Day 178 of 185

Day 178: Nobody Greets You in the Elevator

Back in her hometown of Calumpit, Bulacan, for the town fiesta, Herminia (A), a widow who moved into her son Nelson's condo in Makati last year, visits her lifelong friend Concepcion (B), whom everyone calls Conching.

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

    Conching, ang ganda pa rin ng piyesta natin!

    Conching, our fiesta is as beautiful as ever!

  2. B

    Ang puti mo na, a. Mukhang hindi ka na naaarawan sa Makati.

    You've gotten so pale. Looks like you never see the sun in Makati.

  3. A

    Ang tahimik doon. Walang bumabati sa elevator, kahit kapitbahay mo pa.

    It's so quiet there. Nobody greets you in the elevator, not even your neighbors.

  4. B

    E 'di ba gusto mo noon ng tahimik? Lagi kang nagrereklamo sa videoke ng kapitbahay.

    Didn't you always want quiet? You were forever complaining about the neighbors' videoke.

  5. A

    Iba pala ang tahimik na walang kausap. Pati 'yung videoke, hinahanap-hanap ko na.

    Turns out quiet with no one to talk to is different. I even miss the videoke now.

  6. B

    Bakante pa rin ang kuwarto sa itaas, alam mo naman. Mag-isa na lang din ako rito.

    The room upstairs is still empty, you know. And it's just me here now, too.

  7. A

    Kakausapin ko si Nelson pagbalik ko. Huwag mo munang ipagamit sa iba ang kuwarto, ha.

    I'll talk to Nelson when I get back. Don't let anyone else have that room yet, okay?

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