Day 99: Bagoong in the Hand-Carry
At the NAIA check-in counter, Joshua (A) reads the airline's baggage rules to his grandmother, Lola Lourdes (B), who is flying to Canada.
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
Lola, sabi po rito, bawal sa hand-carry ang liquid na lampas sa 100 ml.
Lola, it says here no liquids over 100 ml are allowed in hand-carry.
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B
E nasa bag ko ang bagoong. Sabi ng tita mo, puwede raw!
But the bagoong's in my bag. Your aunt said it was fine!
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A
Isang buong garapon po 'yan. Kukunin po 'yan sa security.
That's a whole jar. Security will take it.
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B
Hindi puwede! Para sa mga apo ko 'yan.
They can't! That's for my grandchildren.
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A
Ilipat na lang po natin sa maleta ninyo.
Let's just move it to your suitcase, then.
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B
Ay, salamat, apo! Balutin mo nang mabuti, ha?
Oh, thank you, dear! Wrap it carefully, okay?
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