Day 105 of 160

Day 105: Off the Air With Teodora

In a podcast studio in Quezon City, Tricia (A), the young host of a literary podcast, is wrapping up her interview with Teodora (B), an elderly novelist, about today's bestsellers.

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 Teodora, ano po ang tingin ninyo sa mga bestseller ngayon?

    Ma'am Teodora, what do you think of today's bestsellers?

  2. B

    Ang nobela ay salamin ng lipunan. Subalit marami sa mga aklat ngayon ay tila nagmamadali: madaling basahin, madali ring malimutan.

    The novel is a mirror of society. However, many of today's books seem rushed: easy to read, and just as easy to forget.

  3. A

    Napakagandang pangwakas po niyan. Maraming salamat po, Ma'am Teodora!

    What a beautiful note to end on. Thank you so much, Ma'am Teodora!

  4. B

    Hay, tapos na rin! Iha, pakiabot ng kape, nangalay ang panga ko sa kakasabi ng "subalit."

    Whew, it's finally over! Iha, pass me the coffee, my jaw aches from saying "however" so much.

  5. A

    Ang galing po ninyo! Kayo po, ano po ang binabasa ninyo ngayon?

    You were wonderful! What about you, what are you reading these days?

  6. B

    Mas marami pa akong isinusulat kaysa binabasa, iha. May fan fiction ako online, iba nga lang ang pangalan.

    These days I write more than I read, iha. I have fan fiction online, just under a different name.

  7. A

    Seryoso po kayo? Ano pong pen name ninyo, baka nabasa ko na!

    Are you serious? What's your pen name? I might have read it!

  8. B

    Hindi ko sasabihin! Isang chapter gabi-gabi ang post ko, mas nagmamadali pa sa mga binatikos ko.

    I'm not telling! I post a chapter every night, more rushed than the books I just criticized.

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