Day 75 of 185

Day 75: Paint for a Bike Lane

At a homeowners' association meeting in a Las Piñas subdivision, the president, Emma (A), gives the floor to James (B), a young resident who cycles to work, to present his proposal for a painted bike lane on the main road.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
  3. 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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  1. A

    James, ikaw na. Ano ang proposal mo?

    James, you're up. What's your proposal?

  2. B

    Halos pitumpu po kaming nagbibisikleta papasok. Dahil dito, kailangan po namin ng bike lane sa main road.

    Almost seventy of us bike to work. Because of that, we need a bike lane on the main road.

  3. A

    Pitumpu? Ganoon kayo karami?

    Seventy? There are that many of you?

  4. B

    Opo. Bukod pa rito, mababawasan po ang traffic sa gate tuwing umaga.

    Yes. On top of that, there'd be less traffic at the gate every morning.

  5. A

    Pero dalawampung pamilya ang walang garahe. Kaya naman sa main road sila pumaparada gabi-gabi.

    But twenty families don't have a garage. That's why they park on the main road every night.

  6. B

    Isang gilid lang po ang kukunin ng lane. Sa kabila, puwede pa rin po silang pumarada.

    The lane would only take one side. They can still park on the other side.

  7. A

    Patas 'yan. Isasama natin sa botohan, pero ikaw ang bibili ng pintura.

    That's fair. We'll put it to a vote, but you're buying the paint.

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