Day 153: A Bike or No Cellphone
At the kitchen table in Antipolo, Cesar (A) and his wife (B) look over their son Ethan's report card.
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
Kung tataas ang average ni Ethan, bibilhan ko siya ng bisikleta.
If Ethan's average goes up, I'll buy him a bike.
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B
Insentibo na naman? Bagsak siya sa kasaysayan!
Another incentive? He failed history!
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A
Mahina lang ang konsentrasyon niya.
His concentration's just weak.
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B
Kasi puro cellphone! Kapag mababa pa rin ang marka niya, walang cellphone.
That's because he's always on his phone! If his grades are still low, no phone.
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A
Payag ako. Pero kapag mataas, bisikleta!
Agreed. But if they're high, a bike!
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