Day 20: Don't Start It Yet
After riding through a flooded street in Malabon, Jay (B) is pushing his dead motorcycle past the house of Mang Osting (A), a retired jeepney mechanic.
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
O, Jay, tumirik ba ang motor mo?
Hey, Jay, did your motorcycle stall?
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B
Opo, Mang Osting. Dumaan po kasi ako sa baha.
Yes, Mang Osting. I rode through the flood.
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A
Nabasa ba ang makina?
Did the engine get wet?
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B
Opo, napasukan po yata ng tubig. Subukan ko pong i-start ulit.
Yes, I think water got in. Let me try starting it again.
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A
Huwag mo munang i-start, baka masira! Ilabas muna natin ang tubig.
Don't start it yet, you might ruin it! Let's get the water out first.
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