Negotiating salary: Discussing benefits like vacation days or remote work

💬 天 needs no counting word between the number and itself. You can say 七天 directly, unlike 七個人.

💬 特休 is short for 特別休假 "special leave", the Taiwanese term for paid annual leave.

🇹🇼 Taiwan's labor law sets minimum 特休 by seniority, starting at a few days and growing with years of service. Seven days is fairly typical for someone early in their tenure, so asking for more is a normal negotiating point.

💬 Time frames like 一年 come before the verb, unlike English: 我們一個月有兩天假 "we get two days off a month".

💬 幾 (jǐ) asks "how many" when expecting a smallish number, and it slots right where the number would go: 幾個人？ "how many people?"

💬 可以…嗎？ is the softest everyday way to ask for something. Drop anything into the middle: 可以早點下班嗎？ "can I leave a bit early?"

💬 有點 (yǒu diǎn) before an adjective means "a bit" and usually signals mild complaint: 有點貴 "a bit pricey".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan this is a gentle way to say no. A manager rarely refuses outright, so 有點多 means "that's too much, give me a lower number".

🇹🇼 Countering with a slightly lower number and 可以嗎？ keeps the haggling polite and collaborative, which is how Taiwanese workplace negotiation usually goes.

💬 The place with 在 comes before the action: 在公司上班 "work at the office", 在咖啡店讀書 "study at a café".

💬 Starting with 那 (nà) means "in that case" or "then". It's a smooth way to pivot to the next request after one point is settled.

💬 禮拜 is the everyday Taiwanese word for "week", more common in speech than 星期.

🇹🇼 In this conversation it frames remote work as days per week, a common way Taiwanese employers discuss hybrid schedules.

💬 Use 兩 (liǎng), not 二, when counting things: 兩天, 兩個人.

💬 得 after a verb introduces how the action is done: 住得遠 "live far", 說得快 "speak fast". 比較 here softens it to "rather" rather than making a comparison.

🇹🇼 Giving a practical reason like a long commute makes a remote-work request feel reasonable instead of demanding, which goes over better with Taiwanese managers.

💬 Written 老闆 (lǎobǎn), this is actually said (láobǎn). When two third tones come together, the first one rises.

💬 The "I" is simply dropped because it's obvious. Chinese leaves out the subject freely when context makes it clear.

🇹🇼 回覆 is a slightly formal, businesslike word for "reply". Saying you'll answer tomorrow is a normal, polite way to end a negotiation without committing on the spot.

💬 Put any time before 見 to make a goodbye: 下週見 "see you next week", 晚點見 "see you later".