Day 4: Not Strength but a Steady Hand
At a TESDA welding workshop in Taguig, Leni (A), the trainer and a welder for twenty years, finds Chloe (B), the only woman among her trainees, packing up because the men in the class keep saying welding is a man's job.
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
Chloe, bakit ka nag-iimpake? Isang linggo na lang, assessment na.
Chloe, why are you packing up? The assessment is only a week away.
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B
Sabi po ng mga kaklase ko, panlalaki raw ang welding.
My classmates say welding is a man's job.
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A
Dalawampung taon na akong welder. Hindi lakas ang kailangan dito kundi tiyaga at steady na kamay.
I've been a welder for twenty years. This doesn't take strength, it takes patience and a steady hand.
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B
Pero, Ma'am, sino po ang tatanggap sa babaeng welder?
But, Ma'am, who's going to hire a woman welder?
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A
May shipyard sa Subic na naghahanap ng welder. Ako mismo ang magre-recommend sa iyo.
A shipyard in Subic is looking for welders. I'll recommend you myself.
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B
Talaga po, Ma'am? Sige po, hindi na ako susuko.
Really, Ma'am? Okay, I won't give up.
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