Day 147: Strong From the Gym
A college student in Tarlac (A) who needs money for next semester asks Mang Jacinto (B), an old rice farmer in his barangay, for work on his farm.
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
Mang Jacinto, may trabaho po ba ngayong summer?
Mang Jacinto, is there any work this summer?
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B
Sagana ang ani. Nakapag-araro ka na ba?
It's a bumper harvest. Have you ever plowed a field?
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A
Hindi pa po, pero araw-araw ako sa gym!
Not yet, but I'm at the gym every day!
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B
Pisikal din ang trabaho rito, pero walang aircon. Heto ang salakot!
The work here is physical too, but there's no aircon. Here, take this salakot!
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