Day 131: First Time Giving Blood
The day before the Red Cross blood drive at their office, Lester (A), a first-time donor who hates needles, asks his officemate Ervin (B), who has donated twelve times, what to expect.
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
Pare, first time kong magdo-donate bukas. Ano'ng dapat kong gawin?
Dude, tomorrow's my first time donating. What should I do?
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B
Pagkagising mo, mag-almusal ka muna. Huwag kang pumasok nang gutom.
As soon as you wake up, have breakfast first. Don't come in hungry.
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A
E 'yung karayom? Takot pa naman ako diyan.
And the needle? I'm scared of needles, you know.
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B
Habang kinukuhanan ka ng dugo, huwag kang tumingin. E bakit ka nga ba nag-sign up?
While they're drawing your blood, don't look. So why did you sign up, anyway?
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A
Ano kasi... si Mika ang in-charge sa blood drive.
Well, um... Mika's the one running the blood drive.
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B
Ayun naman! Puso pala ang ido-donate mo, hindi dugo.
So that's it! It's your heart you're donating, not your blood.
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