Day 82: The Size of a Kalamansi
In the kitchen, Aira (A) helps her mother Mylene (B) make ginataang bilo-bilo for merienda, rolling the sticky rice dough into little balls.
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
Ma, ang lagkit po ng bilo-bilo!
Mom, the bilo-bilo is so sticky!
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B
Masyadong malalaki iyan! Kasinlaki lang ng kalamansi, tulad nito.
Those are way too big! Just the size of a kalamansi, like this.
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A
Bakit po kailangang magkakasinlaki?
Why do they all have to be the same size?
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B
Para pantay ang luto, dahil matagal maluto ang malalaki.
So they cook evenly, since the big ones take longer.
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A
Kay Papa na lang po ang malalaki!
Dad can have the big ones, then!
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