Day 78: A Saturday in the Bodega
On a Friday, Teresa (A), who runs a grocery stall in the public market, has a job to offer her neighbor Herminio (B), who is looking for extra work.
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
Herminio, kailangan ko ng trabahador bukas.
Herminio, I need a worker tomorrow.
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B
Ako na! Ano ang gagawin ko?
I'll do it! What do I have to do?
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A
Linisan mo lang ang bodega ko sa palengke.
Just clean my storeroom at the market.
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B
Madali lang iyan, iyon lang ba?
That's easy. Is that all?
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A
Saka limampung sako ng bigas ang nakaimbak doon, hilahin mo palabas.
Also, there are fifty sacks of rice stored in there. Haul them out.
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