Day 35: Board Exam or First Job?
At the university, Aaron (A), a fresh civil engineering graduate, asks his former professor, Ma'am Josephine (B), for advice.
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
Ma'am, tatanggapin ko po ba 'yung offer, or mag-review muna for the boards?
Ma'am, should I take the offer, or review for the boards first?
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B
Ako, pinagsabay ko 'yan noon.
Me, I did both at the same time back then.
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A
Paano po ninyo nagawa 'yon?
How did you manage that?
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B
Site sa umaga, review sa gabi at weekends. Basta walang OT.
Site in the morning, review at night and on weekends. As long as there's no overtime.
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A
Sige po, tatanggapin ko, pero itatanong ko muna kung may OT.
Okay, I'll take it, but I'll ask first if there's overtime.
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