Day 38 of 135

Day 38: Nineties OPM Versus P-Pop

Stuck in holiday traffic on the way to a family reunion in Laguna, Ian (A) and his mother, Perla (B), fight over the car's music, her 1990s OPM against his P-pop.

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

    Ma, pang-apat na beses na po nating naririnig ang kantang 'yan, puwede po bang P-pop naman?

    Mom, that's the fourth time we've heard that song. Can we have some P-pop for a change?

  2. B

    Bawal. Kotse ko 'to, playlist ko 'to, at ang Eraserheads, astig, hindi baduy.

    Nope. My car, my playlist, and the Eraserheads are cool, not corny.

  3. A

    Kaya nga po OPM, Ma, "Old People's Music." Mas matanda pa po sa akin ang kantang 'yan.

    That's why they call it OPM, Mom: "Old People's Music." That song is older than I am.

  4. B

    Ows? E 'yang P-pop mo, ano'ng ibig sabihin, Puro Pa-cute?

    Oh, yeah? And your P-pop, what does that stand for? Puro Pa-cute, all cutesy poses?

  5. A

    Ma, world-class po ang SB19, nagpe-perform po sila sa ibang bansa, hindi lang po sa videoke ng mga tito.

    Mom, SB19 is world-class. They perform abroad, not just at the titos' videoke nights.

  6. B

    E ang BINI mo? Anak, binibini na ako noong '95, kaya ako ang original na BINI.

    And your BINI? Son, I was a binibini, a young miss, back in '95, so I'm the original BINI.

  7. A

    Original nga po, pero sintunado, nag-reroute pa nga po ang Waze kanina noong kumanta kayo.

    The original, sure, but off-key. Waze even rerouted us earlier when you sang.

  8. B

    Grabe ka, wa-poise! Ang boses ko, pang-Tawag ng Tanghalan, ang sa iyo, pang-tawag ng tanghalian.

    How rude, no poise at all! My voice is made for Tawag ng Tanghalan, the singing contest; yours is made for calling people to lunch.

  9. A

    Okay po, truce muna, Ma, isang kanta na lang po na pareho nating alam, kahit ano po.

    Okay, truce for now, Mom. Just one song we both know, anything.

  10. B

    Pareho nating alam? Anak, Disyembre ngayon, iisa lang ang kantang alam ng lahat ng Pilipino.

    One we both know? Son, it's December. There's only one song every Filipino knows.

  11. A

    Jose Mari Chan po! Sige po, pero ako po ang second voice, para hindi na mag-reroute ang Waze.

    Jose Mari Chan! Okay, but I'll sing the harmony, so Waze doesn't reroute us again.

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