Day 56: Someone Else's Transcript
Alexa (A), who is applying for jobs, sees her mother, Vilma (B), come home tired after a morning out.
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
Ma, saan po kayo galing? Pawis na pawis po kayo.
Mom, where have you been? You're drenched in sweat.
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B
Sa registrar. Ikinuha na kita ng transcript, dalawang oras akong pumila!
At the registrar. I got your transcript for you. I stood in line for two hours!
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A
Wow, salamat po, Ma! Patingin po.
Wow, thanks, Mom! Let me see.
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B
Ibinili pa kita ng long brown envelope para hindi malukot.
I even bought you a long brown envelope so it won't get creased.
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A
Ma, puro uno po 'yung grades. Ibang Alexa Santos po pala 'to!
Mom, these are straight A's. This is a different Alexa Santos!
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B
Ano? E 'di pipila na naman ako bukas?
What? So I have to line up all over again tomorrow?
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