HEYGOW ASMR

The working day

10 phrases
HD
wǒ jiǔ diǎn shàngbān.
我九点上班。
ENI start at nine
HD
jīntiān yào jiābān.
今天要加班。
ENI have to work late today
HD
wǒ kuài xiàbān le.
我快下班了。
ENI'm nearly done for the day
HD
jīntiān bù máng.
今天不忙。
ENit's quiet today
HD
wǒ zài gōngsī.
我在公司。
ENI'm at the office
HD
wǒ yuǎnchéng bàngōng.
我远程办公。
ENI work remotely
HD
dǎkǎ le ma?
打卡了吗?
ENhave you clocked in?
HD
wǒ chídào le wǔ fēnzhōng.
我迟到了五分钟。
ENI was five minutes late
HD
zhōngwǔ xiūxi yì xiǎoshí.
中午休息一小时。
ENwe get an hour for lunch
HD
zhōumò yě yào shàngbān.
周末也要上班。
ENI have to work weekends too

上班 and 下班 - going on and off shift - are the words the working day is built from, and neither means "work" in the abstract. 打卡 is to clock in, literally "hit the card", and it survives as a verb even where the card has become an app. 加班 is overtime and carries no surprise.