Day 157: A Kilo That Isn't a Kilo
At the meat stall, Melba (A) orders a kilo of ground pork from the butcher, Efren (B), and keeps an eye on the scale.
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
Gilingin po ninyo ang karne.
Please grind the meat.
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B
Kaunti lang po ang taba.
There's only a little fat.
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A
Kulang po ito sa isang kilo!
This isn't a full kilo!
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B
Kasama po kasi ang buto kanina.
Well, the bones were in it earlier.
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