Day 66 of 135

Day 66: Crash Course in Batangueño

In their grandmother's kitchen in San Juan, Batangas, the day before the town fiesta, Stella (A), visiting from Manila, practices the Batangueño she plans to use to borrow the neighbors' biggest cooking pot, while her teenage cousin Clyde (B) listens.

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

    Clyde, pakinggan mo: "Ala eh, kay laki ga ng inyong kawa! Puwede ga naming hiramin ire?"

    Clyde, listen: "Ala eh, what a big cauldron ga you have! Could we ga borrow this?"

  2. B

    Ala eh, ang galing mo, Ate, isang ga lang, taga-Batangas ka na.

    Ala eh, you're amazing, Ate, one "ga" and you're from Batangas already.

  3. A

    Grabe ka! Sabi ni Lola, "ga" raw imbes na "ba," at "ire" imbes na "ito."

    You're so mean! Lola said it's "ga" instead of "ba," and "ire" instead of "ito."

  4. B

    Sa tanong lang ang ga, Ate. At ang "ala eh" mo, parang "hello" ng call center.

    "Ga" only goes in questions, Ate. And your "ala eh" sounds like a call center "hello."

  5. A

    E paano ga dapat? Ay, ayan, nag-ga na naman ako. Turuan mo na lang ako.

    So how ga should it go? Oh, there I go with "ga" again. Just teach me.

  6. B

    Ganito: "Mang Berto, puwede po ga naming hiramin ang kawa ninyo?" Tapos ngumiti ka.

    Like this: "Mang Berto, could we ga borrow your cauldron?" Then smile.

  7. A

    Sino ka para magturo? Sa stream mo kagabi: "Guys, I'm gonna clutch this, trust me, bro!"

    Who are you to teach anybody? On your stream last night: "Guys, I'm gonna clutch this, trust me, bro!"

  8. B

    Ala eh, iba 'yon, Ate. Hindi mo ga alam, international ang audience ko? May viewer ako sa Canada.

    Ala eh, that's different, Ate. Didn't you know my audience is international? I have a viewer in Canada.

  9. A

    Ang galing mo, isang "bro" lang, taga-California ka na. 'Yung viewer mo sa Canada, si Tita Baby, 'di ba?

    You're amazing, one "bro" and you're from California already. That viewer of yours in Canada is Tita Baby, isn't it?

  10. B

    ...Quits na tayo, Ate. Tara na kina Mang Berto, ako ang magsasalita, ikaw ang ngingiti.

    ...Okay, we're even, Ate. Let's go to Mang Berto's, I'll do the talking and you do the smiling.

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