Day 256: A Resolution That Lasted a Second
Minutes before midnight on New Year's Eve, Bayani (A) sets out the round fruits and asks his old mother Conching (B) about her New Year's resolution.
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
Resolusyon po ninyo, Ma?
What's your resolution, Mom?
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B
Kapag may paputok, hindi na ako magugulat!
When the firecrackers go off, I won't jump anymore!
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A
Heto po ang mga bilog na prutas.
Here are the round fruits.
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B
Ay! Manigong Bagong Taon!
Yikes! Happy New Year!
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