Day 71 of 135

Day 71: Rent After the Street Got Trendy

In the carinderia he has run for twenty years on a street in Kapitolyo, Pasig, Bernie (A) gets a visit from his landlord Xavier (B), now that the street is lined with cafés.

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

    O, Xavier, ang aga mo. Mukhang may dala kang magandang balita, ang kapal ng sobre.

    Oh, Xavier, you're early. Looks like you've brought good news, what a thick envelope.

  2. B

    Diretsahan na tayo, Bernie. Simula Enero, triple na ang upa. Ang daming café na nagtatanong sa puwesto mo.

    Let's be straight, Bernie. Starting January, the rent triples. A lot of cafés are asking about your spot.

  3. A

    Ang suwerte ko naman! Sumikat ang kalye natin, kaya ako ang magbabayad.

    Lucky me! Our street got famous, so I get to pay for it.

  4. B

    Huwag kang ganyan. Kung ako lang ang masusunod, sa iyo pa rin ang puwesto, kahit kalahati lang ang upa.

    Don't be like that. If it were up to me, the spot would still be yours, even at half the rent.

  5. A

    Ang bait mo talaga, gusto mong ako ang malugi para sa iyo. Sino nga ulit ang may-ari dito?

    You're so kind, you want me to take the loss for you. Who owns this place again?

  6. B

    Ako nga, pero tumaas din ang amilyar. At sa sikat ng sisig mo, kayang-kaya mo 'yan.

    I do, but the property tax went up too. And with your famous sisig, you can easily afford it.

  7. A

    Sikat nga, kaya ang mga staff ng mga café rito, sa akin nagtatanghalian. 'Yung sa kanto, pangatlong nagsara ngayong taon, 'di ba?

    Famous indeed, so famous that the staff of the cafés around here eat lunch at my place. The one on the corner was the third to close this year, wasn't it?

  8. B

    May papalit agad diyan. Pila-pila sila, Bernie, sabi ng broker ko.

    Someone will take its place right away. They're lining up, Bernie, says my broker.

  9. A

    Sabi ng broker mo. E 'yung puwesto mo sa Shaw, ilang buwan nang nakapaskil ang "For Rent"? Siyam?

    Says your broker. And your place on Shaw, how many months has the "For Rent" sign been up? Nine?

  10. B

    Walo lang. At ikaw, saan ka pa makakahanap ng puwestong may paradahan para sa mga suki mong taxi driver?

    Only eight. And you, where else would you find a spot with parking for your taxi driver regulars?

  11. A

    E 'di pareho tayong walang ibang pagpipilian. Doble, Xavier, hindi triple, kasama na ang tanghalian mo araw-araw.

    So neither of us has any other choice. Double, Xavier, not triple, and your lunch every day is included.

  12. B

    Doble, at may sabaw ang tanghalian. Ang galing mo talagang tumawad, dapat ikaw ang broker ko.

    Double, and lunch comes with soup. You really know how to haggle, you should be my broker.

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