Day 193: Not an Earthquake, Nay
On a windy afternoon in the dry season, a loud bang on the roof makes Aling Yoling (A) jump, and her son Salvador (B) goes out to look.
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
Ano iyon? Lindol ba?
What was that? An earthquake?
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B
Hindi po, Nay, may lumipad sa bubong.
No, Mom, something blew onto the roof.
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A
Pakisara ang bintana, ang alikabok!
Please close the window, it's so dusty!
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