Day 53: Slay, Like Santa's Sleigh?
In her kitchen in Boac, Marinduque, Lola Pining (A) asks her grandson Sam (B), a content creator visiting from Manila, what he wants her to say for his followers this time.
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
O, Sam, ano ga ang ipapasabi mo sa akin ngayon? Kangina pa nakasalang ang sinaing ko.
So, Sam, what are you having me say this time? My rice has been on the stove for a while now.
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B
Heto po ang script, La: "Slay, mga beh, it's giving lola energy!"
Here's the script, La: "Slay, babes, it's giving lola energy!"
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A
Ano ga ang slay? Iyong sinasakyan ni Santa Claus? E paragos lamang 'yan, kulang sa kalabaw.
What's a slay? That thing Santa Claus rides? Why, that's just a paragos, a farm sled, minus the carabao.
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B
Hindi po, La, "slay" po, ibig sabihin, ang galing-galing. Basahin na lang po ninyo.
No, La, "slay" means amazing. Please just read it.
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A
E 'di sa paraan ko na lang: "Ang galing ngani ng apo ko, parang tinderang ubos ang isda bago mag-alas-siyete."
Then I'll do it my way: "My grandson really is amazing, like a fish vendor who's sold out before seven."
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B
Okay po, next: "She ate." Ibig sabihin po, ang galing din ng ginawa niya.
Okay, next: "She ate." It means she did a great job too.
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A
Si Ate mo ga ang kumain? Kangina pa 'yon kumain, ikaw ang hindi pa nag-aalmusal!
Your Ate ate? She ate ages ago. You're the one who hasn't had breakfast!
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B
La, hindi po si Ate... Sige na po, gawin na lang po ninyo ang gusto ninyo.
La, it's not about Ate... Fine, just do whatever you like.
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A
Mga apo sa Maynila, kumain na ga kayo? Ang slay ko ay paragos, at ang reindeer ko ay kalabaw.
My grandchildren in Manila, have you eaten? My sleigh is a paragos, and my reindeer is a carabao.
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B
La, mas nakakatawa pa po kayo kaysa sa script ko. Bukas po, kayo na ang magsusulat.
La, you're even funnier than my script. Tomorrow, you're writing it.
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