Day 50: Fit to Work by Tomorrow?
At a clinic in Quezon City, Dr. Carmen (A) writes up a medical certificate for her patient Aileen (B), who has the flu.
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
Heto ang med cert mo: "Ang pasyente ay pinapayuhang magpahinga nang tatlong araw."
Here's your medical certificate: "The patient is advised to rest for three days."
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B
Doc, puwede po bang isulat ninyong fit to work na ako bukas?
Doc, could you write that I'm fit to work tomorrow?
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A
Bukas? Ang taas pa ng lagnat mo.
Tomorrow? Your fever's still high.
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B
May malaking presentation po kasi ako.
It's just that I have a big presentation.
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A
Hindi puwede. Baka mahawa pa ang buong office mo.
I can't do that. You might give it to your whole office.
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