Day 165: Calcium or Milk?
Over merienda at her house in Parañaque, Beth (A) shows her sister Jean (B) the blood pressure monitor she bought after her last check-up.
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
Jean, tingnan mo, digital na monitor ng presyon!
Jean, look, a digital blood pressure monitor!
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B
Gaano mo kadalas mino-monitor ang presyon mo?
How often do you check your blood pressure?
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A
Umaga at gabi, at itinatala ko pa.
Morning and night, and I even write it down.
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B
Ako naman, calcium ang iniinom ko. Alin ang mas epektibo, calcium o gatas?
Me, I take calcium. Which works better, calcium or milk?
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A
Pareho, basta bawasan mo ang kape mo!
Both, as long as you cut back on your coffee!
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