Day 53: Hands Off Papa's Nilaga
In the kitchen, Mayumi (A) is helping her father Nelson (B) cook beef nilaga.
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
Pa, ilalagay ko na po ba ang repolyo?
Dad, should I put the cabbage in now?
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B
Tikman mo muna ang nilaga.
Taste the nilaga first.
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A
Lagyan pa po ba ng patis?
Should we add more fish sauce?
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B
Akin na ang sandok, ako ang magtitimpla!
Give me that ladle. I do the seasoning!
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