Day 189: Six Years Without a Raise
Megan (A), who works at an insurance company in Alabang, asks her aunt (B), an HR manager, for advice about her job.
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
Tita, paano po humingi ng raise nang hindi nagmumukhang walang utang na loob?
Tita, how do you ask for a raise without looking ungrateful?
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B
Bakit, wala ka pang dagdag-sahod mula noong pumasok ka?
Why, you haven't had a raise since you started?
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A
Wala pa po kahit piso, anim na taon na.
Not even one peso, and it's been six years.
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B
Matagal na 'yon, ha! Hindi masamang humingi, basta may maipapakita ka.
That's a long time! There's nothing wrong with asking, as long as you have something to show for it.
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A
Ano po ang ipapakita ko? Trabaho ko lang naman po 'yon.
What would I show? That's just my job.
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B
Ilista mo lahat ng nagawa mo. Sigurado akong mahaba 'yan.
Make a list of everything you've done. I'm sure it's a long one.
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