开心了！
   Getting off work at 6, so happy!
3. 加班 – jiābān – overtime
   今天要加班。
   Today I need to work overtime.
4. 请假 – qǐngjià – to ask for leave
   我想请假一天。
   I want to take one day off.
5. 同事 – tóngshì – colleague
   我的同事很友好。
   My colleague is very friendly.
6. 老板 – lǎobǎn – boss
   老板要开会。
   The boss wants a meeting.
7. 开会 – kāihuì – to have a meeting
   我们十点开会。
   We have a meeting at 10.
8. 报告 – bàogào – report
   我要写一个报告。
   I need to write a report.
9. 截止日期 – jiézhǐ rìqī – deadline
   截止日期是明天！
   The deadline is tomorrow!
10. 项目 – xiàngmù – project
    我们有一个新项目。
    We have a new project.
11. 电脑 – diànnǎo – computer
    我的电脑很慢。
    My computer is very slow.
12. 咖啡 – kāfēi – coffee
    没有咖啡，我不能上班。
    Without coffee, I can’t go to work.
13. 累 – lèi – tired
    上班五分钟，累一天。
    Five minutes at work, tired all day.
14. 工资 – gōngzī – salary
    工资到了！
    Salary arrived!
15. 假期综合症 – jiàqī zōnghé zhèng – holiday syndrome
    我有假期综合症。
    I have holiday syndrome.