Day 108: Classmates on a First Date
At a café in Quezon City, Norman (A), back on the dating scene after many years, meets Rhea (B), his match from a dating app.
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
Nakakakaba pala 'to. Ngayon lang ulit ako nakipag-date.
This is more nerve-racking than I thought. It's my first date in years.
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B
Pareho tayo, first time ko sa dating app. Taga-saan ka nga pala?
Same here, it's my first time on a dating app. Where are you from, by the way?
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A
Marikina. Doon ako lumaki, doon din ako nag-aral.
Marikina. I grew up there and went to school there too.
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B
Ako rin, taga-Marikina! Saang elementary ka nag-aral?
Me too, I'm from Marikina! Which elementary school did you go to?
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A
Sa Concepcion. Hindi ko malilimutan 'yung Grade 3 adviser namin, si Ma'am Reyes.
Concepcion. I'll never forget our Grade 3 teacher, Ma'am Reyes.
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B
Ikaw pala 'yung katabi ko noon! Nakakahiya, hindi kita agad nakilala.
So you're the boy who sat next to me! How embarrassing, I didn't recognize you right away.
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