Day 202: Fifty Kids and One Cook
The night before the barangay's Saturday feeding program for underweight children, Danica (A) has bad news for her fellow volunteer Lara (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
Lara, pinapasok ako bukas. Hindi ako makakapunta sa feeding program.
Lara, I've been called in to work tomorrow. I can't make it to the feeding program.
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B
Ano? Hindi ko kaya ang limampung bata nang mag-isa!
What? I can't handle fifty kids on my own!
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A
Tinanong ko kung sino ang libre. Tutulong si Kapitan, may donasyon pang gulay.
I asked around to see who's free. The barangay captain is helping, and there are even donated vegetables.
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B
Si Kapitan? Iyan ang pagkakaisa!
The captain himself? Now that's unity!
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A
Para raw sa nutrisyon ng mga batang kapus-palad.
He says it's for the nutrition of underprivileged children.
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