Day 133: The School Van Is Late Again
At six in the morning in Pasig, Ofelia (A), who runs a small school van service, asks her young driver Niel (B) why three parents complained that their children reached school late again.
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
Tatlong magulang ang nag-text sa akin, Niel. Late na naman daw ang mga bata.
Three parents texted me, Niel. They say the kids were late again.
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B
Pasensiya na po. Nagkakaproblema po tayo sa bagong one-way sa Kapitolyo.
I'm sorry. We've been having trouble with the new one-way in Kapitolyo.
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A
Kaya pala. Ilang minuto ang nadadagdag sa biyahe mo?
So that's why. How many minutes does it add to your trip?
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B
Mga twenty minutes po. Hindi na po ako nakakapagsundo sa oras mula noong Lunes.
About twenty minutes. I haven't been able to pick them up on time since Monday.
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A
E 'di baliktarin natin ang ruta: Kapitolyo muna, saka ang San Antonio.
Then let's reverse the route: Kapitolyo first, then San Antonio.
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B
Puwede po 'yan, hindi na tayo iikot. Ite-text ko na po ang mga magulang.
That could work, then we won't have to go around. I'll text the parents now.
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