Day 147: The Other San Isidro
In Laguna, Darlene (A), a young traveler, hires an older tricycle driver (B) at the town terminal to take her to a resort in San Isidro.
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
Manong, lalo po yata tayong napapalayo.
Manong, I think we're only getting farther away.
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B
Malapit na tayo sa San Isidro, ineng. Patingin nga ng mapa mo.
We're almost at San Isidro, ineng. Let me see your map.
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A
Heto po, sa San Isidro 'yung pin.
Here, the pin's in San Isidro.
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B
Naku, ibang San Isidro 'yan! Dito sa amin, walang resort.
Oh no, that's a different San Isidro! There's no resort in ours.
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A
Ay, akala ko po iisa lang ang San Isidro! Malayo pa po ba 'yon?
Oh, I thought there was only one San Isidro! Is it still far?
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B
Mga kalahating oras pa. Sige, ihahatid kita, dagdagan mo na lang ng dos siyentos.
About another half hour. All right, I'll take you, just add two hundred.
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