Day 135: She Carries Her Own Bayong
On an early jeepney to Divisoria, Edward (A), a young passenger, offers to help Lola Juana (B), a vegetable vendor, with her heavy bayong.
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
Lola, ako na po ang magbubuhat ng bayong ninyo.
Lola, let me carry your bayong.
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B
Iho, ako mismo ang nagbubuhat nito mula pa noong 1975.
Iho, I've carried this myself since 1975.
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A
Talaga po? Pero ang bigat po niyan.
Really? But it's so heavy.
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B
Kaya ko pa talaga. Naglalakad pa nga ako papunta sa puwesto.
I can still handle it, really. I even walk to my stall.
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A
Ako nga po, laptop lang ang dala, masakit na ang likod.
And here I am with just a laptop, and my back already hurts.
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B
O, 'di ba? 'Yang likod mo ang alagaan mo, hindi ang bayong ko.
See? Look after that back of yours, not my bayong.
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