Day 121: The Old Owner's Promise
Jocelyn (B) has just bought the apartment building where Coco (A) rents a unit, and she knocks on his door with the new water bill.
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
Magandang hapon po. Kayo po ba ang bagong may-ari?
Good afternoon. Are you the new owner?
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B
Oo, ako si Jocelyn. Heto 'yung bill mo sa tubig.
Yes, I'm Jocelyn. Here's your water bill.
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A
Bill po sa tubig? Sabi po ng dating may-ari, kasama raw sa upa ang tubig.
A water bill? The old owner said water was included in the rent.
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B
Wala siyang sinabing ganoon sa akin, ha.
Well, he never told me anything like that.
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A
Teka lang po, nasa kontrata ko. Heto po, basahin ninyo.
Hold on, it's in my contract. Here, read it.
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B
Aba, kasama nga. Pero sa susunod na kontrata, iba na, ha!
Well, so it is. But the next contract will be different!
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