Day 132: The Patient Was a Nurse
At the barangay health center, the young doctor on duty (A) gets Mang Dencio (B), a retired nurse, ready for the free flu shot for senior citizens.
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 Dencio, sa kaliwang braso po natin ituturok ang bakuna.
Mang Dencio, we'll give you the vaccine in your left arm.
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B
Teka, Dok, hintayin mo munang matuyo ang alcohol.
Wait, Doc, let the alcohol dry first.
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A
Opo. Nakakakaba po pala kapag nurse ang pasyente ko.
Yes. Turns out it's nerve-racking when my patient is a nurse.
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B
Pasensiya na, iho, nakasanayan ko na. Bilisan mo ang tusok para hindi masakit.
Sorry, iho, old habits. Make the jab quick so it doesn't hurt.
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A
Tapos na po. Masakit po ba?
All done. Did it hurt?
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B
Wala nga akong naramdaman. Nakakatuwa ka, iho, mas maingat ka pa sa akin noon.
I didn't feel a thing. You're a delight, iho, even more careful than I was back then.
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