Day 98 of 185

Day 98: Cherry Blossoms at Seventy

At Sunday lunch at her house in Pandacan, Manila, Lola Norma (B) plans to spend half her savings on a tour to see the cherry blossoms in Japan, and her grandsons, the cousins Randy (A) and Paul (C), don't agree about it.

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

    La, kalahati po ng ipon ninyo, sa Japan lang mapupunta?

    Lola, half your savings, all going to one trip to Japan?

  2. B

    Oo. Gusto kong makita ang cherry blossoms habang kaya ko pang maglakad.

    Yes. I want to see the cherry blossoms while I can still walk.

  3. A

    Tumataas po ang presyo ng maintenance ninyo taon-taon. Kaya po kailangan ninyo ng ipon.

    The price of your maintenance medicine goes up every year. So you need savings.

  4. C

    Pera po ninyo 'yan, La, kaya naman kayo ang dapat magpasya.

    It's your money, Lola, so you're the one who should decide.

  5. A

    Bukod doon, SSS lang po ang pensiyon ninyo.

    On top of that, your only pension is from SSS.

  6. C

    Insan, kung magkasakit si Lola, nandito naman tayong mga apo.

    Cuz, if Lola gets sick, we grandkids are here.

  7. B

    Nabayaran ko na kahapon. Ang tanong na lang, sino sa inyo ang magbubuhat ng maleta ko?

    I paid for it yesterday. The only question left is which of you is carrying my suitcase.

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