Day 211: The Drone Dies Before the Kiss
At a beach wedding in Batangas, videographers Angelo (A) and Jace (B) find their drone's battery nearly dead just minutes before the couple's first kiss.
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
Jace, bakit nagbi-beep 'yung drone? Malapit na 'yung kiss!
Jace, why is the drone beeping? The kiss is coming up!
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B
Lowbat na, pare. Ang bilis naubos dahil sa lakas ng hangin.
The battery's low, man. It drained so fast because of the strong wind.
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A
Kaya nga sabi ko, dalhin mo na rito ang extra! Nasaan na?
That's exactly why I told you to bring the spare over here! Where is it?
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B
Nasa kotse pa, mga limang minutong lakad.
Still in the car, about a five-minute walk.
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A
Wala na tayong limang minuto! Takbo na, ako muna sa camera.
We don't have five minutes! Run, I'll cover it with the camera for now.
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B
Sige! Pero 'pag na-miss natin ang kiss, lagot tayo sa bride.
Okay! But if we miss the kiss, we're in big trouble with the bride.
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