Day 27: The Nonrefundable Deposit Clause
In a Mandaluyong apartment, the landlord, Mang Wally (B), reads the lease aloud to Erika (A) before she signs it.
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
Mang Wally, pakiulit po 'yung sa deposit.
Mang Wally, could you read the part about the deposit again?
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B
"Ang deposito ay hindi ibabalik kung aalis ang nangungupahan bago matapos ang isang taon."
"The deposit shall not be returned if the tenant leaves before the end of one year."
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A
Dalawang buwan po 'yon. Puwede pong six months na lang?
That's two months' rent. Could it be just six months?
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B
Six months? Nine na lang, para patas tayo.
Six months? Make it nine, so it's fair to both of us.
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A
Sige po, nine months. Saan po ako pipirma?
Okay, nine months. Where do I sign?
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