Day 71: Swapping Shifts for Christmas Eve
At the front desk of a hotel in Makati, Emman (A), a clerk from Iloilo, has a favor to ask his manager, Cristina (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
Ma'am, puwede po ba akong makipagpalit ng shift sa Christmas Eve?
Ma'am, could I swap my Christmas Eve shift with someone?
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B
Bakit? Fully booked tayo sa Pasko.
Why? We're fully booked for Christmas.
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A
Uuwi po sana ako sa Iloilo. Payag naman po si Joel na makipagpalit.
I was hoping to go home to Iloilo. Joel's fine with swapping.
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B
Sige, basta pumirma si Joel sa swap form ngayon.
All right, as long as Joel signs the swap form today.
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A
Salamat po, Ma'am! Ipapapirma ko po agad kay Joel.
Thank you, Ma'am! I'll have Joel sign it right away.
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