Day 121 of 185

Day 121: Back to Work After Fifteen Years

At a job fair in a mall in Mandaluyong, Cathy (B), who left her job as an accounting clerk fifteen years ago to raise her children, nervously hands her résumé to Faith (A), a young recruiter for a shared services company.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Hi po, Ma'am! Puwede ko po bang makita ang resume ninyo?

    Hi, Ma'am! May I see your résumé?

  2. B

    Heto po. Pasensiya na po, labinlimang taon akong nasa bahay lang.

    Here it is. I'm sorry, I've been at home for fifteen years.

  3. A

    Ano po ang pinagkaabalahan ninyo nitong labinlimang taon?

    What kept you busy these fifteen years?

  4. B

    Wala naman pong espesyal. Nag-alaga lang po ng tatlong anak, at naging treasurer ng PTA.

    Nothing special, really. I just raised three kids, and I was the PTA treasurer.

  5. A

    Hindi po sayang ang pag-aalaga ninyo sa pamilya. Ang paghawak ninyo ng pera ng PTA, karanasan po iyon.

    Taking care of your family wasn't time wasted. And handling the PTA's money, that's experience.

  6. B

    Kasama po pala 'yon? Akala ko po, gawain lang ng nanay 'yon.

    That counts? I thought that was just what moms do.

  7. A

    Opo. Puwede po ba kayong ma-interview sa Lunes, alas-diyes?

    It does. Could you come in for an interview on Monday at ten?

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