Day 79: A Thousand Pesos in the Wash
At a bank branch in Cubao, Marj (B) brings a damaged thousand-peso bill to Gener (A), the officer at the customer desk.
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
Good morning po, Ma'am. Ano po ang maitutulong ko?
Good morning, Ma'am. How can I help you?
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B
Nalabhan ko po kasi 'tong isang libo kasama ng pantalon ko.
I accidentally washed this thousand-peso bill with my jeans.
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A
Patingin po. Naku, napunit na po ang isang dulo.
May I see? Oh dear, one end's already torn.
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B
Mapapalitan pa po ba ninyo?
Can you still exchange it?
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A
Hindi po namin ito mapapalitan agad. Pero puwede po naming ipadala sa Bangko Sentral.
We can't replace it right away. But we can send it to the Bangko Sentral.
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B
Talaga po? Sige po, kahit matagal, basta mapalitan.
Really? Okay, even if it takes a while, as long as it gets replaced.
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