Day 239: Back in Style, Nay
Carmen (A) shows her mother Asuncion (B) the wide-legged pants she has just bought at the mall.
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
Nay, ang moderno po ng pantalon ko!
Mom, my pants are so modern!
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B
Moderno? Uso iyan noon!
Modern? Those were in style back in my day!
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A
Pakikuwento po ang kabataan ninyo!
Tell me about when you were young!
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B
Hindi ako huli sa uso, anak!
I've never been behind the trends, dear!
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