Day 59: A Water Pump Instead of Wifi
Jay (B), who grew up in Manila, has just arrived for the summer at the farm of his grandmother Estrella (A) in Quezon province.
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
Sa kubo ka matutulog, may kulambo.
You'll sleep in the nipa hut. There's a mosquito net.
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B
May wifi po ba roon, Lola?
Is there wifi there, Lola?
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A
Wala, pero mag-iigib tayo sa poso bukas.
No, but tomorrow we'll fetch water at the pump.
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B
Kakarating ko lang po, uuwi na ako!
I just got here, and I'm already going home!
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