Day 206: A Platter Meant for Six
With her first paycheck, Arianne (A) treats her mother Virgie (B) to lunch at a seafood restaurant, where their platter arrives on a bilao, a round woven tray.
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
Ma, para po sa anim ang platter na ito!
Mom, this platter is for six people!
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B
Ang laki ng bilao! Hindi ko kaya iyan, bundat na ako.
This tray is huge! I can't finish it, I'm stuffed.
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A
Ako rin po, puno pa ang pinggan ko.
Me too. And my plate's still full.
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B
Iuwi na lang natin. Pagsaluhan natin mamaya sa bahay.
Let's just take it home. We can all share it later.
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A
Opo. Libre ko pa rin po ang hapunan!
Okay. And dinner's still on me!
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