Day 163: Helmet First, Then the Plaza
At home, Jasper (A), a teenager, asks his grandmother Diding (B), who looks after him while his parents are at work, if he can go skateboarding at the plaza with his friends.
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
Lola, puwede po ba akong mag-skateboard sa plaza?
Lola, can I go skateboarding at the plaza?
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B
Hindi pa magaling ang galos mo. Ang pabaya mo!
Your scrape hasn't even healed yet. You're so careless!
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A
May helmet at proteksiyon na po ako, may tumbler pa!
I've got a helmet and protective gear now, and a tumbler too!
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B
Dapat mong isuot, hindi lang bitbitin!
You have to wear them, not just carry them around!
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