Day 164: Still No Bus to Legazpi
Fely (A) and her daughter Samantha (B) have been at the bus terminal in Cubao since three in the morning on Maundy Thursday, waiting for an extra trip to Legazpi.
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
Wala pa rin? Alas-nuwebe na!
Still nothing? It's nine o'clock!
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B
Mula alas-tres pa po tayo nakapila. Kanina pa po sinasabi ng dispatcher na may darating.
We've been in line since three. The dispatcher has been saying one's on its way for hours.
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A
Konting tiyaga pa, anak. Sayang ang puwesto natin.
Just a little more patience, honey. It'd be a shame to lose our place.
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B
Ma, mag-Lucena na lang po kaya tayo? Doon na lang po tayo sumakay pa-Legazpi.
Mom, should we just go to Lucena? We can catch a bus to Legazpi from there.
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A
Paano kung puno rin ang mga bus doon?
What if the buses there are full too?
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B
At least po, nasa Lucena na tayo, hindi nakatunganga rito sa Cubao.
At least we'd be in Lucena, not standing around here in Cubao.
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