Day 190: Who's Making Tatay Laugh?
Lino (A) notices that his widowed father, Nardo (B), has been laughing at his phone all week.
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
Tay, isang linggo na po kayong tawa nang tawa sa cellphone.
Dad, you've been laughing at your phone all week.
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B
Wala 'to. Mga meme lang sa Facebook.
It's nothing. Just memes on Facebook.
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A
E bakit po kayo ngiti nang ngiti tuwing tumutunog 'yan?
Then why do you keep smiling every time it pings?
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B
O siya, aaminin ko na. May ka-chat ako, si Celia, biyuda rin, kasama ko sa Zumba.
Oh, all right, I'll come clean. I've been chatting with Celia, who's widowed too, from my Zumba class.
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A
Si Tita Celia po? Kailan pa po kayo nag-uusap?
Tita Celia? Since when have you two been talking?
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B
Halos isang buwan na. Huwag mo munang sabihin sa mga kapatid mo, ha?
Almost a month. Don't tell your brothers and sisters yet, okay?
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