Day 197: A Five-Thousand-Peso Phone Bill
Kristine (A) opens the mail at their apartment in Pasig and finds the postpaid phone bill of her husband, Darwin (B).
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
Limang libo ang bill mo! Ano ito?
Your bill is five thousand pesos! What is this?
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B
Postpaid kasi ako, at lagi akong online.
It's because I'm on postpaid, and I'm always online.
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A
Alin ba ang mas mainam, postpaid o prepaid?
Which one is better, postpaid or prepaid?
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B
Sa parehong network, mas mura ang prepaid, pero limitado ang data.
On the same network, prepaid is cheaper, but the data is limited.
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A
Mas mainam ang limitado. Prepaid ka na simula ngayon!
Limited is better. You're on prepaid starting today!
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