Day 52 of 135

Day 52: The Dispatcher's Batangas Puns

At the Grand Terminal in Batangas City, Elvin (A), a new jeepney driver from Manila, asks Aling Fe (B), the veteran dispatcher, about the routes to the towns of the province.

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 Fe, bago po ako rito. Saan po ang pila ng Lipa na dumadaan sa Lobo?

    Aling Fe, I'm new here. Where's the line for Lipa, the one that goes through Lobo?

  2. B

    Lipa na dadaan sa Lobo? Lumilipad ga ang jeep mo, iho, parang lobo?

    Lipa by way of Lobo? Does your jeepney fly, my boy, like a lobo, a balloon?

  3. A

    Pasensiya na po, magkaibang direksiyon pala. E 'yung papuntang Ibaan po, saan ang daan?

    Sorry, so they're in different directions. And the one to Ibaan, which way does that go?

  4. B

    Sa Ibaan, iba ang daan, doon ka sa kabilang pila. Taal na Batangueño ka ga, o turista lamang sa Taal?

    For Ibaan, the road is iba, different, so go to the other line. Are you a taal Batangueño, a true one, or just a tourist in Taal?

  5. A

    Turista pa lang po, pero nag-aaral na. 'Yung sa Alitaptap po, malayo ba?

    Just a tourist for now, but I'm learning. And Alitaptap, is that far?

  6. B

    Alitagtag, iho, hindi alitaptap! Kapag alitaptap ang sinundan mo, sa gubat ka pupulutin.

    Alitagtag, my boy, not alitaptap, firefly! Follow a firefly and they'll be picking you up in the woods.

  7. A

    Aling Fe, pinagtatawanan na po ako ng buong terminal. Paano po ba ako matatanggap dito?

    Aling Fe, the whole terminal is laughing at me now. What does it take to be accepted here?

  8. B

    Simple lamang: bumanat ka ng birong Batangueño. Kapag napatawa mo ako, may biyahe ka.

    It's simple: hit me with a Batangueño joke. Make me laugh, and you've got a trip.

  9. A

    Sige po: kahit puro hangin ako, parang lobo, Mabini po akong magmaneho, at Taal ang galang ko sa inyo.

    Okay: even if I'm full of hot air, like a lobo, a balloon, I drive Mabini, gently, and my respect for you is Taal, the genuine article.

  10. B

    Aba, tatlong bayan sa isang pangungusap! Sige, sa iyo ang unang biyahe pa-Lobo, basta huwag kang lilipad.

    Well, well, three towns in one sentence! All right, the first trip to Lobo is yours, just don't fly off.

  11. A

    Salamat po! Ihahatid ko po nang buo ang mga pasahero, walang lilipad, walang puputok.

    Thank you! I'll get the passengers there in one piece, nobody flying off, nothing popping.

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