Day 150: Gifts on the Pillow
Bryan (A), who recently adopted a cat, comes to his aunt (B), who has kept cats all her life, with a complaint.
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
Tita, gabi-gabi po, may patay na butiki o ipis sa unan ko.
Tita, every night there's a dead lizard or cockroach on my pillow.
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B
Regalo niya 'yan sa 'yo. Ganyan maglambing ang pusa.
Those are gifts for you. That's how cats show love.
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A
Regalo po? E sumisigaw nga po ako tuwing nakikita ko!
Gifts? But I scream every time I see one!
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B
Dahil sa sigaw mo, akala niya natutuwa ka.
Because of your screaming, she thinks you're happy about it.
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A
Kaya pala lalo pa siyang nagdadala! Ano po ang gagawin ko?
So that's why she keeps bringing more! What should I do?
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B
Itapon mo lang nang tahimik. At huwag ka nang sumigaw, ha?
Just throw them out quietly. And no more screaming, okay?
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