Day 195: A Better Rate Upstairs
At a mall in Pasay, Danilo (B) takes his teenage son Nathan (A) along to change the dollars that Nathan's older sister sent from Canada for the family.
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
Pa, bakit po sa money changer tayo, hindi sa bangko?
Dad, why are we going to a money changer and not the bank?
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B
Mas maganda ang rate nila. Mahina ang ekonomiya, kaya dapat wais tayo.
Their rate is better. The economy's weak, so we have to be smart.
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A
Saan po iyon?
Where is it?
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B
Sa ikalawang palapag, sa tapat ng botika.
On the second floor, across from the drugstore.
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A
Pa, may pang-load po ba ako sa sustento ni Ate?
Dad, do I get some phone credit out of Ate's support money?
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