Day 61: Kuya Pays Half, Somehow
Over lunch at Gigi's house, grown-up siblings Salvador (A), the stingy eldest, Felix (B) and Gigi (C) sort out the money they will send their mother for her birthday.
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
Hatiin natin ang padala kay Nanay, sagot ko ang kalahati.
Let's split what we're sending Mom. Half is on me.
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B
Ikaw, Kuya? Hindi ka na kuripot?
You, Kuya? You're not stingy anymore?
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C
Ang galante mo! Sana tuloy-tuloy na.
How generous of you! I hope it lasts.
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A
Basta kayong dalawa ang pupunta sa remittance center.
As long as you two go to the remittance center.
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B
E saan manggagaling ang kalahati mo, Kuya?
And where's your half coming from, Kuya?
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