Day 1 of 160

Day 1: Bangus at the Board's Price

At a fishpond cooperative's office in Hagonoy, Bulacan, Krista (A), a young officer of the cooperative, reads the board's new price for bangus to Gilbert (B), a fish buyer from Navotas who has bought from them for years.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Mang Gilbert, ayon po sa pasya ng lupon, isandaan at dalawampung piso na ang bawat kilo.

    Mang Gilbert, by decision of the board, the price is now one hundred twenty pesos per kilo.

  2. B

    Sandaan bente? Hindi kakagatin ng palengke 'yan, Krista.

    One twenty? The market won't bite at that, Krista.

  3. A

    Tumaas po kasi ang feeds at krudo; lugi na ang mga kasapi.

    Feed and fuel have gone up, you see. The members are losing money.

  4. B

    E ako? Sa truck at yelo pa lang, wala na akong kita.

    And what about me? With the truck and the ice alone, I make nothing.

  5. A

    May kasunod po: "Subalit kung papayag ang mamimili, ang kooperatiba na ang maghahatid sa Navotas."

    There's more: "However, should the buyer agree, the cooperative shall make the delivery to Navotas."

  6. B

    Teka, kayo na ang bahala sa truck at yelo? Walang dagdag na singil?

    Wait, you'll take care of the truck and the ice? No extra charge?

  7. A

    Wala po, basta sa amin pa rin kayo kukuha. Payag na po kayo?

    None, as long as you keep buying from us. So, do you agree?

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