Day 57 of 135

Day 57: Mang Teddy Corrects the Nurses

In a ward of a hospital in Quezon City, Elmer (A), a young nurse on his morning rounds, checks on Mang Teddy (B), a retired Filipino teacher waiting for his test results, and his wife Delia (C).

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

    Good morning po, Mang Teddy! I-check ko lang po ang BP ninyo. Kumusta na po ang pain?

    Good morning, Mang Teddy! Just going to check your BP. How's the pain?

  2. B

    Ang aking kalagaya'y kasiya-siya, iho, datapuwat ang kirot ay hindi pa lumilisan. At hindi "i-check," kundi "suriin."

    My condition is most satisfactory, young man, though the ache has yet to depart. And it is not "i-check," but "suriin."

  3. C

    Teddy, nurse 'yan, hindi estudyante mo. Sorry, iho, ganyan talaga 'yan, apatnapung taong nagturo ng Filipino.

    Teddy, he's a nurse, not your student. Sorry, young man, he's always like this. He taught Filipino for forty years.

  4. A

    Okay lang po, Ma'am. Sige po, Mang Teddy, susuriin ko po ang... presyon ng dugo ninyo.

    It's all right, Ma'am. Okay, Mang Teddy, I shall now examine your... blood pressure.

  5. B

    Mahusay, iho! At ikaw, Delia, hindi "sorry," kundi "paumanhin."

    Excellent, young man! And you, Delia, it is not "sorry," but "paumanhin."

  6. C

    Paumanhin, mahal kong guro, pero kagabi, tatlong rosaryo ang dinasal mo para hindi maoperahan.

    Pardon me, my dear teacher, but last night you prayed three rosaries so you wouldn't need surgery.

  7. A

    Mang Teddy, Ma'am, nandito na po ang resulta. Sabi po ni Dok, hindi na kinaya ng antibiotic, kailangan na kayong operahan mamayang hapon.

    Mang Teddy, Ma'am, the results are in. The doctor says the antibiotics weren't enough. You'll need surgery this afternoon.

  8. B

    Operasyon? Teka, iho, safe ba 'yon, at ilang araw bago ako makauwi?

    Surgery? Wait, young man, is that safe, and how many days before I can go home?

  9. A

    Safe po, Mang Teddy, routine po ito. Kung walang komplikasyon, mga tatlong araw lang po kayo rito.

    It's safe, Mang Teddy, it's routine. If there are no complications, you'll only be here about three days.

  10. C

    O, Teddy, "safe" daw. At ikaw, nag-Ingles ka na rin pala.

    There, Teddy, "safe," he says. And look at you, speaking English too.

  11. B

    Kapag takot ang tao, Delia, pati dasal ay nagiging Taglish. Hawakan mo ang kamay ko.

    When a man is scared, Delia, even his prayers turn Taglish. Hold my hand.

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