Day 179: It's Short Enough, Iha
Isabel (A) brings her old denim skirt to Lina (B), the seamstress in her barangay, to mend a hole and fix the zipper.
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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Aling Lina, pakitahi po ang butas at zipper.
Aling Lina, could you sew up the hole and the zipper?
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B
Sige, maganda pa ang tela.
Sure, the fabric's still good.
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A
Paikliin na rin po ninyo.
And please shorten it too.
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B
Maikli na iyan, iha!
It's short enough already, iha!
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