Time off work · Work
annual leave
paid holiday from work
Annual leave is paid time away from work for rest or personal reasons.
This vs that
I'm on annual leave next week.
I'm taking sick leave this week.
Hear it in real life
Can I take Friday off?
You can, but you'll need to put in a request for annual leave.
I've booked a week of annual leave in September to visit my sister in Manchester.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Annual leave' is the standard British workplace term for paid holiday.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I have five days annual leaves left.
Say: I have five days of annual leave left.
'Annual leave' is uncountable and needs 'of' after a number.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
a week of annual leave
I've booked a week of annual leave in August.
He has two weeks of annual leave left to use.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about time off work.
take a day off
I'm going to take a day off next Monday.
be off sick
Tom's been off sick since Tuesday.
Time off work words
Work · Time off work: the words around “annual leave”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I've got a week of annual leave in September.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
annual leave
paid holiday from work
“I've booked a week of annual leave in September to visit my sister in Manchester.”
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