Day 27 of 135

Day 27: Four Minutes Over on Air

At an AM radio station in Lucena during the local election campaign, Boy (A), its veteran commentator, comes off the air to find Sally (B), the station manager, with Kayla (C), the intern who times the interviews.

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, ano't parang may lamay dine, hindi ga maganda ang programa ko kanina?

    Well, why does it feel like a wake in here? Wasn't my show any good just now?

  2. B

    Maganda, Boy, pero may report si Kayla, at hindi mo ito magugustuhan.

    It was good, Boy, but Kayla has a report, and you're not going to like it.

  3. C

    Pasensiya na po, Sir Boy, labingwalong minuto po sa ere si Konsehal Dimaano, labing-apat lang po si Kapitan Robles.

    I'm sorry, Sir Boy, Councilor Dimaano got eighteen minutes on air, and Kapitan Robles only got fourteen.

  4. A

    Ano baga naman ang apat na minuto? Mas mahaba pa ang patalastas ng sabon kanina.

    What's four minutes anyway? The soap ad earlier ran longer than that.

  5. B

    Hindi tumatakbong mayor ang sabon, Boy. Ang apat na minuto mo, apat na minutong reklamo sa Comelec.

    The soap isn't running for mayor, Boy. Your four minutes are four minutes of complaints to the Comelec.

  6. A

    E sino baga ang nagpahaba? Siya ang kumapit sa mikropono ko na parang tuko.

    Well, who dragged it out? He's the one who clung to my mic like a gecko.

  7. C

    Pero, Sir, tatlong beses po ninyong sinabing "Isa pang tanong, Konsehal."

    But, Sir, three times you said, "One more question, Councilor."

  8. A

    Ay, oo ngani. Ang batang ire, mas matalas pa ang tainga kaysa sa stopwatch niya.

    Oh, that's right, I did. This kid's ears are sharper than her stopwatch.

  9. B

    Ganito: bukas, parehong oras, apat na minuto pa kay Kapitan Robles, at ikaw ang mag-aanunsiyo sa ere.

    Here's what we'll do: tomorrow, same time slot, four more minutes for Kapitan Robles, and you announce it on air.

  10. C

    Ako na po ang magta-time, Sir Boy, at wala na pong "isa pang tanong."

    I'll keep the time, Sir Boy, and no more "one more question."

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