Day 310: Count the Stars, Ramir
Fishing at night from a small boat on Laguna de Bay, Ramir (A) sits with his old father, Ulding (B), and nothing is biting.
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
Tay, naiinip na po ako.
Dad, I'm getting bored.
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B
Itapon mo ulit ang pain sa lawa.
Throw the bait back out into the lake.
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A
Tapos po?
And then?
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B
Bilangin mo ang mga bituin, ganito ang pangingisda.
Count the stars. That's what fishing is.
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