Day 158: Three Jobs in Two Years
At dinner in their apartment in Mandaluyong, Nenita (A), an HR manager, notices that her son Lucas (B), a video editor, is in a very good mood.
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
Bakit ang saya mo, Lucas? Kanina ka pa nakangiti.
Why are you so happy, Lucas? You've been smiling all evening.
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B
Lilipat na po ako ng trabaho. Mas mataas po nang thirty percent ang offer.
I'm changing jobs. The offer pays thirty percent more.
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A
Na naman? Tatlong trabaho sa dalawang taon, iisipin ng HR na hindi ka tumatagal.
Again? Three jobs in two years, and HR will think you can't stay put.
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B
Kung hindi po ako lilipat, ganito pa rin ang suweldo ko hanggang mag-trenta ako.
If I don't move, I'll be on this same salary until I'm thirty.
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A
Paano ka matututo kung lagi kang umaalis bago mag-isang taon?
How will you learn anything if you keep leaving before a year is up?
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B
Kayo po ang nagha-hire, Ma. Ano po ba talaga ang hinahanap ninyo?
You're the one who hires people, Mom. What do you really look for?
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A
Ang totoo? Hindi kung ilan ang trabaho mo, kundi kung ano ang naiambag mo sa bawat isa.
Honestly? Not how many jobs you've had, but what you contributed at each one.
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