Day 99: The Missing Second Dose
Watching the evening news about rising measles cases in Metro Manila, Amy (A) turns to her husband Benjie (B) with a worry about their youngest.
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
Benjie, narinig mo 'yon? Dumarami raw ang kaso ng tigdas sa Metro Manila.
Benjie, did you hear that? They say measles cases are going up in Metro Manila.
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B
Bakunado naman si Bunso, 'di ba?
Bunso's vaccinated, right?
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A
Isa pa lang. Sabi sa balita, dalawang dose ang kailangan para maging protektado ang bata.
Only one dose. The news says a child needs two to be protected.
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B
Bukas, ako na ang magdadala sa kaniya sa health center bago ako pumasok.
Tomorrow, I'll take her to the health center myself, before work.
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A
Ikaw? E nahimatay ka nga sa flu shot mo noong isang taon.
You? You fainted at your own flu shot last year.
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B
Hindi naman ako ang tuturukan. Hanapin mo na lang ang baby book niya.
I'm not the one getting the shot. You just find her baby book.
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A
Ikaw ang bahala. Pero si Bunso ang hahawak sa kamay mo, hindi ikaw sa kaniya.
Your call. But Bunso's going to be the one holding your hand, not the other way around.
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