Day 145: The Calm One in the Family
At a drugstore in Cainta, Boyet (A) buys an inhaler from the young pharmacist, Gelo (B), for his young son, who has just been diagnosed with asthma.
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
Pabili ng inhaler. May hika raw ang anak ko.
An inhaler, please. My son has asthma, the doctor says.
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B
Heto po. Tuwing sinusumpong siya, dalawang pindot po.
Here you go. Every time he has an attack, two puffs.
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A
Ano ang mga senyales na sinusumpong siya?
What are the signs that he's having an attack?
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B
Hirap po siyang huminga. Dapat po siyang kumalma habang sinusumpong.
He has trouble breathing. He has to stay calm during an attack.
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A
Lagi siyang kalmado. Ako ang kailangang kumalma!
He's always calm. I'm the one who needs to calm down!
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