Day 139: Asking Her to the JS Prom
At home, Aldrich (B), a high school student, comes to his older sister (A) with a favor to ask about the JS Prom.
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
O, bakit ganyan ka makatingin? May hihingin kang pabor, 'no?
Hey, why are you looking at me like that? You want a favor, don't you?
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B
Ate, ikaw na lang kaya ang mag-aya kay Francine sa prom?
Ate, could you be the one to ask Francine to the prom?
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A
Ayoko nga! Ikaw mismo ang dapat mag-aya sa kaniya.
No way! You have to ask her yourself.
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B
Kinakabahan kasi ako. Gumawa pa nga ako ng sign, o.
It's just that I'm nervous. I even made a sign, look.
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A
Ang cute! O, ikaw na talaga ang magbigay niyan sa kaniya.
That's so cute! Okay, now you really have to give it to her yourself.
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