Day 123: Seventy and Still Lifting
Faith (A) has hired a small truck to move her things to a condo in Pasig, and the driver, Mang Teban (B), picks up the heaviest box himself.
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
Mang Teban, tulungan ko na po kayo! Mabigat po 'yan.
Mang Teban, let me help you! It's heavy.
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B
Naku, kaya ko 'to, iha. Sanay na akong magbuhat.
Oh, I can handle this, dear. I'm used to lifting.
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A
Nakakahiya po, kayo pa ang nagbubuhat. Ilang taon na po ba kayo?
I feel bad that you're the one doing the lifting. How old are you, anyway?
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B
Sitenta na ako. Pero malakas pa ako sa kalabaw!
I'm seventy. But I'm still stronger than a carabao!
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A
Sitenta na po kayo? Lalo po tuloy akong nahiya.
You're seventy? Now I feel even worse.
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B
Huwag kang mahiya. Nakakatuwa nga, ito lang ang ehersisyo ko!
Don't feel bad. I actually enjoy it, it's the only exercise I get!
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