Day 180: Fit to Sail Again?
At a clinic in Ermita that does medical exams for seafarers, Sonny (A), a doctor, checks Efren (B), a ship's cook, before his next contract.
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
Gaano po kayo katagal sa barko noong huling kontrata?
How long were you on the ship for your last contract?
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B
Halos siyam na buwan po, Doc. Nag-extend pa po ako.
Almost nine months, Doc. I even extended.
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A
Halos sampung kilo naman po ang nadagdag sa timbang ninyo.
And you've put on almost ten kilos.
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B
Kusinero po kasi ako, ako rin ang tagatikim. Mga limang beses po akong kumakain araw-araw.
Well, I'm the cook, so I'm also the taster. I eat about five times a day.
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A
Fit pa rin po kayo, pero bawasan na po natin ang tikim.
You're still fit, but let's cut back on the tasting.
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B
Opo. Pero paano ko po malalaman kung masarap ang luto?
Yes. But then how will I know if my cooking is any good?
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