Day 112: Bleached Hair for Sunday Lunch
Clyde (A), fifteen, arrives from Manila with freshly bleached hair to spend the summer at the house of his grandfather, Lolo Fermin (B), in Rosario, Batangas.
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
Mano po, Lolo. Dito po muna ako hanggang Hunyo.
Your blessing, Lolo. I'm staying here until June.
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B
Kaawaan ka ng Diyos. Ang tingkad ng buhok mo, kitang-kita kahit mula sa kanto.
God bless you. Your hair is so bright, you can see it all the way from the corner.
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A
Salamat po! Bagong bleach po 'to, uso sa Maynila.
Thanks! I just had it bleached, it's all the rage in Manila.
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B
Sa Linggo, dito manananghalian ang mga lola mo. Ano kaya ang sasabihin nila?
On Sunday, your lolas are coming here for lunch. I wonder what they'll say.
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A
Okay lang po 'yon, Lolo. Mababait naman po sila.
That's okay, Lolo. They're nice.
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B
Mababait nga. 'Yung pangkulay ko sa uban, may natira pa sa banyo, kung sakali lang.
They are nice. That dye I use on my gray hair, there's still some left in the bathroom, just in case.
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A
Gets ko po, Lolo. Pero kayo nga po, nagkukulay, bakit ako hindi puwede?
I get it, Lolo. But you dye your hair, so why can't I?
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