Day 36: Cotillion Practice Every Sunday
At home in Novaliches, Thelma (A) has news for her son Dale (B), a Grade 10 student, about his cousin's upcoming debut.
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
Dale, isasali ka raw ni Tita Joy sa cotillion sa debut ni Ella.
Dale, Tita Joy says she's putting you in the cotillion at Ella's debut.
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B
Siguro po iba na lang, Ma. Baka po maapakan ko lang ang paa ng kapareha ko.
Maybe someone else, Mom. I'd probably just step on my partner's feet.
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A
Para riyan ang practice tuwing Linggo, dalawang buwan.
That's what the practice is for, every Sunday for two months.
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B
Tuwing Linggo po? E may basketball po kami, saka marami po akong assignment.
Every Sunday? But we have basketball, and I have a lot of homework.
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A
Dale, kilala kita. Ano ba talaga ang dahilan?
Dale, I know you. What's the real reason?
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B
Kasali rin po kasi si Bianca, Ma. Crush ko po siya.
Bianca's in it too, Mom. I have a crush on her.
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