Day 111 of 135

Day 111: Who Ran the Paluwagan?

At a trial court in Tayabas, Quezon, Jonas (A), a young Manila lawyer in his first trial, cross-examines Imelda (B), who ran a paluwagan among twelve market vendors until his client collected her turn and stopped paying in, before Judge Bernadette (C), who grew up two towns away.

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

    Ma'am, kayo po ba ang nag-organisa ng paluwagan ng labindalawang magtitinda sa palengke ng Tayabas?

    Ma'am, were you the one who organized the paluwagan among twelve vendors at the Tayabas market?

  2. B

    Ako nga po ang humawak, Attorney. Dine po sa amin, tuwing Sabado ang hulugan, tig-iisang libo.

    I ran it, yes, Attorney. Dine where we live, the payments were every Saturday, a thousand pesos each.

  3. A

    Paumanhin po, Ma'am, "dine"? Ibig po ba ninyong sabihin, sa isang dinner ninyo ginagawa ang hulugan?

    I'm sorry, Ma'am, "dine"? Do you mean the payments were made over dinner?

  4. C

    Counsel, ang "dine" po ay "dito." Huwag po kayong mag-alala, ako na po ang interpreter ninyo ngayong umaga.

    Counsel, "dine" means "here." Don't worry, I'll be your interpreter this morning.

  5. A

    Salamat po, Your Honor. Ma'am, ang kliyente ko po ba ang unang kumuha ng turno, labindalawang libo?

    Thank you, Your Honor. Ma'am, was my client the first to take her turn, twelve thousand pesos?

  6. B

    Ala eh, opo! At nang makuha na niya ang kaniyang turno, ay hindi na po ga nagpakita?

    Ala eh, yes! And once she'd got her turn, didn't she stop showing up, ga?

  7. A

    Ma'am, ako po ba ang tinatanong ninyo? Hindi ko po alam kung nagpakita siya, kayo po ang testigo.

    Ma'am, are you asking me? I don't know if she showed up, you're the witness.

  8. C

    Counsel, hindi po kayo ang tinatanong. Ibig pong sabihin ng testigo, hindi na nagpakita ang kliyente ninyo.

    Counsel, she isn't asking you. The witness means your client never showed up again.

  9. A

    Ma'am, hindi po ba't kayo mismo ang nagpalit ng pagkakasunod-sunod ng turno noong Marso?

    Ma'am, isn't it true that you yourself changed the order of the turns in March?

  10. B

    Opo, pinalitan ngani, pero siya po ang nakiusap na mauna, may babayaran daw siyang utang sa Lucena.

    Yes, it was changed, all right, but she's the one who begged to go first, she said she had a debt to pay in Lucena.

  11. C

    Para po sa record, Ma'am, pakiulit po nang dahan-dahan: sino po ang nakiusap na mauna sa turno?

    For the record, Ma'am, please say it again, slowly: who asked to take the first turn?

  12. B

    Ang kliyente po ni Attorney, Your Honor. Siya po ang nauna, at siya rin po ang unang nawala.

    Attorney's client, Your Honor. She went first, and she was also the first to disappear.

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