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Business Chinese LV.1 — Day 3 — Manager's Office — Meeting Your Supervisor

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Before starting real work, you meet your manager for a short, polite first conversation — confirming your role and hearing basic expectations. This lesson practices a slightly more formal register.

Conversations

1 Entering the manager's office

New Employee
王经理，您好，我是新来的李娜。
Wáng jīnglǐ, nín hǎo, wǒ shì xīn lái de Lǐ Nà.
Manager Wang, hello, I'm the new employee Li Na.
Manager
你好，请进，请坐。
Nǐ hǎo, qǐng jìn, qǐng zuò.
Hello, please come in, have a seat.
New Employee
谢谢。
Xièxie.
Thank you.

2 Manager's welcome

Manager
欢迎你加入我们团队。
Huānyíng nǐ jiārù wǒmen tuánduì.
Welcome to our team.
New Employee
谢谢您，我很高兴能来这里工作。
Xièxie nín, wǒ hěn gāoxìng néng lái zhèlǐ gōngzuò.
Thank you, I'm happy to be working here.
Manager
希望你在这里工作得开心。
Xīwàng nǐ zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò de kāixīn.
I hope you'll be happy working here.

3 Confirming your role

Manager
你以后就是市场部的助理。
Nǐ yǐhòu jiù shì shìchǎng bù de zhùlǐ.
From now on you'll be the Marketing assistant.
New Employee
好的，我明白了。
Hǎo de, wǒ míngbai le.
Okay, I understand.
Manager
有不懂的地方可以随时问我。
Yǒu bù dǒng de dìfang kěyǐ suíshí wèn wǒ.
If anything is unclear, you can ask me anytime.

4 Basic expectations

Manager
我们每天早上九点开始上班。
Wǒmen měitiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ shàngbān.
We start work at 9am every day.
New Employee
好的，我知道了。
Hǎo de, wǒ zhīdào le.
Okay, got it.
Manager
星期一早上有部门会议。
Xīngqīyī zǎoshang yǒu bùmén huìyì.
There's a department meeting on Monday mornings.
New Employee
好，我会准时参加。
Hǎo, wǒ huì zhǔnshí cānjiā.
Okay, I'll attend on time.

5 Asking your manager a question

New Employee
请问，我可以问您一个问题吗？
Qǐngwèn, wǒ kěyǐ wèn nín yí ge wèntí ma?
Excuse me, may I ask you a question?
Manager
当然可以，你问吧。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, nǐ wèn ba.
Of course, go ahead.
New Employee
我今天需要做什么？
Wǒ jīntiān xūyào zuò shénme?
What do I need to do today?

6 Manager gives a simple first task

Manager
今天你先熟悉一下公司环境就好。
Jīntiān nǐ xiān shúxī yíxià gōngsī huánjìng jiù hǎo.
Today just focus on getting familiar with the company.
New Employee
好的，谢谢您。
Hǎo de, xièxie nín.
Okay, thank you.
Manager
明天开始正式上班。
Míngtiān kāishǐ zhèngshì shàngbān.
Starting tomorrow, you'll begin properly.

7 Closing the meeting

Manager
好了，就先这样，欢迎你！
Hǎo le, jiù xiān zhèyàng, huānyíng nǐ!
Okay, that's all for now, welcome!
New Employee
谢谢王经理。
Xièxie Wáng jīnglǐ.
Thank you, Manager Wang.
Manager
不客气，去忙吧。
Bú kèqi, qù máng ba.
You're welcome, go get settled.

Today's Grammar

Key pattern: 希望你... ("I hope you...") politely expresses an expectation, and 有不懂的地方可以随时问我 ("ask me anytime if something is unclear") is a common workplace open-door phrase.

欢迎你加入我们团队。
Huānyíng nǐ jiārù wǒmen tuánduì.
Welcome to our team.
希望你在这里工作得开心。
Xīwàng nǐ zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò de kāixīn.
I hope you'll be happy working here.
有不懂的地方可以随时问我。
Yǒu bù dǒng de dìfang kěyǐ suíshí wèn wǒ.
If anything is unclear, you can ask me anytime.
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