Day 192: The Last Boat to the Island
At the small port of a fishing town in Quezon province, Mariz (A) and her boyfriend Joseph (B) want to cross to a little island for the day.
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
Alam mo ba kung saan ang lantsa papuntang pulo?
Do you know where the boat to the island is?
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B
Doon. Pero walang nakakaalam kung kailan ang huling biyahe.
Over there. But nobody knows when the last trip is.
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A
Wala bang talaorasan?
Isn't there a timetable?
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B
Wala. Maglalayag daw sila kapag puno na ang lantsa.
No. They say they sail when the boat's full.
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A
Tingnan mo, maalon na ang karagatan. E 'di bukas na lang tayo.
Look, the sea's getting rough. Let's just go tomorrow, then.
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