Day 164: A Whole Lot of Tomatoes
At dawn at the Balintawak wholesale market, Ambo (A), an old vegetable vendor, spots a truckload of cheap tomatoes and turns to Nenita (B), who works mornings at his stall.
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
Ang mura ng kamatis! Pakyawin na natin ang buong truck.
The tomatoes are so cheap! Let's buy up the whole truckload.
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B
Pinakyaw rin po ninyo ang mangga noon. Nalugi po tayo!
You bought up all the mangoes that way too. We lost money!
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A
Kaya babawiin natin ngayon ang puhunan!
That's why we'll make our money back today!
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B
Dapat po nating bilangin muna ang laman ng kaha.
We should count what's in the cash box first.
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A
Ikaw na ang magbilang, takot akong tumingin!
You count it. I'm scared to look!
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