Day 51: House Rules in Kamias
At a boarding house in Kamias, Quezon City, Cecilia (A), the landlady, shows Miko (B), a new tenant just arrived from Tarlac for his first job, to his room.
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
Ito ang kuwarto mo. Sakaling bumaha, nasa itaas ka naman.
This is your room. If it ever floods, well, you're upstairs.
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B
Ayos po. May curfew po ba rito?
Great. Is there a curfew here?
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A
Alas-onse. Kung sakaling gabihin ka, mag-text ka lang sa akin.
Eleven. If you're ever out late, just text me.
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B
Sige po. Sa Tarlac po kasi, alas-nuwebe pa lang, tulog na kami.
Sure. Back in Tarlac, we're asleep by nine anyway.
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A
Taga-Tarlac ka pala? Saang bayan?
Oh, you're from Tarlac? Which town?
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B
Sa Camiling po. Alam po ba ninyo 'yon?
Camiling. Do you know it?
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A
Aba, doon ako lumaki! Dito ka na mananghalian sa Linggo, ha.
Why, that's where I grew up! Come have lunch here on Sunday, okay?
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