Day 129: Rainwater for the Car Wash
At the small car wash they run beside a gas station in Novaliches, partners Gino (A) and Aaron (B) stare at a water bill that has doubled since summer.
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
Doble na ang bill natin sa tubig. Maglagay kaya tayo ng alulod at drum?
Our water bill has doubled. What if we put up gutters and drums?
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B
Para sa tubig-ulan? E pagdating ng Marso, wala nang ulan.
For rainwater? But come March, there's no more rain.
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A
Kahit anim na buwan lang, malaking tipid na 'yon.
Even if it's only six months, that still saves us a lot.
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B
E 'yung lamok? Baka magka-dengue pa tayo diyan.
What about mosquitoes? We might end up with dengue from those.
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A
Tatakpan natin ng screen ang mga drum para hindi mangitlog doon ang mga lamok.
We'll cover the drums with screen so mosquitoes can't lay eggs in them.
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B
Okay, pero sa pagsasabon lang natin gamitin. Sa banlaw, gripo pa rin.
Okay, but let's only use it for soaping. For the rinse, we stick with tap water.
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A
Sige, nang sa gayon ay walang magreklamo sa mantsa. Ako na ang bibili ng drum.
Sure, so nobody complains about water spots. I'll go buy the drums.
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