Day 120: A Ticket for a Sold Car
At the traffic office of Quezon City Hall, Elvin Cruz (A) brings a parking violation notice for a car he sold a year ago to Emman (B), the young officer at the window.
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
Magandang umaga po. Hindi na po akin ang kotseng nasa notice na ito.
Good morning. The car on this notice isn't mine anymore.
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B
Kayo po ba si Ginoong Cruz? Sa aming record, nakapangalan pa rin po sa inyo ang sasakyan.
Are you Mr. Cruz? In our records, the vehicle is still registered under your name.
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A
Opo. Pero naibenta ko na po iyon noong isang taon pa.
Yes. But I already sold it last year.
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B
Kung gayon, hindi po nagpa-transfer ang bumili.
In that case, the buyer never had it transferred to his name.
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A
Ano po ang dapat kong gawin upang malinis ang pangalan ko?
What do I need to do to clear my name?
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B
Maaari po ba ninyong ipakita ang deed of sale at ang ID ng bumili?
Could you please show me the deed of sale and the buyer's ID?
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A
Narito po ang deed of sale. Ang ID po, hihingin ko pa sa kaniya.
Here's the deed of sale. As for the ID, I'll still have to get it from him.
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