Day 39: The Companion Gets Checked Too
At a clinic, Dr. Alexis (A) examines Luis (B), a teenager who needs a medical clearance for his school basketball team, while his grandfather, Lolo Eusebio (C), waits beside 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
Pasado ka, Luis. Puwede ka nang sumali sa team.
You passed, Luis. You can join the team.
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B
Salamat po, Doc! Tara na po, Lolo.
Thank you, Doc! Let's go, Lolo.
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A
Lolo, namamaga po ang tuhod ninyo. Kayo po pala ang may masakit?
Lolo, your knee is swollen. So you're the one who's hurting?
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C
Wala 'to, Doktora. Rayuma lang.
It's nothing, Doctor. Just my arthritis.
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B
Nadulas nga po siya sa banyo noong isang linggo. Bawal ko raw pong sabihin.
Actually, he slipped in the bathroom last week. He said I wasn't allowed to tell.
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