Day 85: Cheap Rent, Quiet Neighbors
In Sampaloc, Nathaniel (A) and his friend Arjay (B) look at a two-bedroom apartment going for half the usual rent.
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
Pare, ang mura nito! Kalahati lang ng upa sa ibang apartment.
Dude, this place is so cheap! Half the rent of other apartments.
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B
'Yan pala ang dahilan. Punerarya ang katabi, o!
So that's why. Look, there's a funeral parlor next door!
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A
E ano ngayon? Ang mahalaga, mura.
So what? What matters is it's cheap.
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B
Nakakatakot dito kapag gabi na, pare. May burol pa yata ngayon.
It's creepy here at night, man. I think there's even a wake going on now.
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A
Pero isipin mo, wala pa tayong naging kapitbahay na ganito katahimik.
But think about it, we've never had neighbors this quiet.
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B
Hindi nakakatawa 'yan, pare. Pero sige, kunin na natin.
That's not funny, man. But fine, let's take it.
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