Day 191: It's All in Your Palm
Late at night, Ciring (A) notices that her granddaughter Shane (B) has been studying day and night, and asks her why.
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
Apo, bakit puspusan ang pag-aaral mo? Hatinggabi na!
Sweetie, why are you studying so hard? It's midnight!
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B
Kapag pumasa po ako, iskolar na ako!
If I pass, I'll get the scholarship!
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A
Akin na ang palad mo. Babasahin ko.
Give me your palm. I'll read it.
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B
Lola, sanaysay po ang kailangan ko, hindi hula!
Lola, what I need is an essay, not fortune-telling!
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A
Sabi rito, malaki ang tsansa mo, kung matatapos mo ang sanaysay.
It says here your chances are good, if you finish the essay.
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