Day 34: K-Pop for the Town Band
In the practice room of a town brass band in Bulacan, Romeo (A), the bandmaster, brings a request from the fiesta committee to Sammy (B), his trumpet player for thirty years.
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
Sammy, may hiling ang komite ng pista: bukod sa mga martsa, isang K-pop na kanta raw sa parada.
Sammy, the fiesta committee has a request: on top of the marches, they want a K-pop song in the parade.
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B
Ayos, tatlumpung taon tayong nagmartsa, para lang pala rito tayo hahantong.
Great. Thirty years of marching, and this is where we end up.
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A
Oo, at isipin mo ang karangalan: ikaw ang kauna-unahang trumpetista sa Bulacan na magiging K-pop idol.
Yes, and think of the honor: you'll be the first trumpeter in Bulacan ever to become a K-pop idol.
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B
Salamat, matagal ko nang pangarap iyan, sana lang may kasamang bagong tuhod ang uniporme.
Thanks, that's been my dream for ages. I just hope the uniform comes with new knees.
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A
Inareglo ko na para sa banda, may solo ka pa sa chorus, kaya subukan muna natin.
I've already arranged it for the band, and you've even got a solo in the chorus, so let's try it first.
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B
Teka, bakit pumapasok ang trumpeta sa gitna ng kumpas? Walang ganito sa "Washington Post."
Wait, why does the trumpet come in halfway through the beat? There's nothing like this in the "Washington Post" march.
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A
Syncopation ang tawag diyan, Maestro, hindi ka puwedeng humakbang nang tuwid, kailangan mong umindayog.
That's called syncopation, Maestro. You can't march straight through it, you have to sway.
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B
Umindayog, sa edad kong ito? Sige, isa pa mula sa chorus, muntik ko nang makuha.
Sway, at my age? Fine, once more from the chorus. I almost had it.
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A
Aba, sino'ng nagsabing para lang dito tayo hahantong? Mukhang nag-e-enjoy ka, a.
Well, well, who said this is where we'd end up? Looks like you're having fun.
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B
Huwag mong ipagsasabi sa komite, pero sa susunod na pista, dalawang K-pop na ang hihingin ko.
Don't you breathe a word to the committee, but next fiesta, I'm asking for two K-pop songs.
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