Day 11 of 160

Day 11: Cameras on Every Gate

At a homeowners' association board meeting in a subdivision in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Joey (A) and Dindo (B), two board members, debate Dindo's plan to put CCTV cameras at every gate after parcels went missing from doorsteps.

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

    Dindo, isang camera sa bawat gate? Pati bintana ng kapitbahay, makikita na niyan.

    Dindo, a camera on every gate? Those would see right into the neighbors' windows.

  2. B

    Labindalawang parcel na ang nawala ngayong buwan; daig ng maagap ang masipag.

    Twelve parcels have gone missing this month. Better to act early than to work hard later.

  3. A

    Maagap nga, pero ang ayaw mong gawin sa iyo, huwag mong gawin sa kapwa mo.

    Early, sure, but don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to you.

  4. B

    Kung wala kang itinatago, bakit ka matatakot sa camera?

    If you've got nothing to hide, why be afraid of a camera?

  5. A

    Karapatan ang usapan, hindi takot; gusto mo bang bantayan ka ng guwardiya gabi-gabi?

    This is about rights, not fear. Would you want the guard watching you every night?

  6. B

    Sige: sa kalye lang nakatutok, may karatula, at ang board lang ang manonood ng video.

    Fine: they point only at the street, there are signs, and only the board watches the footage.

  7. A

    Kung ganoon, wala na akong tutol; papirmahin lang muna natin ang mga homeowner.

    Then I've got no objection. Let's just have the homeowners sign off first.

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