Day 158: I Thought You Paid It
Henry (A) and his brother Orly (B), who run a carinderia together in Pasay, find a disconnection notice from Meralco taped to the door.
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
Orly, may notice ng Meralco sa pinto. Puputulan na raw tayo!
Orly, there's a Meralco notice on the door. It says they're cutting us off!
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B
Puputulan? Akala ko ikaw ang nagbayad noong Lunes!
Cut off? I thought you paid it on Monday!
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A
Ako? Akala ko nga ikaw, inabot ko pa sa 'yo 'yung bill.
Me? I thought you did. I even handed you the bill.
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B
Oo, tapos isinuksok ko sa kaha. Akala ko kinuha mo na.
Yeah, and I tucked it in the cash box. I thought you'd already taken it.
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A
Kaya pala sobra ang kaha natin kahapon!
So that's why we had extra in the cash box yesterday!
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B
E 'di nandiyan pa ang pambayad. Tara na sa Bayad Center!
Then the money for it is still there. Let's go to the Bayad Center!
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