Day 77 of 135

Day 77: The Balikbayan Box Arrives Light

At her gate in Bauan, Batangas, Lola Ciring (A) receives the balikbayan box her daughter sent from Italy three months ago, brought by Jason (B) and John (C), young drivers for the cargo company who need her signature before they go.

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

    Dumating din! Tatlong buwan lang pala mula Italya, ang bilis, ano?

    It finally came! Only three months from Italy, how fast, huh?

  2. B

    Pasensiya na po, Lola, natagalan sa customs. Pakipirmahan na lang po rito pagkababa namin.

    We're sorry, Lola, it got held up at customs. Please just sign here once we've unloaded it.

  3. C

    Mabilis na po 'yan, Lola, minsan po apat na buwan pa. Suwerte nga po kayo.

    That's actually fast, Lola, sometimes it takes four months. You're lucky.

  4. A

    Ay, suwerte nga. At kay bait ng barko, pinagaan pa ang kahon para hindi ako mabigatan.

    Oh yes, lucky. And how kind of the ship, it made the box lighter so it wouldn't be too heavy for me.

  5. C

    Opo, Lola, magaan nga po, kaya hindi po kami nahirapang magbuhat.

    Yes, Lola, it's really light, so we had no trouble carrying it.

  6. B

    Pare, hindi papuri 'yon, nagrereklamo si Lola. Lola, buksan po muna natin bago kayo pumirma, para maisulat ang kulang.

    Man, that wasn't a compliment, Lola's complaining. Lola, let's open it before you sign, so we can write down anything missing.

  7. A

    Buti pa ang isang ire, nakikinig. Iho, may timbangan ga kayo? Singkuwenta kilos ire, sabi ng anak ko.

    At least this one listens. Iho, do you have a scale? This was fifty kilos, my daughter said.

  8. C

    Mayroon po. Trenta'y otso kilos po, Lola. Ay, kulang nga po nang labindalawa.

    We do. Thirty-eight kilos, Lola. Oh, it really is twelve short.

  9. B

    Lola, singkuwenta'y dos po sa waybill nang i-ship sa Milan, at halatang ginalaw ang tape. Magpa-file po tayo ng claim.

    Lola, the waybill says fifty-two kilos when it shipped from Milan, and the tape's obviously been tampered with. We'll file a claim.

  10. A

    Ang galing ng mga daga sa barko, marunong pang mag-tape ulit. Sana'y nag-iwan man lang ng tsokolate.

    What clever rats they have on that ship, they can even tape it back up. They could at least have left some chocolate.

  11. C

    Naku, Lola, wala po kaming daga sa... ay. Nagrereklamo po pala kayo ulit, ano po?

    Oh, Lola, we don't have rats on our... oh. You're complaining again, aren't you?

  12. A

    Nakuha mo rin! Sige, pipirma ako, pero isusulat ko sa ilalim: "Natanggap, magaan na magaan, salamat sa mga daga."

    You finally got it! All right, I'll sign, but I'm writing underneath: "Received, very light, thanks to the rats."

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