Day 4: Tickets Left on the Table
At the PITX bus terminal, Lola Remedios (A) suddenly remembers where she left their printed bus tickets, and her teenage grandson Matteo (B) tries to calm her down.
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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Naku, Matteo! 'Yung ticket natin, nasa mesa pa sa bahay!
Oh no, Matteo! Our tickets are still on the table at home!
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B
Nasa phone ko po 'yan, La. 'Di na po kailangan 'yung papel.
They're on my phone, Lola. We don't need the paper ones anymore.
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A
E kung lowbat ka na mamaya? I-screenshot mo nga 'yan!
And what if your battery's dead by then? Take a screenshot of it!
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B
La, nasa phone din po 'yung screenshot, 'di ba?
Lola, the screenshot would be on the phone too, right?
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A
Basta, i-screenshot mo na. Para sigurado.
Just screenshot it already. To be sure.
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