Day 150: Not as Sweet as Susan
Marina (A), an older woman in Malabon, calls her daughter Susan (B) at work right after a stranger has phoned her asking for money.
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
Susan, may estrangherong tumawag. Nagpanggap siyang ikaw!
Susan, a stranger called. She pretended to be you!
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B
Ma, modus po iyan! Nagbigay po ba kayo?
Mom, that's a scam! Did you give her anything?
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A
Hindi kasinlambing ng boses mo ang boses niya!
Her voice wasn't as sweet as yours!
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B
Mabuti po at naghinala kayo. Marami na pong biktima.
Good thing you got suspicious. Lots of people have fallen for it.
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A
Tinanong ko pa ang palayaw mo. Binabaan niya ako!
I even asked her your nickname. She hung up on me!
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