Day 110 of 135

Day 110: His Accent Went Viral

At home in Rosario, Batangas, Remy (A) has just heard that her son Matthew (B), who spent his college years in Manila hiding his Batangas accent, now has a following for videos in which he speaks nothing else.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
  3. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Tagalog. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A

    Matthew, tumawag ang Tiya Belen mo. Sikat ka na raw ga sa internet dahil sa punto mo?

    Matthew, your Tiya Belen called. She says you're famous on the internet because of your accent?

  2. B

    Opo, Ma, two hundred thousand followers na po. It's giving authentic po, kaya nag-viral.

    Yes, Ma, two hundred thousand followers already. It's giving authentic, that's why it went viral.

  3. A

    Apat na taon mong itinago ang punto mo sa Maynila, ni isang "ga" ay wala.

    For four years in Manila you hid your accent, not a single "ga" out of you.

  4. B

    Real talk po, nahiya po ako noon, pinagtatawanan ako sa dorm. Ngayon po, 'yon pa ang nagpasikat sa akin.

    Real talk, I was embarrassed back then, they laughed at me in the dorm. Now that's the very thing that made me famous.

  5. A

    E sino ga 'yung naka-duster sa mga video mo, na laging sumisigaw ng "Matthew, kumain ka na ga?"

    So who's that woman in the duster in your videos, always yelling "Matthew, have you eaten, ga?"

  6. B

    Ay, si "Nanay Remy" po 'yon, Ma, ang pinakasikat kong character. Tribute po 'yon, hindi pang-aasar, no cap.

    Oh, that's "Nanay Remy," Ma, my most popular character. It's a tribute, not making fun, no cap.

  7. A

    Pati pangalan ko'y ginamit mo pa! Hindi ko alam kung matutuwa ako o kukurutin kita sa singit.

    You even used my name! I don't know whether to be happy or pinch you on the inner thigh.

  8. B

    Matutuwa po kayo, promise. May brand po ng kapeng barako na gustong mag-sponsor, at kayo po mismo ang gusto nilang makasama.

    You'll be happy, promise. A kapeng barako brand wants to sponsor me, and you're the one they want in the video.

  9. A

    Ako ga? E hindi ga nakakahiya ang punto natin, sabi mo noon?

    Me? But didn't you say our accent was embarrassing, back then?

  10. B

    Sorry po, Ma, mali po ako noon. Ala eh, ganire po talaga ako magsalita.

    Sorry, Ma, I was wrong back then. Ala eh, this is just how I talk.

  11. A

    Aba, buti naman at natauhan ka. Sige, sasama ako, pero ako ang magsusulat ng mga linya ni "Nanay Remy," at walang "it's giving."

    Well, good thing you came to your senses. All right, I'll do it, but I write Nanay Remy's lines, and no "it's giving."

  12. B

    Mother na mother po kayo, Ma! Este, sige po, walang "mother." Kayo po ang bida, ako lang ang editor.

    You're so mother, Ma! I mean, okay, no "mother." You're the star, I'm just the editor.

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