Day 124: Pawning the Gaming Laptop
At a pawnshop in Quiapo, Migs (A) wants to pawn his gaming laptop to pay for his younger sister's enrollment, and hands it to the appraiser, Roland (B).
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
Magkano po kaya ang maibibigay ninyo rito? Isang taon pa lang po ito.
How much do you think you could give me for this? It's only a year old.
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B
Pitong libo po ang pinakamataas na maibibigay namin.
Seven thousand is the most we can give.
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A
Pito lang po? Singkuwenta mil ko po 'yan nabili.
Only seven? I paid fifty thousand for it.
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B
Mabilis po kasing bumaba ang presyo ng gadget. Tatlong porsiyento po ang interes buwan-buwan.
Gadgets lose their value fast. The interest is three percent a month.
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A
Para po 'yon sa pag-enroll ng kapatid ko. Puwede po bang hulugan ang pagtubos?
It's for my sister's enrollment. Can I redeem it in installments?
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B
Puwede po, basta sa loob ng apat na buwan. Lampas doon, isusubasta na po ang laptop.
You can, as long as it's within four months. After that, the laptop goes to auction.
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A
Sige po, pitong libo na. Babalikan ko po 'yan bago mag-Disyembre.
All right, seven thousand it is. I'll be back for it before December.
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