Day 62 of 135

Day 62: Round Fruits and Vision Boards

Minutes before midnight on New Year's Eve, at the house of Lola Rosario (A) in Pasig, she sets out twelve round fruits with her son Gilbert (B) and his grown children, Roxanne (C) and Jericho (D), while they argue about luck.

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

    Gilbert, labing-isa lang ang prutas! Dapat labindalawang bilog, isa sa bawat buwan.

    Gilbert, there are only eleven fruits! It has to be twelve round ones, one for each month.

  2. B

    Relaks lang po, Ma, may chico pa po sa ref. Think positive lang, promise!

    Relax, Ma, there's another chico in the fridge. Just think positive, promise!

  3. C

    Manifesting po ako, Lola, it's giving abundance. Nasa vision board ko na po ang Japan trip.

    I'm manifesting, Lola, it's giving abundance. The Japan trip is already on my vision board.

  4. D

    Ate, Pinterest lang 'yan na may glue stick. Sorry po, pero delulu po 'tong lahat, walang scientific basis.

    Ate, that's just Pinterest with a glue stick. Sorry, but this is all delulu, there's no scientific basis.

  5. A

    Ewan ko kung ano ang delulu, apo, pero nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa.

    I don't know what delulu is, dear, but God gives the mercy, and we do the work.

  6. B

    Tumpak po, Ma! "Kapag gusto, may paraan," 'yan po ang motto ko noong '95.

    Exactly, Ma! "Where there's a will, there's a way," that was my motto back in '95.

  7. C

    Pa, manifesting din po 'yan, rebranded lang. Jericho, tumahimik ka, baka ma-block mo ang blessings ko.

    Dad, that's manifesting too, just rebranded. Jericho, hush, or you'll block my blessings.

  8. A

    Tama na ang daldal, limang minuto na lang! Barya sa bulsa, dahil kung may isinuksok, may madudukot.

    Enough chatter, five minutes left! Coins in your pockets, because if you tuck some away, you'll have some to pull out.

  9. D

    Hindi po ako naniniwala sa barya, no cap... teka, countdown na! Lola, 'yung barya ko po, dali!

    I don't believe in coins, no cap... wait, it's the countdown! Lola, my coins, quick!

  10. C

    Akala ko ba delulu, Jericho? Talon ka rin, baka tumangkad ka pa! Lola, Pa, talon na po tayo!

    I thought it was all delulu, Jericho? Jump too, you might still grow taller! Lola, Dad, let's jump!

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