Day 169: Lights Out in the Typhoon
As a typhoon passes over Marikina, Anika (A) asks her father, Edgar (B), what the news on the radio says.
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
Pa, ano po ang balita sa bagyo?
Dad, what's the news on the typhoon?
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B
Malakas, huwag kang lalabas.
It's a strong one. Don't go outside.
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A
Brownout na po, ligtas ba tayo?
The power's out! Are we safe?
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B
Oo, pero nasaan ang flashlight?
Yes, but where's the flashlight?
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