Day 50 of 135

Day 50: One Composer, Two Candidates

At his home studio in Cavite during the barangay elections, Larry (A), a jingle composer, is playing a jingle for Samantha (B), a volunteer for one candidate for barangay captain, when her younger sister Mariel (C), who campaigns for the rival candidate, walks in.

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, Samantha, final mix na: "Sa bawat umaga, ikaw ang pag-asa, Kapitan Nonoy, kasama ng masa!"

    Okay, Samantha, here's the final mix: "Every morning, you are our hope, Kapitan Nonoy, one with the people!"

  2. B

    Ang ganda po, tumatak agad! Ay, bakit po nandito ang kapatid ko?

    It's great, it sticks right away! Oh, why is my sister here?

  3. C

    Ate? Sir Larry, kukunin ko lang po ang jingle ni Kapitana Bining... bakit po pareho ang tono?

    Ate? Sir Larry, I'm just here to pick up Kapitana Bining's jingle... why is it the same tune?

  4. A

    Iisa ang tono, magkaiba ang titik. Musika ang ibinebenta ko, hindi boto. "Sa bawat umaga, may bagong simula, Kapitana Bining, tapat at handa!"

    One tune, different lyrics. I sell music, not votes. "Every morning, a new beginning, Kapitana Bining, honest and ready!"

  5. B

    Sir naman, paano po kami mananalo kung pareho kami ng kanta ng kalaban?

    Come on, Sir, how are we supposed to win if we have the same song as the other side?

  6. A

    Hindi pareho. Sa inyo, buo ang tugma: "pag-asa," "masa." Sa kanila, isang patinig lang ang magkatugma, pero sariwa ang salita.

    It's not the same. Yours has a full rhyme: "pag-asa," "masa." In theirs, only one vowel rhymes, but the words are fresh.

  7. C

    Kita mo, Ate? Gasgas na ang "pag-asa," lahat ng tarpaulin sa Cavite, may pag-asa.

    See, Ate? "Pag-asa" is worn out. Every tarpaulin in Cavite has a pag-asa on it.

  8. B

    E ang "Kapitana Bining" ninyo, sobra ng isang pantig, kaya nagmamadali ang kanta.

    Well, your "Kapitana Bining" has one syllable too many, so the song has to rush.

  9. C

    Mabuti nang sobra ng isang pantig kaysa kulang ng isang ideya.

    Better one syllable too many than one idea too few.

  10. A

    Pareho kayong labing-isang pantig sa ikalawang linya. At ngayon, sa titik na kayo nagtatalo, hindi sa akin.

    You both have eleven syllables in the second line. And now you're arguing about lyrics, not about me.

  11. B

    Sir, pa-revise po ng amin: sariwang salita, pero buo pa rin ang tugma. Kami ang mauuna, Mariel!

    Sir, please revise ours: fresh words, but still a full rhyme. And we go first, Mariel!

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