Day 100: What the Parrot Learned
Over the fence between their houses, Belen (A) tells her old friend and next-door neighbor Lumen (B) about Popoy, the parrot she and her husband Dindo keep.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Tagalog. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Lumen, marunong nang mag-good morning si Popoy! Ako mismo ang nagturo sa kaniya.
Lumen, Popoy can say good morning now! I taught him myself.
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B
Hindi na ako nagulat. Rinig na rinig ko siya mula rito.
I'm not surprised. I can hear him loud and clear from here.
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A
Talaga? Marunong pa nga siyang kumanta!
Really? He can even sing!
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B
Pero kaninang umaga, sabi niya, "Dindo, ano ka ba!" Kaboses mo pa.
But this morning he said, "Dindo, what is wrong with you!" In your voice, too.
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A
Naku, nakakahiya! 'Yan ang hindi ko itinuro.
Oh no, how embarrassing! That one I didn't teach him.
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