Day 263: No Durian on the Plane
At the airport in Davao, a young woman (A) calls her boyfriend, Jonel (B), in Manila about her flight home and the pasalubong she promised him.
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
Hello, Jonel? Na-delay nang tatlong oras ang flight ko.
Hello, Jonel? My flight's been delayed three hours.
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B
Tatlong oras? Nag-check-in ka na ba?
Three hours? Have you checked in yet?
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A
Oo, may boarding pass na ako. Libreng pagkain ang kompensasyon ng airline.
Yes, I've got my boarding pass. The airline's making up for it with free food.
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B
Buti naman. E ang durian ko?
That's good. And my durian?
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A
Iyan ang masamang balita. Bawal ang durian sa eroplano!
That's the bad news. Durian isn't allowed on the plane!
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