Day 186: Is This Dengue, Ate?
Back from a weekend at their lola's in the province, Matteo (A), a teenager, shows his older sister Angelica (B) the red bumps all over his legs.
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
Ate, dengue ba ito?
Ate, is this dengue?
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B
Huwag kang matakot, kumusta ang pakiramdam mo?
Don't be scared. How are you feeling?
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A
Okay lang, pero ang kati!
I'm okay, but they're so itchy!
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B
Kagat iyan ng lamok, hindi dengue!
Those are mosquito bites, not dengue!
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