Day 49: Riding Pillion With Monica
Outside their apartment building in Kapitolyo, Pasig, Monica (A) offers her officemate Mayumi (B) a ride to work on her new scooter, so they can skip the long jeepney line.
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
Yumi, angkas ka na sa akin. Bagong-bago 'tong scooter ko.
Yumi, hop on with me. This scooter's brand-new.
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B
Sige, game! Usad-pagong na naman ang pila ng jeep, abot hanggang kanto.
Sure, I'm in! The jeepney line's moving at a snail's pace again, and it reaches all the way to the corner.
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A
Heto ang helmet mo. Kumapit ka nang mabuti, ha?
Here's your helmet. Hold on tight, okay?
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B
Huwag kang mag-alala, kapit-tuko ako sa 'yo.
Don't worry, I'll hang on to you for dear life.
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A
O, ang bilis natin, 'no? Nasa Guadalupe na tayo.
See how fast we are? We're already at Guadalupe.
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B
Ang galing mo pala, a. Ilang taon ka nang nagmomotor?
You're actually really good. How many years have you been riding?
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A
Ilang taon? Kahapon ko lang nakuha ang lisensiya ko.
Years? I only got my license yesterday.
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