Day 98: Tsitsaron After Dark
At a free check-up at the barangay health center, Leanne (C), a young health worker, takes the blood pressure of an old couple, Gaying (A) and her husband (B).
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
Iha, magkasintaas ba ang presyon naming mag-asawa?
Iha, do my husband and I have the same blood pressure?
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B
Siyempre, pareho kami ng kinakain!
Of course. We eat the same food!
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C
Mataas po ang kay Lolo, at mabilis ang pulso.
Lolo's is high, and his pulse is fast.
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A
Kasi patago siyang kumakain ng tsitsaron tuwing gabi!
That's because he sneaks tsitsaron every night!
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C
Magpigil po kayo, Lolo. Puro kolesterol po iyan!
Go easy, Lolo. That stuff is pure cholesterol!
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