Day 16 of 135

Day 16: Three Cones and a Flowerpot

In the practice lot of a driving school in Quezon City, the day before her driving test at the LTO, Rica (B) backs into the same flowerpot for the third time while her instructor Roger (A) looks on.

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

    Ang galing, Rica, ngayon lang may nakaatras sa paso nang ganyan kabilis. Pangatlo na 'yan, ha.

    Brilliant, Rica. I've never seen anyone back into a flowerpot that fast. That's the third time, by the way.

  2. B

    Sorry po, Sir! Hindi ko po makita ang paso sa side mirror.

    I'm sorry, Sir! I can't see the flowerpot in the side mirror.

  3. A

    Maliit nga ang paso, kaya siguro tatlong beses mo nang hinanap gamit ang bumper.

    It is a small flowerpot. That must be why you've gone looking for it with the bumper three times.

  4. B

    Bukas na po ang exam ko sa LTO, Sir, baka puwede pong mas encouraging kayo.

    My LTO test is tomorrow, Sir. Maybe you could be a little more encouraging.

  5. A

    Encouraging naman ako. Hindi mo tinamaan ang tatlong cone, paso lang ang pinili mo.

    I am encouraging. You didn't hit any of the three cones. You went for the flowerpot.

  6. B

    Ayan po, Sir, pasok na pasok sa pagitan ng mga cone, at buhay pa po ang paso!

    There, Sir, right between the cones, and the flowerpot's still alive!

  7. A

    Aba, kahanga-hanga. Sayang, nasanay na ako sa tunog ng paso.

    Well, impressive. Pity, I'd gotten used to the sound of that flowerpot.

  8. B

    Salamat po, Sir, sa inyo po ako natuto. Kayo po, ilan ang tinamaan ninyo noong unang test?

    Thank you, Sir, I learned from you. And you, how many did you hit on your first test?

  9. A

    Wala akong tinamaang paso. Poste ng LTO ang inatrasan ko, kaya bagsak ako.

    I didn't hit any flowerpots. I backed into a pole at the LTO, so I failed.

  10. B

    Ang galing po, Sir, ngayon lang po ako nakakilala ng instructor na sa poste nag-practice.

    Brilliant, Sir. I've never met an instructor who practiced on a pole before.

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