Day 233: Sixty Years Since the Brook
At an eco-park in the hills of Laguna, Janine (B), a young guide, leads Mang Paeng (A), an old man visiting from Manila, down the path to the brook.
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
Iha, ito ba ang landas papunta sa batis?
Young lady, is this the path to the brook?
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B
Opo. Kung puwede po, kumapit kayo sa akin, madulas po ang dalisdis.
Yes. If you don't mind, hold on to me. The slope is slippery.
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A
Alam ko, dahil sa lumot. Kumaliwa tayo rito.
I know, it's the moss. We turn left here.
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B
Hindi po ba kayo dayo?
Aren't you a visitor?
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A
Dito ako naliligo noong bata ako, animnapung taon na ang nakaraan.
I used to swim here when I was a boy, sixty years ago.
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