Day 199: How Cold Is Mount Pulag?
Hailey (A), who has signed up for her first overnight climb of Mount Pulag with her officemates, asks her uncle, Tito Erning (B), who has climbed it a dozen times, what she's in for.
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
Tito, aakyat po kami ng Pulag. Gaano po katagal ang akyat?
Tito, we're climbing Pulag. How long is the climb?
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B
Mga apat na oras hanggang campsite, tapos halos dalawang oras pa papuntang tuktok.
About four hours to the campsite, then almost two more to the summit.
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A
Kaya ko po 'yan. E gaano po kalamig doon?
I can handle that. And how cold does it get up there?
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B
Halos zero degrees bago sumikat ang araw. Minsan, mas mababa pa.
Almost zero degrees before sunrise. Sometimes even lower.
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A
Zero po? Ang pinakamakapal ko pong jacket, pang-mall lang!
Zero? The thickest jacket I own is only good for the mall!
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