Day 100 of 160

Day 100: Graduating at Seventy-Two

In a barangay hall in Caloocan, Chris (A) and Eunice (C), young reporters for a city newspaper, come to interview Lola Inday (D), who at seventy-two has just finished senior high school through the Alternative Learning System, with her teacher Jean (B) at her side.

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

    Ma'am Jean, puwede po ba naming makausap si Lola Inday para sa feature namin?

    Ma'am Jean, may we talk to Lola Inday for our feature?

  2. B

    Sige, basta huwag ninyo siyang paiyakin. Nay, sila po 'yung mga reporter.

    Sure, just don't make her cry. Nay, these are the reporters.

  3. C

    Lola Inday, ano po ang pakiramdam ng makapagtapos sa edad na pitumpu't dalawa?

    Lola Inday, how does it feel to graduate at seventy-two?

  4. D

    Masaya, iha! Para akong bumalik sa pagkadalaga, may baon pa ako tuwing klase.

    Happy, iha! It's like being a schoolgirl again, I even packed snacks for every class.

  5. A

    Pero Lola, hindi po ba napakahirap? Ilang beses po ba kayong muntik nang sumuko?

    But Lola, wasn't it terribly hard? How many times did you almost give up?

  6. D

    Walang mahirap na gawa kapag dinaan sa tiyaga, iho. Ang mahirap lang, hanapin ang salamin ko.

    No task is hard if you take it with patience, iho. The only hard part is finding my glasses.

  7. C

    Chris, hindi 'yan ang istoryang inaasahan mo. Lola, ano po ang susunod ninyong plano?

    Chris, that's not the story you were hoping for. Lola, what are your plans now?

  8. D

    Sa Agosto, kukuha ako ng Education sa kolehiyo. Gusto kong maging guro sa ALS, gaya ni Teacher Jean.

    This August I'm taking up Education in college. I want to teach ALS, like Teacher Jean.

  9. B

    Nay, hindi po ninyo sinabi sa akin 'yan! Mukhang may kakumpitensiya na ako.

    Nay, you never told me that! Looks like I've got competition.

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