Day 171: Fainting at the Flag Ceremony
At home in Muntinlupa, Dwight (A), a high school student, tells his older sister Katrina (B), a civil engineer, what happened to him at the Monday flag ceremony.
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
Ate, nahimatay ako kaninang umaga sa flag ceremony, sa harap pa ng buong school!
Ate, I fainted at the flag ceremony this morning, right in front of the whole school!
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B
Ikaw, nahimatay? E ang lakas-lakas mo.
You, faint? But you're so strong.
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A
Kinakanta namin ang Lupang Hinirang, tapos biglang umikot ang paligid. Saka na lang ako nagising sa clinic.
We were singing the national anthem, and then suddenly everything started spinning. The next thing I knew, I was waking up in the clinic.
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B
Kumain ka ba bago pumasok? Ano'ng almusal mo?
Did you eat before school? What did you have for breakfast?
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A
Energy drink lang, para gising ako sa quiz. Natagalan kasi ako sa buhok ko.
Just an energy drink, so I'd be awake for the quiz. I took too long on my hair.
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B
Walang almusal, tapos nakabilad pa sa araw. Kahit gusali, babagsak kapag walang pundasyon.
No breakfast, and then standing out in the sun. Even a building falls down without a foundation.
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