Day 29: Where Rod Goes on Saturdays
Driving home in his jeepney after the last trip of the night in Cubao, Dado (A) has a question for his son Rod (B), a university student riding beside him.
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
Rod, saan ka pumupunta tuwing Sabado ng umaga? Wala ka namang klase.
Rod, where do you go every Saturday morning? You don't have class.
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B
Sa counselor po sa university, Pa. May anxiety po kasi ako.
To the counselor at the university, Dad. I have anxiety.
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A
Anxiety? Ewan ko, noong panahon namin, sinasarili lang 'yan ng mga lalaki.
Anxiety? I don't know. In my day, men kept that sort of thing to themselves.
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B
Alam ko po. Kaya nga hindi ko agad sinabi sa inyo.
I know. That's exactly why I didn't tell you right away.
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A
Kahit na hindi ko pa 'yan naiintindihan, ihahatid pa rin kita sa Sabado.
Even if I don't understand it yet, I'll still drive you there on Saturday.
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B
Talaga po? Sige po, pero sa jeep lang kayo maghihintay.
Really? Okay, but you'll wait in the jeep.
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