Day 127: A Kilo of Rice per Sack
Jules (A), a young barangay volunteer, goes from house to house with news of a new barangay program for plastic bottles and stops at the gate of Dolores (B), a resident.
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
Tuwing Sabado po, puwedeng ipalit sa bigas ang bote.
Every Saturday, you can trade in bottles for rice.
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B
Obligado bang maging kalahok ang lahat?
Does everyone have to take part?
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A
Hindi po. Isang kilo kada sako!
No. And it's one kilo per sack!
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B
Isang kilo? Pupulutin ko lahat ng bote sa kalye!
A whole kilo? I'll pick up every bottle on the street!
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