Day 234: Thank-You Kakanin
Back from visiting family in the province, Elena (B) brings a tray of homemade rice cakes to her young neighbor Maica (A), who fed her cats while she was away.
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
Ang dami pong kakanin, Tita Elena!
So many rice cakes, Tita Elena!
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B
Bayad ko sa pabor mo!
That's to pay you back for the favor!
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A
Ang lambot po ng puto!
The puto is so soft!
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B
Pinakamasarap ang suman ko, tikim ka!
My suman is the best, have a taste!
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