Day 195: Lolo on the Panel
In their living room in Valenzuela, Nina (A), a college senior, rehearses her thesis defense for the fifth time that evening in front of her grandfather, Lolo Pilo (B), a retired high school teacher.
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
Lolo, gising pa po ba kayo? Kanina pa po kayo hikab nang hikab.
Lolo, are you still awake? You've been yawning nonstop.
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B
E paulit-ulit mo nang sinasabi 'yan, apo. Kabisado ko na rin.
Well, you've said it over and over, dear. I know it by heart too.
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A
Sorry po, Lolo. Kayo na lang po kaya ang panel?
Sorry, Lolo. Why don't you be the panel instead?
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B
Sige. Miss Nina, bakit tatlumpu lang ang respondents mo?
All right. Miss Nina, why do you only have thirty respondents?
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A
Lolo naman! Sa dinami-dami po ng tanong, bakit 'yan pa?
Come on, Lolo! Of all the questions, why that one?
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B
'Yan ang paborito kong tanong noong nagtuturo pa ako. Sagutin mo na!
That was my favorite question back when I was still teaching. Now answer it!
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