Day 57: The Wrong Headstone
On the eve of Undas, All Saints' Day, Gorio (A) has spent the morning at the cemetery getting the family tomb ready when his wife Dolor (B) arrives.
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
Kakalinis ko lang ng puntod, Dolor!
I just finished cleaning the tomb, Dolor!
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B
May dala akong banig at panyo.
I brought a mat and some handkerchiefs.
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A
Tingnan mo, kakapinta ko lang ng lapida!
Look, I just painted the headstone!
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B
Gorio, hindi iyan ang nanay ko!
Gorio, that's not my mother!
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