Day 32: The Faucet Came Off
One evening, Jasmine (A), a tenant, calls her landlady, Aling Lilia (B), in a panic from her bathroom.
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
Aling Lilia, natanggal po 'yung gripo! Nababasa na po lahat!
Aling Lilia, the faucet came off! Everything's getting wet!
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B
Kalma lang. Isara mo 'yung valve sa labas, sa tabi ng metro.
Calm down. Shut the valve outside, next to the meter.
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A
Naisara ko na po. Tumigil na po 'yung tubig.
I've shut it. The water's stopped.
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B
Buti naman. Papupuntahin ko 'yung tubero bukas ng umaga.
Good. I'll send the plumber over tomorrow morning.
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A
Salamat po. Sorry po sa istorbo.
Thank you. Sorry for the trouble.
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