Day 73: A Lock Before She Moves In
At a boarding house in Sampaloc, Reynaldo (A), a father from Nueva Ecija, looks over a room for his daughter, who starts college next month, with the owner, Lorna (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
Maayos naman ho itong kuwarto. Kaya lang ho, walang lock ang bintana.
The room's in good shape. The only thing is, the window has no lock.
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B
Oo nga po. Nasa ground floor pa naman po ito.
That's true. And it's on the ground floor, too.
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A
Puwede ho ba kayong magpakabit ng lock bago lumipat ang anak ko?
Could you have a lock put on before my daughter moves in?
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B
Sige po, ipapakabit ko bukas na bukas.
Sure, I'll have one put on first thing tomorrow.
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A
Salamat ho. E 'yung aircon, nalinis na ho ba?
Thank you. And the AC, has it been cleaned?
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B
Sagot po ng boarder 'yan. Kayo na po ang magpapalinis.
That's up to the boarder. You'll need to have it cleaned yourselves.
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