Day 45: Paid to Walk the Barking Puppy
When Claudine (B) gets home from work one evening, Dwight (A), the teenager next door, finally tells her that her new puppy barks all day while she is away.
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
Ate, sorry po, pero buong araw pong tumatahol 'yung puppy ninyo.
Ate, I'm sorry, but your puppy barks all day.
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B
Hala, sorry! 'Di ko alam, nasa office ako.
Oh no, I'm sorry! I had no idea. I'm at the office all day.
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A
Sa hapon pa naman po ako nagho-homework, 'di tuloy ako maka-focus.
And afternoons are when I do my homework, so I can't focus.
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B
Gusto mo bang i-walk siya tuwing tanghali? Babayaran kita.
Do you want to walk him at lunchtime? I'll pay you.
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A
Deal po! Pagod na po 'yan sa hapon.
Deal! He'll be worn out by the afternoon.
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