Day 85 of 185

Day 85: First Day With a Whistle

At a busy intersection in Quezon City during the evening rush, Princess (A), a traffic enforcer on her first day, works beside Gilda (B), who has directed traffic there for fifteen years.

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

Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.

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  1. A

    Ma'am, bakit po sa gilid ng isla kayo nakatayo?

    Ma'am, why do you stand at the edge of the island?

  2. B

    May kasama kaming nahagip ng bus sa gitna. Sa gilid ka lang, nang sa gayon ay may matatakbuhan ka.

    A coworker of ours got hit by a bus out in the middle. Just stay at the edge, so you've got somewhere to run.

  3. A

    Bakit naman po ang lakas ng pito ninyo?

    And why is your whistle so loud?

  4. B

    Nabundol na ako ng drayber na nagte-text. Pumito ka nang malakas para lumingon sila.

    I've been hit by a driver who was texting. Blow your whistle hard so they look your way.

  5. A

    Bakit po kayo tumititig muna sa drayber?

    Why do you stare at the driver first?

  6. B

    Minsan, may trak akong sinenyasang huminto, hindi pala ako nakita. Muntik nang masagasaan ang batang tumatawid.

    Once, I signaled a truck to stop, but it turned out the driver hadn't seen me. A child crossing the street was nearly run over.

  7. A

    Akala ko po, masungit lang kayo. Lahat po pala, may dahilan.

    I thought you were just grumpy. Turns out there's a reason for everything.

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