Day 60: Fifty Pesos a Day
At a fish stall in the Pasig public market, Nimfa (A), an officer of the market vendors' cooperative, urges Robin (B), a young fish vendor, to save fifty pesos a day with the co-op.
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
Robin, sumali ka na sa ipunan ng co-op. Singkuwenta lang araw-araw.
Robin, join the co-op's savings plan already. It's just fifty pesos a day.
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B
Ate, wala po talaga akong maitatabi. Kulang pa nga po ang kita ko.
Ate, I really have nothing to set aside. I barely make enough as it is.
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A
Magkano ba ang gastos mo sa yelo araw-araw?
How much do you spend on ice every day?
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B
Mga dos siyentos po. Kailangan po, para hindi mabilasa ang isda.
About two hundred. I have to, so the fish don't spoil.
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A
Dos siyentos? Mahigit pitumpung libo 'yan sa isang taon, presyo ng tatlong freezer!
Two hundred? That's over seventy thousand a year, the price of three freezers!
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B
Ang laki po pala! Hindi ko po naisip 'yon.
Wow, that's a lot! I never thought of that.
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A
Mag-ipon ka para magkaroon ka ng sariling freezer, nang sa ganoon hindi ka na bibili ng ganyan karaming yelo.
Save up so you can have your own freezer, and then you won't have to buy so much ice.
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