Day 31 of 135

Day 31: Haggling Over a Dozen Lechons

In La Loma, Quezon City, Cecille (A), a caterer, comes to order lechon for the December weddings from Aling Corazon (B), who has supplied her for 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

    Aling Corazon, isang dosenang litson po, para sa labindalawang kasal na hawak ko ngayong Disyembre.

    Aling Corazon, a dozen lechons, please, for the twelve weddings I'm catering this December.

  2. B

    Salamat, Cecille, pero onse mil na ang isang buo, mahal na ang baboy ngayon.

    Thank you, Cecille, but a whole one is eleven thousand now. Hogs are expensive these days.

  3. A

    Onse mil po? Tumaas po ang presyo ninyo, kaya pati presyon ko, tumaas.

    Eleven thousand? Your prices went up, so my blood pressure went up too.

  4. B

    E 'di bagay kayo ng litson ko, parehong pampataas ng presyon. Sige, sampung libo't walong daan.

    Then you and my lechon make a fine pair, you both raise blood pressure. All right, ten thousand eight hundred.

  5. A

    Wala na pong taba ang tawad ko, buto na lang po: sampung libo, kasama ang sarsa.

    There's no fat left on my offer, it's down to the bone: ten thousand, sauce included.

  6. B

    Ang litson, pinaiikot sa uling, pero ako, hindi mo mapaiikot. Sampung libo't limandaan, huling tawad.

    Lechon gets spun over the coals, but you can't spin me. Ten thousand five hundred, final offer.

  7. A

    Sige po, sampung libo't limandaan, basta libre ang sarsa, para malutong din ang tawa ko.

    All right, ten thousand five hundred, as long as the sauce is free, so my laugh comes out crispy too.

  8. B

    Ang kapal ng balat mo, parang litson ko. Sige na nga, libre ang sarsa.

    You've got some nerve, thick-skinned like my lechon. Oh, fine, the sauce is free.

  9. A

    Salamat po, kayo pa rin ang reyna ng La Loma, kahit hindi po kayo mura.

    Thank you, you're still the queen of La Loma, even if you don't come cheap.

  10. B

    Hindi na nga ako mura, sa presyo man o sa edad, kaya magbayad ka nang maaga.

    That's right, I'm not mura anymore, not cheap and not young, so pay me early.

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