Day 21: Too Late for the Bones
At a seafood restaurant in Dagupan, Hilda (A) has ordered the house specialty, and her husband Gary (B) digs in.
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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Inihaw na bangus daw ang best seller nila.
They say grilled bangus is their best seller.
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B
Ang sarap isawsaw sa toyo!
It's so good dipped in soy sauce!
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A
Heto ang tissue, ingat sa tinik!
Here's a tissue. Watch out for the bones!
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B
Huli na, natinik na ako!
Too late, I've got a bone stuck in my throat!
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