Day 26: No More Thirteenth Month Pay
Over lunch at a mall in San Fernando, Pampanga, Elena (A), a call center team leader for fifteen years, shares some big news with her old friend Florence (B), who has worked freelance for five years.
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
Flor, magre-resign na ako. Magfi-freelance na ako bilang VA.
Flor, I'm resigning. I'm going freelance as a VA.
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B
Talaga? Maganda 'yan, walang biyahe at walang graveyard shift.
Really? That's great, no commute and no graveyard shift.
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A
Bagama't walang 13th month, mas malaki pa rin ang kikitain ko.
Even without a 13th month, I'll still be earning more.
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B
Kaso, ikaw na ang magbabayad ng SSS at PhilHealth mo. Wala ring HMO.
The catch is, you'll be paying your own SSS and PhilHealth. And no HMO either.
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A
Kahit na, mas gusto kong kasama ang mga anak ko sa gabi.
Even so, I'd rather be with my kids at night.
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B
Ang totoo, nag-a-apply ako ng office job. Nami-miss ko kasi ang may katrabaho.
The truth is, I'm applying for an office job. I miss having coworkers.
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