Day 146: That's Not a Cow
Raffy (A), a teenager from the city, is visiting the farm of his grandfather, Lolo Zosimo (B), in Nueva Ecija for the first time.
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
Ang laki po ng baka!
What a big cow!
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B
Hindi baka iyan, kalabaw!
That's not a cow, it's a carabao!
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A
Para saan po ang kalabaw?
What's a carabao for?
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B
Para sa palay, kaibigan ng magsasaka.
For the rice. It's the farmer's friend.
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