Day 227: No Ampalaya, Please
At the wet market in Marikina, Arvin (A) buys the week's vegetables for his mother from Larry (B), a vegetable vendor.
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
Kuya, talong, kangkong at kalabasa po.
Kuya, eggplant, water spinach, and squash, please.
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B
Bilhin mo na rin ang ampalaya!
Get the ampalaya too!
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A
Ayoko po, ang pait!
No way, it's so bitter!
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