Day 271: The Nervous One Is Papa
On a Sunday morning in their quiet subdivision in Cavite, Eddie (A) is teaching his daughter Vanessa (B) to drive.
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
Bakit ka biglang nagpreno?
Why did you hit the brakes all of a sudden?
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B
Nagpreno po ako para sa pusa!
I braked for the cat!
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A
Isang segundo lang, ang lakas ng kaba!
Give me a second, my heart's pounding.
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B
Pa, ako po ang nagda-drive!
Dad, I'm the one driving!
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