Day 43: Ten Years for One Gold
In their shared apartment in Mandaluyong, Jhay (A) and his roommate Santi (B) watch the evening news about a Filipino gymnast who has just won Olympic gold.
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
Ang suwerte naman ng gymnast na 'yan. Isang routine lang, may gold na agad.
That gymnast's so lucky. One routine, and he's got gold just like that.
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B
Hindi suwerte 'yon kundi sampung taon ng training. Siya mismo ang nagsabi sa interview.
That wasn't luck, that was ten years of training. He said so himself in the interview.
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A
Na-inspire tuloy ako. Simula bukas, magjo-jogging na ako tuwing umaga.
Now I'm inspired. Starting tomorrow, I'm going jogging every morning.
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B
Ikaw? Hindi ka nga makabangon bago mag-alas-diyes.
You? You can't even get out of bed before ten.
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A
Seryoso ako, pare. Ako pa mismo ang gigising sa 'yo bukas.
I'm serious, man. I'll even be the one waking you up tomorrow.
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B
Sige, tingnan natin. Ganyan ka rin noong nag-gym ka, tatlong araw lang.
Sure, we'll see. You said the same thing when you joined a gym, and that lasted three days.
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