Day 120: Scissors for the Credit Card
Over Sunday lunch at the house of her uncle Rudy (B), an accountant, Hannah (A) confesses a problem with the credit card she got three months ago.
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
Tito, maxed out na po 'yung credit card ko.
Tito, my credit card is maxed out.
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B
Ha? Minimum lang ang binabayaran mo, 'no?
What? You're only paying the minimum, aren't you?
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A
Opo. Kung alam ko lang po na ganito kalaki ang interes, hindi ko na sana kinuha.
Yes. If only I'd known the interest was this high, I never would have gotten it.
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B
Ganito: pagkatanggap mo ng suweldo, card muna ang bayaran mo.
Here's the plan: as soon as you get your paycheck, pay the card first.
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A
Habang may utang pa po ako, hindi ko 'yan gagamitin.
And as long as I still owe money on it, I won't use it.
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B
Para sigurado, akin na 'yang card. Paabot nga ng gunting.
Just to be sure, give me that card. Pass me the scissors.
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