Day 96: Copied to the Boss
In the accounting office of a provincial bus company in Cubao, Zia (A), the new accountant, asks why Hilda (B), the bookkeeper of twenty years, hasn't spoken to her all morning.
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
Ate Hilda, galit po ba kayo? Buong umaga po kayong tahimik.
Ate Hilda, are you angry? You've been quiet all morning.
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B
Hindi. Tama naman ang mga correction mo sa report ko.
No. Your corrections to my report were right.
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A
Kung ganoon po, bakit hindi ninyo ako kinikibo?
Then why won't you talk to me?
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B
Hindi ang pagtatama mo ang masakit, kundi ang pagpapadala mo nito kay Boss nang hindi mo muna ako kinakausap.
It's not your correcting it that hurts. It's that you sent it to the boss without talking to me first.
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A
Pasensiya na po. Akala ko po, mas mabilis kung diretso kay Boss.
I'm sorry. I thought it would be faster to go straight to the boss.
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B
Mabilis nga, pero sa email ko pa nalaman. Sa susunod, sa akin ka muna.
It was fast, all right, but I had to find out from an email. Next time, come to me first.
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