Day 235: Lola Mends a Torn Jersey
Rommel (A) comes home from a game in the barangay basketball league with his jersey torn at the shoulder and asks his grandmother, Lola Basyang (B), to mend it.
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
Lola, pakitahi po ang jersey ko. Napunit po sa balikat.
Lola, could you sew up my jersey? It tore at the shoulder.
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B
Pakibuksan mo ang ilaw, at iabot mo ang sinulid.
Turn on the light for me, and hand me the thread.
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A
Magaspang po maglaro ang kalaban. Hinila po niya ang jersey ko!
The other guy played rough. He pulled my jersey!
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B
Tapos walang foul, kaya napikon ka, ano?
And then there was no foul, so you lost your temper, right?
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A
Lola, nandoon po ba kayo?
Lola, were you there?
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