Day 178: A Hundred Push-Ups a Day
After basketball practice at the covered court, a teenage player (A) points out the team's new trainer to his mother (B).
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
Ma, siya po ang trainer na tutulong sa amin.
Mom, that's the trainer who's going to help us.
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B
Ano ang pinuna niya sa iyo?
What did he say you need to work on?
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A
Kulang daw po ako sa disiplina. Isandaang push-up daw po araw-araw!
He says I lack discipline. A hundred push-ups every day!
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B
Sasabay ako, para sa bilbil ko!
I'm doing them with you, for my belly!
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