Day 69: No Pork for the Baby's Lola
At a christening party in a function hall in Las Piñas, a young cook (A) checks with his boss, the caterer Mang Badong (B).
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
Mang Badong, ilalabas ko na po ba 'yung litson kawali?
Mang Badong, should I bring out the lechon kawali now?
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B
Sige. Pero 'yung lola ng baby, bawal pala sa baboy.
Go ahead. But it turns out the baby's grandmother can't have pork.
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A
Patay, puro baboy po ang ulam natin ngayon.
Uh-oh, everything we're serving today is pork.
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B
Ipagluto mo siya ng isda. May tilapia pa sa cooler.
Cook her some fish. There's still tilapia in the cooler.
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A
Opo. Kaya lang, paubos na rin po ang kanin.
Okay. The thing is, the rice is almost gone too.
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B
Ipagsandok mo na si Lola bago maubos. Ako na ang magsasaing.
Dish up some rice for Lola before it runs out. I'll cook more myself.
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