Day 33: Stuck Behind a Broken Truck
On a bus to Baler, Aurora, stuck for two hours on a mountain road behind a broken-down truck, Bernie (A) turns to the teenager (B) in the seat next to him.
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
Iho, makiki-charge sana ako sa power bank mo. Saglit lang.
Son, could I charge my phone on your power bank? Just for a bit.
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B
Sige po, heto. Lowbat na po ba kayo?
Sure, here. Is your battery low?
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A
Oo, e. Baka nag-aalala na ang misis ko.
Yeah. My wife might be getting worried.
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B
Kaya lang po, walang signal dito. Sa may tindahan po, meron daw.
The thing is, there's no signal here. I heard there's some over by the store.
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A
Ganoon ba? Sige, doon na lang ako magte-text.
Is that so? All right, I'll send my text from there.
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