Day 108: Leftovers by Law?
In the kitchen of his carinderia in Mandaluyong after the lunch rush, Boyet (A) shows his niece Aliyah (B), a nutritionist who volunteers at a feeding program, a news story about a proposed law on restaurants' unsold food.
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
Basahin mo 'to: may panukalang batas na mag-oobliga sa mga kainan na ipamigay ang hindi nabenta.
Read this: there's a bill that would force eateries to give away whatever they don't sell.
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B
Nabasa ko na po, Tito. Maganda nga po, ang daming nagugutom.
I've read it, Tito. It's a good idea, so many people are going hungry.
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A
Maganda sa papel. Pero kapag may nagkasakit sa tira ko, sino ang mananagot, ang senador?
Good on paper. But if someone gets sick from my leftovers, who takes the blame, the senator?
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B
May mga feeding program naman pong marunong humawak ng pagkain. Sabi nga po, ang sakit ng kalingkingan, damdam ng buong katawan.
There are feeding programs that know how to handle food. As they say, when the little finger hurts, the whole body feels it.
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A
Ang ayaw ko lang, 'yung pinipilit. Ang pagtulong, dapat kusang-loob, hindi dahil may multa.
What I don't like is being forced. Helping should come from the heart, not from fear of a fine.
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B
Pero kung walang batas, ilang kainan po kaya ang kusang mamimigay?
But without a law, how many eateries would give anything away on their own?
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A
Isa na ako roon. Gabi-gabi, kalahati ng tira ko, napupunta sa mga street sweeper sa kanto.
I'm one of them. Every night, half of my leftovers go to the street sweepers on the corner.
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B
Talaga po, Tito? E bakit ngayon ko lang po nalaman 'yan?
Really, Tito? Then why am I only hearing about this now?
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A
Kapag ipinagkalat ko, pipila rito ang buong Mandaluyong. Tulungan mo na lang akong magbalot.
If I spread it around, all of Mandaluyong will line up here. Just help me pack the food.
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