Day 9: Lola's Chatty Old Friend
At their Lola's eightieth birthday party, Harold (A) asks his cousin Nina (B) about an old man sitting next to their grandmother.
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
Pamilyar ang lolo sa tabi ni Lola.
The old man next to Lola looks familiar.
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B
Matalik niyang kaibigan iyan noong bata pa sila.
That's her close friend from when they were kids.
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A
Ang daldal niya, a!
He sure talks a lot!
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B
Nasa bahay kasi ang misis niya.
That's because his wife stayed home.
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