Day 22: Carrying a House on Sunday
In Morong, Bataan, Nash (A), who has just moved from Manila, greets his new neighbor, Lolo Ulding (B), a retired farmer, as the barangay gets ready to move a neighbor's bahay kubo to a new lot.
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
Magandang umaga po, Lolo Ulding! Para saan po 'yung mga kawayan?
Good morning, Lolo Ulding! What are all those bamboo poles for?
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B
Bubuhatin namin sa Linggo ang bahay kubo ni Berto. Sumama ka, ha?
On Sunday we're carrying Berto's bahay kubo. You'll come along, won't you?
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A
Naku, baka po hindi ko kayanin. Pang-opisina lang po ang katawan ko.
Oh no, I don't think I could manage. My body's only built for office work.
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B
Bayanihan 'yan, hindi ka mag-isa. Tatlumpu kaming bubuhat.
It's bayanihan, you won't be alone. There'll be thirty of us lifting.
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A
Siguro po manonood na lang ako. Baka po mabitawan ko pa.
Maybe I'll just watch. I might end up dropping it.
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B
Walang puwedeng manood lang dito. Saka sa bagong salta lagi ang pinakamagaang sulok.
Nobody gets to just watch here. Besides, the newcomer always gets the lightest corner.
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