Day 108: A Carpenter at Seventy
Helen (A) opens her gate to the carpenter who has come to fix her front door, Lando (B), a man in his seventies.
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
Kayo po ang karpintero?
You're the carpenter?
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B
Huwag kang mag-alala sa edad ko.
Don't worry about my age.
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A
Kahoy po ang pinto namin.
Our door's made of wood, you know.
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B
Alam ko, gawa ko iyan.
I know. I made it.
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