Day 155 of 185

Day 155: A Price Freeze on AM Radio

On a morning AM radio program, veteran anchor Gemma (A) interviews Margaux Villanueva (B), a young information officer of the Department of Trade and Industry, by phone about the price freeze after a typhoon hit Bulacan.

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

    Kausap po natin si Binibining Margaux Villanueva ng DTI. Salamat po sa pagpapaunlak, Ma'am.

    On the line with us is Ms. Margaux Villanueva of the DTI. Thank you for accepting our invitation, Ma'am.

  2. B

    Salamat din po sa pagkakataon, Ma'am Gemma. Magandang umaga po sa inyong mga tagapakinig.

    Thank you as well for the opportunity, Ma'am Gemma. Good morning to your listeners.

  3. A

    May price freeze po sa Bulacan, pero lampas daw sa SRP ang sardinas sa ilang tindahan.

    There's a price freeze in Bulacan, but listeners say some stores are selling sardines above the SRP.

  4. B

    Hinihiling po namin na kunan ninyo ng larawan ang presyo at ang resibo.

    We ask that you take a photo of the price and of the receipt.

  5. A

    Saan po sila puwedeng magsumbong, Ma'am?

    And where can they report it, Ma'am?

  6. B

    Sa aming hotline po, ang 1-DTI. Aaksiyunan po namin ang bawat reklamo.

    To our hotline, 1-DTI. We act on every complaint.

  7. A

    Maraming salamat po, Ma'am Margaux. Mga kababayan, kunan po ng litrato at i-report!

    Thank you very much, Ma'am Margaux. To all our listeners: take a photo and report it!

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