Day 242: No Bus Tickets Left
With a long weekend coming, Dave (A) phones a friend (B) from his village in Quezon who also works in Manila.
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
Pare, si Dave ito. Uuwi ka ba ngayong long weekend?
Pare, it's Dave. Are you going home this long weekend?
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B
Hindi na. Holiday kasi, puno lahat ng bus.
Not anymore. It's a holiday, so every bus is full.
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A
May bakante sa kotse ng pinsan ko. Sama ka?
There's an empty seat in my cousin's car. Want to come?
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B
Paalam, lungsod! Uuwi na sa nayon ang probinsiyano!
Goodbye, city! This country boy is going home to the village!
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