Day 155: Coconut Milk From a Can?
In their kitchen in Laguna, Pablo (A) is making ginataang manok the slow way and hands his daughter April (B) a coconut.
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
April, ikaw na ang magkudkod ng niyog.
April, you grate the coconut.
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B
Pa, may de-latang gata po!
Dad, there's canned coconut milk!
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A
Mas masarap ang gata ng niyog na kinudkod mo. Sulit ang proseso!
Milk from a coconut you grated yourself tastes better. The work is worth it!
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B
Opo, Pa. Pero kayo na po sa tanglad at laurel.
Okay, Dad. But you handle the lemongrass and the bay leaves.
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