Day 198: The Dancing Chicken at the Mall
Cedric (A), sixteen, tells his older cousin Tin (B) about the part-time job he just got at a mall in Cubao.
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
Ate, may part-time na ako sa mall!
Ate, I got a part-time job at the mall!
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B
Menor de edad ka pa. Legal ba iyan?
You're still a minor. Is that even legal?
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A
May pahintulot nina Mama. Namimigay ako ng flyer.
I've got Mom and Dad's permission. I hand out flyers.
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B
Teka, ikaw ba ang mascot na sumasayaw sa harap ng mall?
Wait, are you the mascot dancing in front of the mall?
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A
Oo! Ako ang manok na kumaway sa iyo!
Yes! I'm the chicken that waved at you!
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