Day 26: Twelve Stones and a Stitch
In a hospital room in Pasay, the day after Vilma (B) had her gallbladder removed, her husband Lino (A), who owns a hardware store, shows her the jar of gallstones the surgeon gave them.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
- 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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A
Mahal, tingnan mo ang pasalubong ni Doc: labindalawang bato. Puwede na tayong magpatayo ng pader.
Honey, look at Doc's little souvenir for us: twelve stones. We can build a wall now.
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B
Lino, huwag mo akong patawanin, parang bubuka ang tahi ko sa bawat tawa.
Lino, don't make me laugh. It feels like my stitches will split with every laugh.
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A
Seryoso ako, ilalagay ko ito sa display ng tindahan, katabi ng graba, may karatulang "Imported, galing apdo."
I'm serious, I'm putting these on display at the store next to the gravel, with a sign: "Imported, from a gallbladder."
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B
Isa pang bato mo, Lino, ibabato ko sa iyo ang garapon.
One more stone out of you, Lino, and I'm throwing this jar at you.
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A
Sige, huling bato na lang: bato-bato sa apdo, ang tamaan, huwag magagalit.
Okay, one last stone: stones from the gallbladder, whoever gets hit, don't get mad.
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B
Aray, aray! O, ayan, tumawa na ako, pero tandaan mo, makakalabas din ako sa ospital na ito.
Ow, ow! There, I laughed. But remember, I'll be out of this hospital eventually.
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A
Last na talaga, promise: akala ko pusong bato ka, apdong bato lang pala.
Really the last one, promise: I thought you had a heart of stone, but it was only a gallbladder of stone.
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B
O, ako naman: kung may bato pang natitira sa pamilyang ito, nasa ulo mo iyon, sa sobrang tigas.
Okay, my turn: if there's any stone left in this family, it's in your head, it's that hard.
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A
Aray, tinamaan ako roon, mahal, parang ako na ang kailangang tahiin.
Ouch, that one hit me, honey. I think I'm the one who needs stitches now.
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B
Ang pikon, talo, Lino. Ngayon, itago mo na iyang garapon.
Whoever gets sore loses, Lino. Now put that jar away.
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