Day 129: Mama Takes the Entrance Exam
At the kitchen table, a young woman (A) helps her mother (B), who has worked as a caregiver for years, review for a college entrance exam.
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
Ma, talaga po bang balak ninyong mag-nursing?
Mom, are you really planning to study nursing?
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B
Oo. Noon pa ako interesado.
Yes. I've been interested for ages.
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A
Kaya po ninyo iyan. Talento po ninyo ang pag-aalaga.
You can do it. Taking care of people is your talent.
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B
Pero puro bata ang kasabay ko sa entrance exam!
But everyone taking the entrance exam with me is a kid!
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A
Kayo naman po ang may pinakamaraming karanasan!
But you're the one with the most experience!
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