Day 122 of 135

Day 122: Last Night at the Comedy Bar

After closing time at a comedy bar on Timog Avenue in Quezon City, Robin (B), the owner's son, sits down with Bobby (A), the bar's resident comic for twenty years.

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

    O, Robin, bakit ganiyan ang mukha mo? Parang ikaw ang na-heckle ngayong gabi, hindi ako.

    Hey, Robin, what's with that face? You look like you're the one who got heckled tonight, not me.

  2. B

    Tito Bobby, may masamang balita po ako. Magsasara na po ang bar sa katapusan ng buwan; ibinenta na po ni Papa ang building.

    Tito Bobby, I have bad news. The bar is closing at the end of the month; Dad has sold the building.

  3. A

    Magsasara? Buti naman, sawang-sawa na ako sa palakpak. Dalawampung taon akong binugbog ng tawa.

    Closing? Good, I'm sick and tired of applause. Twenty years I've been beaten up by laughter.

  4. B

    Seryoso po ako, Tito. Gagawin na po itong condo, at walang comedy bar sa plano.

    I'm serious, Tito. They're turning it into a condo, and there's no comedy bar in the plans.

  5. A

    Condo! E 'di ayos, sa wakas, may audience na hindi makakatakas: doon na sila nakatira.

    A condo! Perfect, at last an audience that can't escape: they'll be living there.

  6. B

    Tito, biro po ba iyan, o galit na po kayo? Hindi ko na po alam kung kailan kayo seryoso.

    Tito, is that a joke, or are you angry now? I can't tell anymore when you're serious.

  7. A

    Pareho. Sa trabaho ko, iisa lang ang mukha ng dalawa.

    Both. In my line of work, they wear the same face.

  8. B

    Ibibigay po ni Papa ang separation pay ninyo, at gusto po niyang kayo ang huling magtanghal sa huling gabi.

    Dad will give you your separation pay, and he wants you to do the last set on closing night.

  9. A

    Separation pay? Hindi ko alam na kasal pala kami ng bar na 'to. Sino'ng makakakuha ng mikropono, ako o ang Papa mo?

    Separation pay? I didn't know this bar and I were married. So who gets custody of the microphone, me or your dad?

  10. B

    Sa inyo po ang mikropono, Tito. Sabi po ni Papa, dalawampung taon na po ninyong hawak iyan.

    The microphone is yours, Tito. Dad says it's been in your hands for twenty years.

  11. A

    Dito ka natutong maglakad, iho, sa entabladong 'yan, habang ginagawa kitang punchline. Akala ko, dito rin ako...

    You learned to walk right here, iho, on that stage, while I turned you into a punchline. I always thought I'd be here till I...

  12. B

    Tito, huwag po ninyong tapusin. Sa huling gabi po, ako ang bahala sa ilaw, at kayo po ang bahala sa huling tawa.

    Tito, don't finish that. On closing night, I'll take care of the lights, and you take care of the last laugh.

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