Day 47: Don't Climb the Pole
After a storm, Iris (A) spots something on the power line outside their houses and calls to her neighbor Vincent (B).
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
May sanga sa kable ng kuryente!
There's a branch on the power line!
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B
Ako na, aakyatin ko ang poste!
I've got it. I'll climb the pole!
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A
Huwag, tawagan mo ang hotline ng barangay!
Don't! Call the barangay hotline!
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B
Walang sumasagot, pupuntahan ko na ang tanod.
Nobody's answering. I'm off to find the tanod.
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