Day 40: Dormant Account, Missing Pension
At a bank in Malolos, Mang Domeng (A), a retiree, and his son Gilbert (C) go to the teller, Denise (B), about his pension.
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
Miss, ayaw lumabas ng pensiyon ko sa ATM.
Miss, my pension won't come out of the ATM.
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B
Sandali po. Ay, dormant po pala ang account ninyo.
One moment. Oh, your account has gone dormant.
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C
Dormant po? Paano po 'yon nangyari?
Dormant? How did that happen?
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B
Matagal na po kasing walang galaw. Kailangan po ninyong ipa-activate ulit.
It hasn't had any activity in a long time, you see. You'll need to have it reactivated.
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A
Dito na ba ako magpapa-activate? Dala ko ang senior ID ko.
Do I get it reactivated right here? I have my senior citizen ID with me.
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