Day 245: Window Seat on the Zigzag Road
On a bus winding up Kennon Road to Baguio, Alexis (A), stuck in the back row, goes up to Gina (B), a woman traveling alone with a window seat near the front.
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
Ma'am, kung puwede po sana, magpalit tayo ng upuan?
Ma'am, if it's all right with you, could we switch seats?
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B
Bakit, iha? Okay ka lang?
Why, dear? Are you okay?
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A
Maselan po ang sikmura ko, naduduwal na po ako.
I have a sensitive stomach, and I feel like I'm going to throw up.
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B
Sige, ipapaubaya ko na sa iyo. Tulong lang sa kapwa.
All right, it's yours. Just helping out a fellow human being.
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A
Salamat po sa kagandahang-loob ninyo. Ililibre ko po kayo ng taho pagbaba.
Thank you for your kindness. I'll treat you to taho when we get off.
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