Day 184 of 185

Day 184: New Rules at the Tricycle Terminal

At the tricycle terminal in Taytay, Rizal, the new president of the drivers' association (A) explains the rules the town now requires to Doroteo (B), its oldest member.

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

    Mang Doroteo, heto po ang memo: "Ang pila ay lalagyan ng numero upang maiwasan ang agawan ng pasahero."

    Mang Doroteo, here's the memo: "The line shall be numbered in order to prevent the scramble for passengers."

  2. B

    Numero? Mula pa noong binata ako, pumipila ako rito nang walang numero.

    Numbers? I've been lining up here without numbers since I was a young man.

  3. A

    Utos po 'yan ng munisipyo. May vest na rin po tayo, para makilala ng pasahero ang mga lehitimong driver.

    It's the municipality's order. We'll have vests too, so passengers can tell who the legitimate drivers are.

  4. B

    Vest pa? E ang init-init dito.

    Vests too? But it's so hot here.

  5. A

    Manipis lang po, at iba ang kulay ng bawat ruta.

    They're thin, and each route has its own color.

  6. B

    Naiintindihan ko. Pero paano 'yung mga nag-aabang sa ospital tuwing gabi?

    I understand. But what about the ones who wait at the hospital at night?

  7. A

    Tama po kayo. Simula ngayon, may sariling pila na po ang ospital sa gabi.

    You're right. Starting now, the hospital gets its own line at night.

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