Day 12: A Misspelled Name on Every Souvenir
A week before the christening of her baby, Estela (B) and her younger cousin Ana (A) open the box of a hundred personalized souvenirs that Ana ordered for the guests.
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
Ate, heto na po 'yung mga souvenir!
Ate, here are the souvenirs!
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B
Ang cute! Pero bakit Sofa ang nakasulat, hindi Sofia?
So cute! But why does it say Sofa and not Sofia?
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A
Hala, mali po pala ang spelling. Lahat po, Ate!
Oh no, the spelling's wrong. On every single one, Ate!
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B
Hindi mo kasi tiningnan nang maigi 'yung sample.
That's because you didn't check the sample carefully.
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A
Sorry po talaga. Tatawagan ko po agad 'yung shop, may isang linggo pa naman.
I'm so sorry. I'll call the shop right away, we still have a week.
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