Day 36: A Seminar Before the License
At the municipal hall, Melvin (A), a groom-to-be, applies for a marriage license with the clerk, Mang Pablo (B).
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
Kukuha po ako ng marriage license. Kumpleto na po ako.
I'm here to get a marriage license. I have everything.
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B
Patingin. Nasaan 'yung seminar certificate ninyong dalawa?
Let me see. Where's the seminar certificate for the two of you?
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A
May seminar pa po pala? Hindi ko po alam.
There's a seminar, too? I didn't know.
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B
Oo nga, kailangan 'yon bago ang license. Dalawang linggo pa ang susunod.
That's right, you need it before the license. The next one is two weeks away.
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A
Dalawang linggo pa po? Lagot ako sa fiancée ko!
Two weeks? I'm in big trouble with my fiancée!
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