Day 103: Garlic Is Not Lotion
At the pharmacy, Aileen (A) notices that the feet of her grandmother Feling (B) are dry and cracked.
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
Lola, bakit po bitak-bitak ang paa ninyo?
Lola, why are your feet all cracked?
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B
Pinapahiran ko ng durog na bawang.
I've been rubbing crushed garlic on them.
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A
Hindi po lotion ang bawang! Ito po, para sa sensitibong balat.
Garlic isn't lotion! Here, this one's for sensitive skin.
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B
Kasingmahal ng dalawang kilong bigas iyan!
That costs as much as two kilos of rice!
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