Day 134 of 185

Day 134: In Case I Don't Go Back

At an OWWA office in Metro Manila, Diane (A), home after four years as a domestic worker in Kuwait, asks Ramil (B), a reintegration officer, what help she could get in case she decides not to go back.

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

    Sakaling hindi na po ako bumalik sa Kuwait, may maitutulong po ba kayo?

    In case I don't go back to Kuwait, is there any help you can give me?

  2. B

    Mayroon po. Kung sakali pong magnegosyo kayo, may livelihood grant po tayo para riyan.

    There is. If you decide to start a business, we have a livelihood grant for that.

  3. A

    Pero wala po akong alam sa negosyo.

    But I don't know anything about business.

  4. B

    May libreng training din po sa TESDA, gaya ng baking at pananahi.

    There's also free training at TESDA, like baking and sewing.

  5. A

    Baking po? Ako po ang taga-bake ng amo ko roon tuwing may handaan.

    Baking? I was the one who baked for my employer there whenever they threw a party.

  6. B

    Aba, kalahati na po pala ng negosyo ang alam ninyo.

    Well, then you already know half the business.

  7. A

    Oo nga po, ano? Parang buo na po pala ang loob ko, ayoko lang aminin.

    That's true, isn't it? Looks like I'd already made up my mind, I just didn't want to admit it.

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