Day 116: Posted to a Mountain School
Jeff (B), newly hired as a public school teacher, tells his grandmother, Lola Celia (A), where his first post will be.
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
Jeff, lumabas na raw ang assignment mo? Saan ka ilalagay?
Jeff, I hear your assignment came out? Where are they putting you?
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B
Sa bundok po ng Tanay. Isang oras po sa motor mula sa bayan, tapos tatawid pa ng ilog.
In the mountains of Tanay. It's an hour by motorcycle from town, and then you still have to cross a river.
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A
Ilog? Sabi ng kumare ko, umaapaw raw ang mga ilog doon tuwing tag-ulan.
A river? A friend of mine says the rivers there overflow every rainy season.
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B
May kawayang tulay na raw po roon, Lola.
I hear there's a bamboo bridge there now, Lola.
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A
Kawayan? E may signal ba roon, para matawagan mo ako tuwing gabi?
Bamboo? And is there a signal there, so you can call me every night?
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B
Wala po. Pero tuwing Biyernes po, pagbaba ko, kayo ang una kong tatawagan.
There isn't. But every Friday, when I come down, you'll be the first one I call.
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A
O siya. Bibilhan kita ng kapote, 'yung makapal.
All right, then. I'll buy you a raincoat, a thick one.
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