Day 274: By Ship, Not by Plane
Eli (A) and his teenage cousin Kenji (B), who can't swim, are planning their trip home to Iloilo for the holidays.
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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Sa barko tayo pauwi.
We're going home by ship.
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B
Mag-book na lang tayo ng promo!
Let's just book a promo flight!
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A
Mas maraming bagahe sa barko kaysa sa eroplano.
You get more baggage on a ship than on a plane.
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B
May life jacket ba?
Do they have life jackets?
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