Day 2: No Sea Legs for Rico
Home in Rosario, Cavite, between contracts, Dennis (A), a cook on a cargo ship, tells his nephew Rico (B), a young barista, that he can get him hired as a messman on his ship.
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
Rico, kailangan ng messman sa barko namin. Gintong pagkakataon 'to, ipapasok kita.
Rico, our ship needs a messman. This is a golden opportunity, I'll get you in.
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B
Naku, salamat po, Tito. Pag-iisipan ko po muna.
Oh, thank you, Tito. Let me think about it first.
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A
Ano pa ang iisipin mo? Dolyar ang sahod, libre pa ang pagkain.
What's there to think about? The pay's in dollars, and the food is free.
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B
Baka po hindi pa ako handa. Saka okay naman po ako sa coffee shop.
I might not be ready yet. Besides, I'm doing fine at the coffee shop.
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A
Kanina ka pa nagpapaligoy-ligoy, Rico. Ano ba talaga?
You've been beating around the bush this whole time, Rico. What is it really?
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B
Sa ferry pa lang po papuntang Puerto Galera, suka na ako nang suka.
Just the ferry to Puerto Galera had me throwing up the whole way.
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