Day 141: The Fight Is in Scene One
At a family lunch, Isabel (A), a college student who is directing her theater group's play at UP Diliman, talks with her teenage cousin Sean (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
Sean, nakapanood ka na ba ng dula sa teatro?
Sean, have you ever seen a play at a theater?
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B
Hindi pa. Puro salita lang iyan, e.
Not yet. It's all just talking.
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A
Ako ang direktor ng dula namin, at magagaling ang mga aktor.
I'm the director of our play, and the actors are great.
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B
May away ba? Kung mayroon, manonood ako.
Is there a fight? If there is, I'll come.
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A
Mayroon, sa unang eksena! Kaya huwag kang mahuli.
There is, in the first scene! So don't be late.
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