Day 126: Skip the Gift, Tita
Dominic (A) visits his aunt, Tita Maricel (B), with the invitation to his wedding in June.
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
Tita, puwede po ba kayong maging sponsor sa kasal ko?
Tita, would you be one of the sponsors at my wedding?
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B
Siyempre! Ano ang motif?
Of course! What's the motif?
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A
Filipiniana po. Naka-terno po ang mga sponsor.
It's Filipiniana. The sponsors will all wear terno.
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B
Terno? Kasingmahal na iyon ng regalo ko!
A terno? That costs as much as my gift!
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A
Huwag na po kayong magregalo. Presensiya ninyo lang po!
Then skip the gift. Your presence is all we want!
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