Day 43: Don't Eat Lunch Alone
At a small furniture company in Pasig, Mang Mando (A), its semi-retired founder, stops by the desk of Vic (B), the new accountant, at lunchtime.
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
Vic, bakit lagi kang mag-isang kumakain diyan sa mesa mo?
Vic, why do you always eat alone there at your desk?
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B
Nahihiya po kasi akong makisali sa kanila, Sir.
I'm shy about joining them, sir.
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A
Naku, pamilya tayo rito. Halika, makikisalo tayo sa kanila.
Oh, come on, we're family here. Come, let's go have lunch with them.
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B
Sasamahan po ninyo ako, Sir?
You'll come with me, sir?
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A
Oo naman. O, mga bata, si Vic, ang bago nating accountant!
Of course. Hey, kids, this is Vic, our new accountant!
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