Day 135: Lagundi or Salabat?
At the botika near the public market in Malabon, Sixto (A), whose wife has been treating his cough with salabat all week, comes to the young assistant, Clark (B).
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
Iho, may lagundi kayo? Ayoko na ng salabat!
Young man, do you have lagundi? I've had it with salabat!
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B
Mayroon po. Tatlong beses po sa isang araw ang dosis.
We do. The dose is three times a day.
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A
Nagtatalo kami ng misis ko. Isang takure araw-araw!
My wife and I have been arguing. A whole kettle every day!
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B
Mabuti po ang salabat sa resistensiya. Inumin po ninyo pareho.
Salabat is good for your immune system. Take both.
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A
Huwag mong sabihin sa misis ko!
Don't tell my wife!
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