Day 106: A Job Through Dad's Classmate
At dinner at home in Parañaque, Roger (A) tells his daughter Camille (B), a new marketing graduate, that he has arranged a job for her at the company of his old classmate.
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
Camille, kinausap ko na si Tito Boyet mo. Sa Lunes ka na magsisimula.
Camille, I've talked to your Tito Boyet. You start on Monday.
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B
Po? Pakisabi na lang po na salamat, pero huwag na.
What? Please just tell him thank you, but no.
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A
Isang taon nang tambay ang anak ni Pareng Raul. Tanggapin mo na.
Pareng Raul's son has been out of work for a year. Just take it.
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B
Gusto ko pong ako mismo ang maghanap, nang sa gayon ay alam kong pinaghirapan ko.
I want to look for one myself, so that I'll know I earned it.
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A
Magreretiro na ako sa Disyembre. Gusto ko sanang may trabaho ka na.
I'm retiring in December. I was hoping you'd have a job by then.
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B
Kaya po pala. Tatlong buwan lang po, kapag wala pa rin, tatanggapin ko na.
So that's why. Just give me three months, and if I still have nothing, I'll take it.
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A
Sige. Sasabihin ko kay Boyet na huwag munang ibigay sa iba.
All right. I'll tell Boyet not to give the job to anyone else just yet.
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