Day 28: No Change for a Thousand
On a jeepney to Quiapo, Danica (B) hands the driver, Bobby (A), a 1,000-peso bill for her 13-peso fare, while Roland (C) sits beside 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
Isang libo? Wala pa akong barya, ang aga pa kasi.
A thousand? I don't have any change yet. It's still early.
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B
Pasensiya na po, Kuya. 'Yan lang po ang pera ko.
Sorry, Kuya. That's all the money I have.
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C
Akin na, Miss, papalitan ko. Marami naman akong barya.
Give it here, miss, I'll break it. I've got plenty of change.
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B
Ay, salamat po! Ang bait naman po ninyo.
Oh, thank you! That's so kind of you.
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A
O, may barya ka na pala. Trese lang, ha.
Oh, so now you've got change. It's just thirteen, okay?
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