Day 46: Double Pay by Mistake
In the HR office of a hotel in Pasay, Justine (A), a young payroll assistant, is called in by Lani (B), the HR manager, after every night-shift employee was paid double night differential.
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
Pinatawag daw po ninyo ako, Ma'am?
I heard you wanted to see me, Ma'am?
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B
Upo ka. Bakit doble ang night differential ng buong night shift?
Sit down. Why did the whole night shift get double night differential?
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A
Hindi po ako ang nagkamali kundi ang formula. Kayo po mismo ang nag-approve nito noong Lunes.
I didn't make the mistake, the formula did. You approved it yourself on Monday.
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B
Oo na, nalusutan ako. Pero sino ang magsasabi sa dalawang daang empleyado na isauli ang sobra?
Okay, okay, it got past me. But who's going to tell two hundred employees to give back the extra?
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A
Kayo po ang HR manager, Ma'am. Mas makikinig po sila sa inyo.
You're the HR manager, Ma'am. They'll listen to you more.
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B
Sige, ako na. Pero ikaw ang sasagot sa mga tanong nila.
Fine, I'll do it. But you'll be the one answering their questions.
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