Day 157: Boarders for the Empty Rooms
Nena (A) has lived alone in her two-story house in Santa Mesa, a few blocks from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, since her children moved out, and her daughter Mila (B) wants her to rent the upstairs rooms to students.
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
Mga estudyante sa taas? Naku, ang iingay ng mga 'yan!
Students upstairs? Goodness, they're so noisy!
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B
Kayo po mismo ang nagsabi na ang tahimik na ng bahay.
You said it yourself, the house has gotten so quiet.
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A
E sino'ng maglilinis ng kalat nila? Matanda na ako.
And who's going to clean up after them? I'm not young anymore.
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B
Tutulong pa nga po sila sa paglilinis. Ilalagay po natin sa house rules.
They'd even help with the cleaning. We'll put it in the house rules.
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A
Pag-iisipan ko. Pero babae lang ang tatanggapin ko, ha!
I'll think about it. But I'm only taking girls, okay?
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