Day 193: Say Ah, Then Bend Your Elbow
At a company's annual physical exam in Mandaluyong, Myrna (A), the clinic nurse, takes an employee (B) through the checks.
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
Pakilagay po ang termometro sa kili-kili ninyo.
Please put the thermometer under your arm.
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B
Opo. Ano pa po?
Okay. What else?
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A
Pakilabas po ang dila. Tapos, pakibaluktot po ang siko.
Stick out your tongue, please. Then bend your elbow.
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B
Aray! Masakit po ang siko ko, noon pa po iyan.
Ow! My elbow hurts. It's been like that for ages.
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A
Sasabihin ko po sa doktor. Pakilagyan po ng ihi itong bote.
I'll tell the doctor. Now please pee in this bottle.
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