Day 167: One Screw Left Over
In their townhouse in Antipolo, Sheila (A) watches her husband, Mario (B), put their electric fan back together after taking it apart to fix it himself.
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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Mario, kanina ka pa diyan. Mabubuo mo pa ba 'yang electric fan?
Mario, you've been at it for ages. Are you ever going to get that fan back together?
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B
Patapos na. Sabi sa video, ikakabit na lang 'tong elisi.
Almost done. The video says all that's left is to put the blades on.
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A
Akala ko marunong ka, sa video ka lang pala natuto!
I thought you knew how, but you just learned it from a video!
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B
At least natuto ako. O, ayan, umiikot na!
At least I learned. Look, there, it's spinning!
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A
Ang galing! Teka, ano 'tong turnilyo sa mesa?
Nice! Wait, what's this screw on the table?
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B
Ekstra lang 'yan. Ang mahalaga, umiikot, 'di ba?
That's just a spare. What matters is it spins, right?
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