Day 170: The Lighthouse Up North
At their high school class reunion in Quezon City, Thelma (A) tells her old classmate Alice (B) about her road trip around the Ilocos region.
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
Alice, nakapunta ka na ba sa Ilocos? Kagagaling ko lang doon!
Alice, have you ever been to Ilocos? I just got back!
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B
Hindi pa. Inikot mo ang buong rehiyon?
Not yet. You went around the whole region?
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A
Oo! Paborito ko iyong lumang parola sa isang liblib na bayan.
Yes! My favorite was the old lighthouse in a remote town.
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B
Liblib? Hindi ka natakot?
Remote? Weren't you scared?
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A
Hindi! Walang polusyon, at magiliw ang mga tao.
No! There's no pollution, and the people are so warm.
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