Day 12: My Granddaughter, the Teller
At a bank in Quezon City, Edwin (A), the security guard, helps Socorro (B), an older woman, with the form for the money her son sent from abroad.
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
Nay, nakasulat na po ba ang halaga sa form?
Ma'am, is the amount written on the form?
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B
Oo, limandaang dolyar, padala ng anak ko.
Yes, five hundred dollars, from my son.
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A
Nakaupo po sa dulo ang teller.
The teller is sitting at the end.
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B
Ay, apo ko iyon!
Oh, that's my granddaughter!
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