Day 179: The Brown Gate Past the Market
Glenda (A) calls her niece Megan (B) to invite her to Sunday lunch at the house she has just moved into in Malolos.
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
Megan, tanghalian tayo rito sa Linggo. Dito ka na matulog!
Megan, come have lunch here on Sunday. And stay the night!
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B
Salamat po sa alok, Tita! Saan po iyan?
Thanks for the offer, Tita! Where is it?
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A
Sa likod ng palengke, sa makipot na eskinita.
Behind the market, down a narrow alley.
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B
May palatandaan po ba? Madali po akong maligaw.
Is there a landmark? I get lost easily.
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A
Kayumangging gate, malawak na bakurang puno ng sampaguita.
A brown gate, and a big yard full of sampaguita.
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