Day 138 of 185

Day 138: Squinting at the Whiteboard

At an optical shop in a mall in Pasig, Pepe (A) and his son Brent (B), whose teacher noticed him squinting at the whiteboard, wait for the results of Brent's eye test from the optometrist, Nikki (C).

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

    Doc, kumusta po ang mata niya? Nagkakaproblema raw po siya sa pagbasa ng nasa whiteboard.

    Doc, how are his eyes? Apparently he's been having trouble reading what's on the whiteboard.

  2. B

    Okay lang naman po ang mata ko, Pa. Inaantok lang po ako noon.

    My eyes are fine, Dad. I was just sleepy that time.

  3. C

    Nearsighted po siya, Sir. Kailangan na po niya ng salamin.

    He's nearsighted, Sir. He needs glasses now.

  4. B

    Kasalanan po siguro ng cellphone ko, gabi-gabi po kasi akong naglalaro.

    It's probably my phone's fault. I play games every night.

  5. C

    Puwedeng nakadagdag 'yon, pero madalas namamana rin 'yan. Sir, nagkakaproblema rin po ba kayo sa malayo?

    That could have added to it, but it often runs in the family. Sir, do you have trouble seeing far away too?

  6. A

    Ang totoo, anak, naka-contact lens ako mula pa noong high school.

    The truth is, son, I've worn contact lenses since high school.

  7. B

    Ha? Kaya pala po kayo laging nasa banyo pagkagising!

    What? So that's why you're always in the bathroom when you wake up!

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