Day 132 of 135

Day 132: Compensation Day in Pola

In a covered court in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, turned claims center weeks after an oil tanker sank offshore, Tala (A), a young claims officer for the ship's insurers, sits down with Vince (B), leader of the town's fishermen, while three hundred fishermen wait outside.

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

Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day

  1. A

    Mang Vince, bago po kayo lumabas sa mga tao, may kailangan po kayong malaman.

    Mang Vince, before you go out to the people, there's something you need to know.

  2. B

    Iha, tatlong daang mangingisda ang naghihintay sa labas. Diretsahin mo na ako: kailan ang bayad?

    Iha, three hundred fishermen are waiting outside. Give it to me straight: when's the payout?

  3. A

    Isang buwan pa po. Kalahati po ng mga claim form ang kulang sa supporting documents, kaya hindi pa po ma-validate.

    Another month. Half the claim forms are missing supporting documents, so they can't be validated yet.

  4. B

    Isang buwan pa? Anim na linggo nang walang pumapalaot dine. Ano ga ang ipakakain ko sa mga anak ko, papeles?

    Another month? Nobody here has gone out to sea in six weeks. What am I supposed to feed my children, paperwork?

  5. A

    Naiintindihan ko po. Ang pinakamaraming kulang po ay ang FishR registration at ang sertipikasyon ng barangay.

    I understand. What's missing most is the FishR registration and the barangay certification.

  6. B

    FishR? Nangingisda na ang lolo ko bago pa nagkaroon ng BFAR.

    FishR? My grandfather was fishing before there was ever a BFAR.

  7. A

    Pumayag na po ang insurer: sertipikasyon ng barangay muna, kapalit ng FishR. Bukas po, may help desk na kami.

    The insurer has agreed: a barangay certification for now, in place of FishR. Starting tomorrow, we'll have a help desk.

  8. B

    Aba'y mabuti iyan. Pero isang buwan pa rin, iha; sasabihin ko ga sa kanilang mangutang pa sa tindahan?

    Well, that's good. But it's still a month, iha; am I supposed to tell them to run up more credit at the store?

  9. A

    Kung kumpleto po ang papeles bago mag-Biyernes, kasama po sila sa unang payout, sa loob ng dalawang linggo.

    If their papers are complete by Friday, they'll be in the first payout, within two weeks.

  10. B

    Dalawang linggo. Ikaw ang mangako sa harap nila, hindi ako. Kapag ako ang nagsabi at hindi natupad...

    Two weeks. You make that promise in front of them, not me. If I'm the one who says it and it doesn't happen...

  11. A

    Opo, haharap po ako. Pero samahan po ninyo ako; mas maniniwala po sila kapag nasa tabi ko kayo.

    Yes, I'll face them. But please stand with me; they'll believe it more with you beside me.

  12. B

    Tara na, iha. Ako ang unang magsasalita, para may mukhang kilala nila bago ang mukhang galing Maynila.

    Let's go, iha. I'll speak first, so they see a face they know before the face from Manila.

Your progress is saved in this browser only, with no sign-up. The course page and the menu show where you left off. Well done! Next up: Day 133: Live Debate on Mandatory ROTC 

If this free course has helped you in your Tagalog journey, please consider supporting the project. It's a one-person effort, and even small contributions help keep it running and free for everyone.