Day 91: A Rice Cooker from Japan
Packing at home for her trip to Japan next week, Leslie (A) shows her mother Lydia (B) the latest pasabuy request from her friends, who keep asking her to buy them things there.
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, tingnan po ninyo 'tong message ni Jessa.
Mom, look at this message from Jessa.
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B
Pasabuy na naman ba 'yan?
Another pasabuy request?
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A
Opo, pang-anim na po. Ibili ko raw po siya ng rice cooker!
Yes, that's the sixth one. She wants me to buy her a rice cooker!
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B
Rice cooker? E kasya pa ba 'yan sa maleta mo?
A rice cooker? Will that even fit in your suitcase?
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A
Hindi nga po. Pero ayoko pong magtampo siya.
It won't. But I don't want her to get upset.
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B
Isulat mo: "Sorry, puno na ang maleta ko, pero ibibili kita ng KitKat."
Write this: "Sorry, my suitcase is full, but I'll buy you some KitKats."
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