Day 34: Stalled Between Two Stations
On an MRT-3 train stalled between Guadalupe and Buendia stations at rush hour, Gelo (A), a young IT worker, strikes up a conversation with Marilou (B), a nurse on her way to her shift at a hospital in Makati.
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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Mukhang matagal pa po 'to. Late na rin po ba kayo?
Looks like we'll be here a while. Are you running late too?
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B
Oo, alas-siyete ang duty ko. Lagot ako sa head nurse namin.
Yes, my shift starts at seven. Our head nurse is going to kill me.
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A
Kung sakaling pababain po tayo sa riles, saan po kayo dadaan?
If they make us get off and walk along the tracks, which way will you go?
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B
Sa Buendia. Kung sakaling ganoon, sasabay na lang ako sa 'yo.
Toward Buendia. If it comes to that, I'll just go with you.
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A
Umaandar na po! Sa inyo na po 'yung na-book kong motor sa Buendia.
We're moving! You can have the motorcycle taxi I booked from Buendia.
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B
Sigurado ka? Salamat, ikaw ang anghel ko ngayong araw!
Are you sure? Thank you, you're my angel today!
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