Day 79: The Termites Got It First
Lola Iday (A) has been getting her papers ready to apply for her senior citizen ID, and she calls her grandson (B) over to the old cabinet.
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
Kinain ng anay ang birth certificate ko!
The termites ate my birth certificate!
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B
Iyong orihinal po? Para sa aplikasyon ninyo?
The original? The one for your application?
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A
Oo, sa senior citizen ID, paano na?
Yes, for my senior citizen ID. What now?
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B
Sasamahan ko po kayo sa PSA para sa bago.
I'll go with you to the PSA office for a new one.
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A
Sa lata ko na itatago ang bago!
I'm keeping the new one in a tin!
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