Day 100: The Landlady Sells Fish
Tricia (A), who has just moved into a rented room, finds there's no water and goes next door to her neighbor Mercy (B).
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
Ate, kakalipat ko lang po. Bakit po walang tubig?
Ate, I just moved in. Why is there no water?
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B
Sarado siguro ang kuntador. Kasera lang ang may susi.
The water meter must be shut. Only the landlady has the key.
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A
Kinatok ko na po siya.
I already knocked on her door.
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B
Nasa talipapa iyon ngayon, nagtitinda ng isda!
She's down at the market right now, selling fish!
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