Day 122: Measured by a Finger
In the kitchen of the apartment they share, Princess (A), who has only ever used a rice cooker with markings, watches her roommate Pia (B) cook rice in a pot.
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
Pia, ilang tasa ng tubig ang dapat itakal?
Pia, how many cups of water should I measure out?
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B
Hindi ko tinatakal. Tantiya lang gamit ang daliri.
I don't measure it. I just eyeball it with my finger.
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A
Daliri lang? Baka malata ang kanin!
Just your finger? The rice might come out mushy!
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B
Dapat mong tikman! Buhaghag palagi ang sinaing ko.
You have to taste it! My rice always comes out fluffy.
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