Day 115: Milk Tea or a House
At home after payday, Ralph (A) and his wife (B) talk about saving up for a small house of their own.
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
Sana makaipon tayo ng pang-downpayment sa bahay.
I hope we can save enough for a down payment on a house.
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B
Oo, panahon na para magpundar tayo ng ari-arian.
Yeah, it's time we invested in something of our own.
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A
Bawas muna sa luho, gaya ng milk tea mo.
So we cut back on luxuries for now, like your milk tea.
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B
Milk tea ko? E ang mga bagong sapatos mo?
My milk tea? What about all your new shoes?
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A
Pantrabaho ang mga iyon!
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