Day 179 of 185

Day 179: A Lola Grabbed My Microphone

Home after his first live report, from the PITX bus terminal during the Holy Week rush, Harold (A), a young TV field reporter, asks his mother (B) how it looked on TV.

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

    Ma, napanood po ba ninyo ang live report ko? Okay lang po ba?

    Mom, did you watch my live report? Was it okay?

  2. B

    Napanood ko, pati ng buong barangay. Pero ikuwento mo muna 'yung lola.

    I watched it, and so did the whole barangay. But first, tell me about that lola.

  3. A

    Nagsasalita po ako sa camera, tapos biglang may lolang umagaw ng mikropono ko.

    I was talking to the camera, and then suddenly this lola snatched my microphone.

  4. B

    Kitang-kita ko 'yon! Bakit hindi mo binawi?

    I saw that, clear as day! Why didn't you take it back?

  5. A

    Ang higpit po ng hawak niya, saka siya bumati, "Hello, mga apo ko sa Canada, miss na kayo ni Lola!"

    She was holding on so tight, and then she said, "Hello, my grandkids in Canada, Lola misses you!"

  6. B

    Alam mo, 'yon ang pinakamagandang parte ng buong balita. Napaiyak pa nga ako.

    You know, that was the best part of the whole newscast. It even made me cry.

  7. A

    Talaga po? Pinagalitan pa naman po ako ng producer namin.

    Really? And here my producer scolded me for it.

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