Day 232: Fireworks After the Downpour
The morning after New Year's Eve, a young man (A) tells his friend Shaira (B), who stayed home sick, everything that happened at the town plaza.
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
Sayang, wala ka sa plaza kagabi! Isasalaysay ko ang lahat.
Too bad you weren't at the plaza last night! I'll tell you the whole story.
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B
Sige, ano ang nangyari?
Okay, what happened?
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A
Mga alas-onse, biglang bumuhos ang ulan. Nataranta ang lahat, nagtakbuhan sa simbahan!
Around eleven, the rain suddenly came pouring down. Everyone panicked and ran to the church!
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B
E ang fireworks? Natuloy ba?
And the fireworks? Did they still go on?
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A
Oo, bago maghatinggabi, humupa ang ulan. Sa wakas, sumabog sa langit ang fireworks!
Yes. Before midnight, the rain let up. And at last, the fireworks burst across the sky!
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