Day 151 of 185

Day 151: Banana Leaves in the Creek

During a Saturday cleanup of the clogged creek behind their street in Valenzuela, Sammy (A), who organized it, pulls out armful after armful of banana leaves next to his neighbor Edwin (B), whose yard is full of banana plants.

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

    Ang dami palang dahon ng saging dito, ano? Parang iisang bakuran lang ang pinanggalingan.

    Wow, there are a lot of banana leaves in here, huh? Looks like they all came from the same yard.

  2. B

    Bakit ako agad? Hindi lang naman ako ang may saging sa kalye natin.

    Why me right away? I'm not the only one on our street with banana plants.

  3. A

    Wala naman akong sinasabing ikaw. Napansin ko lang, parang tinabas lahat.

    I'm not saying it was you. I just noticed they all look like they were cut off.

  4. B

    Oo na, ako na. Sa likod ng bakod ko itinatapon, akala ko kasi nabubulok lang doon.

    Okay, okay, it was me. I toss them behind my fence. I thought they just rotted there.

  5. A

    Nabubulok nga, pero inaanod muna hanggang sa tulay.

    They rot, all right, but first they float down to the bridge.

  6. B

    Ibabaon ko na lang sa bakuran simula ngayon. Abutan mo nga ako ng sako.

    I'll bury them in my yard from now on. Hand me a sack, will you?

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