Day 214: No Pen, No School?
Before class, Ezekiel (A), a Grade 9 student, explains to his adviser, Ma'am Hilda (B), why he was absent yesterday.
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
Ma'am, absent po ako kahapon.
Ma'am, I was absent yesterday.
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B
Ano ang dahilan?
What's your excuse?
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A
Wala po akong ballpen at bag.
I didn't have a pen or a bag.
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B
Heto ang ballpen, para sa quiz sa pisara.
Here's a pen. It's for the quiz on the board.
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