Day 104: Lola's Name on His Arm
At Sunday lunch at her house in Batangas City, Lola Teodora (A) spots a new tattoo on the arm of her grandson Carlo (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
Carlo, ano 'yang nasa braso mo? Tattoo ba 'yan?
Carlo, what's that on your arm? Is that a tattoo?
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B
Opo, La. Kahapon ko lang po ipinagawa.
Yes, Lola. I just had it done yesterday.
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A
Walang bangkong tatanggap sa iyo niyan. Bukod doon, sinong matinong babae ang papatol sa iyo?
No bank will hire you with that. On top of that, what decent girl would want you?
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B
Natatakpan naman po ng long sleeves, La. Kaya wala pong makakakita sa bangko.
Long sleeves cover it, Lola. So nobody at the bank will ever see it.
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A
E ang magiging asawa mo? Makikita niya 'yan.
And your future wife? She'll see it.
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B
Mabuti nga po, para alam niya agad kung sino ang una kong mahal. "Teodora" po ang nakasulat.
Good, so she'll know right away who my first love is. It says "Teodora."
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