Day 173: If She Tops the Board Exam
Waiting for their turn at the barangay basketball court, Nestor (A) asks his old friend Jojo (B) how his daughter is doing at the review center before the licensure exam for teachers.
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
Jojo, kumusta ang dalaga mo sa review center?
Jojo, how's your girl doing at the review center?
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B
Puyat palagi, pero umaasa akong papasa siya.
She's always up late, but I'm hoping she'll pass.
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A
Kapag pumasa siya, lisensiyado at propesyonal na guro na siya!
Once she passes, she'll be a licensed professional teacher!
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B
Oo! At gusto pa niyang maging topnotcher.
Yes! And she even wants to be a topnotcher.
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A
Kung topnotcher siya, sagot ko ang litson!
If she tops the exam, the litson's on me!
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