Day 55: Tears Over the Front Page
At a newsstand in Quiapo, Venus (A), a young office assistant who buys her boss's newspaper there every morning, finds Alfredo (B), the vendor, teary-eyed over the front page.
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
Mang Alfredo, 'yung diyaryo po ni Boss. Uy, umiiyak po ba kayo?
Mang Alfredo, my boss's paper, please. Hey, are you crying?
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B
Napuwing lang. O, basahin mo, Pinay ang nurse of the year sa isang ospital sa London.
Just something in my eye. Here, read this: the nurse of the year at a hospital in London is a Filipina.
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A
Napuwing po? Mababaw po pala ang luha ninyo, Mang Alfredo.
Something in your eye? Looks like you cry easily, Mang Alfredo.
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B
Hindi naman. Tingnan mo nga 'yung nasa picture.
Not really. Take a good look at the one in the picture.
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A
Kamukhang-kamukha po ninyo siya, a!
She looks just like you!
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B
Siyempre, anak ko 'yan! Ako ang nagpaaral sa kaniya sa pagtitinda ng diyaryo.
Of course, she's my daughter! I put her through school selling newspapers.
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