Day 80: Pension in the Purse
On pension day, Lola Candida (B) tucks her whole pension into the purse she carries everywhere, while her grandson Uriel (A) looks on.
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
Lola, nag-usap po kami ni Mama tungkol diyan.
Lola, Mom and I had a talk about that.
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B
Bakit? Alam ko ang balance ng pitaka ko!
Why? I know my purse's balance!
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A
Mas ligtas po sa bangko, may passbook pa.
It's safer in the bank, and you get a passbook too.
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B
Paano kung makalimutan ko ang PIN?
What if I forget the PIN?
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A
Tuturuan ko po kayo hanggang makabisado ninyo.
I'll teach you until you know it by heart.
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