Day 90 of 135

Day 90: The Grandson Who Said Lodi

At her house in San Juan, Socorro (B), in her eighties, is about to send fifty thousand pesos by GCash to someone who says he is her grandson and in trouble, when her son Orlando (A) drops by.

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

    Ma, sandali lang po, huwag ninyo munang ipadala! Para kanino po 'yang singkuwenta mil?

    Mom, wait, don't send it yet! Who's that fifty thousand for?

  2. B

    Kay Migo, naaksidente raw sa motor. Huwag ko raw sabihin sa iyo, baka magalit ka.

    Migo. He says he had a motorcycle accident. He told me not to tell you, in case you'd get angry.

  3. A

    Ma, iyan po mismo ang modus: may aksidente, may taning, at bawal sabihin sa pamilya.

    Mom, that's exactly how the scam works: an accident, a deadline, and you can't tell the family.

  4. B

    Pero tingnan mo: "Lola, lodi po kita, werpa!" Magalang pa nga, may "po."

    But look: "Lola, you're my lodi, my idol, werpa!" He's even polite, he says "po."

  5. A

    Lodi, werpa? Pang-2017 pa po 'yan, Ma. At "Mamita" po ang tawag sa inyo ni Migo, hindi "Lola."

    Lodi, werpa? That's slang from 2017, Mom. And Migo calls you "Mamita," not "Lola."

  6. B

    Baka nagbago na ang bata. Narinig ko siyang umiiyak sa tawag kanina, kaboses na kaboses niya.

    Maybe the boy's changed. I heard him crying on the phone earlier, and it sounded just like him.

  7. A

    Ma, kaya na pong gayahin ng AI ang kahit anong boses. Tatawagan ko po si Migo ngayon din, naka-speaker.

    Mom, AI can copy anyone's voice now. I'm calling Migo right now, on speaker.

  8. B

    Bilisan mo, alas-kuwatro y medya na. Kapag hindi ko raw naipadala bago mag-alas-singko, ikukulong siya.

    Hurry, it's already four-thirty. He said if I don't send it before five, they'll lock him up.

  9. A

    Ma, nasa klase po si Migo, walang galos. Ni hindi pa nga raw po siya marunong mag-motor.

    Mom, Migo's in class, without a scratch. He says he doesn't even know how to ride a motorcycle.

  10. B

    Salamat sa Diyos. I-block mo na 'yang "lodi." Kay Migo na lang ang singkuwenta mil, pero huwag mong sasabihin kung bakit.

    Thank God. Block that "lodi." The fifty thousand goes to Migo instead, but don't you tell him why.

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