Day 86 of 135

Day 86: Tita Speak, Translated

At home in Pasig, Fatima (A), a bank manager, finds out that her daughter Gela (B), a young graphic designer, runs a viral page that translates "tita speak" into Gen Z slang.

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

    Gela, ano 'tong "Tita Speak, Translated"? Bakit ako ang nasa kalahati ng posts?

    Gela, what's this "Tita Speak, Translated"? Why am I in half the posts?

  2. B

    Ma, hindi po kayo na-roast, na-feature lang po, no cap. Wala naman pong pangalan, "tita" lang.

    Mom, you didn't get roasted, you got featured, no cap. And there's no name on it, it just says "tita."

  3. A

    "Kumain ka na ba? Translation: I love you, bestie." Sino pa ang nagsasabi niyan sa iyo araw-araw?

    "Have you eaten yet? Translation: I love you, bestie." Who else says that to you every single day?

  4. B

    E kasi, kayo po ang pinaka-iconic na tita na kilala ko. Main character po kayo, slay.

    Well, that's because you're the most iconic tita I know. You're the main character, slay.

  5. A

    Ay, ang chaka ng caption mo. Dedma na lang sana ako, pero gusto ko ng right of reply.

    Ugh, your caption is so chaka. I'd have just gone dedma, but I want a right of reply.

  6. B

    Sige po, isang post. Pero dapat po on brand, ano po ang sasabihin ninyo?

    Okay, one post. But it has to be on brand, so what do you want to say?

  7. A

    Heto ang post ko: "No cap" ay "promise, as in"; "slay" ay "bongga"; "cringe" ay "baduy to the max."

    Here's my post: "No cap" means "promise, as in"; "slay" means "bongga"; "cringe" means "baduy to the max."

  8. B

    Ma, ang vintage po, pero bet ko. Retro po ang uso ngayon, baka mas mag-viral pa kayo.

    Mom, that's so vintage, but I love it. Retro is in right now, you might go even more viral than me.

  9. A

    Kung mag-viral 'yan, hati tayo sa kita, fifty-fifty. Bank manager ako: walang pautang na walang interes.

    If it goes viral, we split the earnings, fifty-fifty. I'm a bank manager: no loan comes without interest.

  10. B

    Partner na po tayo, Ma. At heto po ang sagot ko, sa tita speak: "Kumain na po ba kayo?"

    Partners, then, Mom. And here's my answer, in tita speak: "Have you eaten yet?"

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