Day 109: Mother-in-Law's Kaldereta
Over dinner at her house a month before the wedding, Adrian (A) talks with his future mother-in-law, Susan (B), about the food for the reception.
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
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A
Tita, ang sarap po talaga ng kaldereta ninyo.
Tita, your kaldereta is really delicious.
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B
Salamat! Sa kasal ninyo, ipagluluto ko ang lahat ng bisita.
Thank you! At your wedding, I'll cook for all the guests.
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A
Lahat po? Dalawang daan po ang bisita, Tita!
All of them? There are two hundred guests, Tita!
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B
Kaya ko 'yan! Pancit, menudo, embutido, leche flan.
I can do it! Pancit, menudo, embutido, leche flan.
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A
Ipagluto na lang po ninyo kami ng kaldereta. 'Yung iba, sa caterer na po.
Why don't you just cook us your kaldereta? Leave the rest to the caterer.
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B
Sige na nga. Pero kaldereta ko ang bida, ha?
Oh, all right. But my kaldereta's the star, okay?
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