Day 183: Chips Before Dinner, Pa?
Brielle (A) comes home from work and catches her father, Rudy (B), who is supposed to be watching his weight, eating chips in front of the TV half an hour before dinner.
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, huwag po muna ang tsitsirya!
Dad, no chips yet!
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B
Meryenda lang ito, anak.
It's just a snack, sweetheart.
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A
Malapit na po ang hapunan.
Dinner's almost ready.
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B
E 'di turon at softdrinks na lang!
Then I'll just have turon and a soda!
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