Day 2: A Fan Fifteen Centimeters Tall
On a hot April day, Teresa (B) has found a cheap stand fan online, and her teenage son Enzo (A) looks at the listing before ordering it for her.
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
Ma, ito po ba 'yung stand fan? Two ninety-nine lang?
Mom, is this the stand fan? Only two ninety-nine?
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B
Oo, 'yan nga. I-order mo na, ang init!
Yes, that's the one. Order it now, it's so hot!
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A
Pero sabi po rito: "Ang stand fan na ito ay may taas na labinlimang sentimetro."
But it says here: "This stand fan has a height of fifteen centimeters."
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B
Labinlima? Ano 'yan, pangmanika?
Fifteen? What is it, for a doll?
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A
Mukha nga po. Pamaypay na lang po muna, Ma.
Looks like it. Let's stick with the hand fan for now, Mom.
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