Day 117: The Deal Over Merienda
At a garment factory in Taytay, Rizal, the owner, Nelson (A), and Robert (B), a buyer for a chain of department stores, close a formal negotiation over a school uniform order, as Robert's young assistant, Georgina (C), takes notes.
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
Samakatuwid, mananatili ang presyong napagkasunduan kung hindi bababa sa limang libong piraso ang order.
Therefore, the agreed price will stand, provided the order is no less than five thousand pieces.
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B
Sang-ayon kami. Ipadadala namin ang purchase order sa sandaling malagdaan ang kasunduan.
We agree. We will send the purchase order as soon as the agreement is signed.
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A
Tapos na ang pormalidad, kain muna tayo. May pansit at puto rito.
The formalities are over, let's eat. There's pansit and puto here.
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B
Pero seryoso, pare, kaya ba ninyo by June? Wala na kaming palugit.
But seriously, man, can you do it by June? We've got no wiggle room.
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A
Sa totoo lang, apat na libo lang ang kaya namin bago mag-Hunyo.
Honestly, we can only do four thousand before June.
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B
Limang libo ang kailangan ng mga branch namin. Ayokong maghanap pa ng ibang supplier.
But our branches need five thousand. I don't want to go looking for another supplier.
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C
Sa sales data po namin, small at medium ang laging unang nauubos. Paano po kung 'yon ang unahin, at sa Hunyo na ang iba?
According to our sales data, smalls and mediums always sell out first. What if those come first, and the rest in June?
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A
Kayang-kaya namin 'yan. Iha, kapag nagsawa ka na sa amo mo, may puwesto ka rito.
We can easily do that. Iha, if you ever get tired of your boss, there's a job for you here.
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B
Hoy, pare, tapos na ang negosasyon. Ipasa mo na lang ang puto.
Hey, man, the negotiating's over. Just pass the puto.
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