Day 131: A Varsity Offer From Manila
Driving home from the provincial high school basketball finals in Batangas City, Joey (A) tells his son Jared (B), a Grade 12 student, that a Manila university has offered him a varsity scholarship.
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
Kinausap ako ng coach ng isang university sa Manila. Gusto ka raw nilang gawing varsity scholar.
A coach from a university in Manila talked to me. He says they want to make you a varsity scholar.
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B
Alam ko na po, Pa. Kinausap din po niya ako pagkatapos ng laro.
I already know, Dad. He talked to me too after the game.
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A
Maganda ang tuhod mo ngayon, ano? Ganyan din ang tuhod ko noon.
Your knees are in great shape now, aren't they? Mine were like that too, back then.
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B
Kaya nga po engineering pa rin ang kukunin ko, kahit maging varsity ako.
That's exactly why I'm still taking engineering, even if I play varsity.
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A
Mahirap pagsabayin ang engineering at varsity. Marami akong kakilalang hindi nakatapos.
Engineering and varsity are hard to juggle. I know plenty of guys who never finished.
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B
Naitanong ko na po kay Coach. May tutor daw po ang mga player.
I already asked Coach about that. He says the players get tutors.
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A
Mana ka talaga sa nanay mo. Laging may plano.
You really take after your mother. Always has a plan.
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