Day 50: Piso Fare to Osaka
At dinner in their house in Bacoor, Cavite, Gregorio (A) breaks some news to his wife Melba (B) and their grown son Ervin (C) about the family's dream trip to Japan.
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
Kalahati pa lang ang laman ng garapon. Kaya ang pagpunta natin sa Japan, sa isang taon na lang.
The jar's only half full. So our trip to Japan will have to wait until next year.
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B
Sayang, pero tama ka. Mas mabuti nang maghintay kaysa mangutang.
Too bad, but you're right. Better to wait than to borrow.
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C
Teka po, Pa. Naka-book na po tayong tatlo papuntang Osaka sa Abril.
Wait, Dad. The three of us are already booked to Osaka in April.
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A
Ano? E saan ka kumuha ng pambayad?
What? And where did you get the money for that?
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C
Nakaabang po ako sa piso fare kagabi. Sulit po ang pagpupuyat ko hanggang alas-dos.
I was waiting for the piso fare sale last night. Staying up till two was worth it.
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B
Piso lang talaga? Hindi kaya scam 'yan, anak?
Really just one peso? Could that be a scam, son?
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C
Hindi po, Ma. May tax po, pero kasya na sa kalahating garapon natin.
No, Mom. There's tax, but the half jar we've got covers it.
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