Day 113: The Aspin Who Refuses Rice
At the apartment of Coleen (B), her best friend Zara (A) notices that Blackie, the aspin (a Filipino street dog) Coleen adopted last year, won't touch his bowl.
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
Bakit ayaw kumain ni Blackie?
Why won't Blackie eat?
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B
Ayaw na niya ng kanin at isda. Mamahaling dog food lang ang gusto niya.
He won't eat rice and fish anymore. He only wants the expensive dog food.
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A
Ikaw kasi, ini-spoil mo siya. Lalo siyang magiging maarte kapag pinagbigyan mo.
That's your fault, you spoiled him. He'll only get pickier if you give in.
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B
E ayokong magutom siya. Heto na, Blackie!
Well, I don't want him to go hungry. Here you go, Blackie!
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A
Ayan, mas lalo mo pa siyang ini-spoil. Bukas, steak na ang hahanapin niyan!
See? Now you've spoiled him even more. Tomorrow he'll be asking for steak!
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