Day 201: Basketball Until Midnight
At the barangay hall in Navotas, Eric (A), a resident, complains to Gemma (B), a barangay councilor, about the nightly basketball games under the floodlights of the court beside his house.
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
Kagawad, gabi-gabi pong umaabot ng hatinggabi ang basketball sa tabi namin.
Kagawad, every night the basketball next to our house goes on until midnight.
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B
Alas-diyes po dapat tapos na, pinagbigyan lang sila dahil sa liga.
They're supposed to be done by ten. They were just given some leeway because of the league.
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A
Pero nakatutok pa po sa kuwarto namin ang ilaw!
But the floodlight shines right into our bedroom!
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B
Kaya nga po pumunta kayo sa pulong sa Sabado, para mapag-usapan natin.
That's exactly why you should come to the meeting on Saturday, so we can talk it over.
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A
Pulong na naman po? Wala naman pong nangyari noong nakaraan.
Another meeting? Nothing came of the last one.
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B
Doon po pagbobotohan ang oras ng court. Kailangan po namin kayo roon.
That's where we'll vote on the court's hours. We need you there.
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