Day 118: A Eulogy With One Joke
At home in Parañaque, the night before the funeral of his closest friend from work, Cesar (A) reads the eulogy he has written to his wife, Claire (B).
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
"Namatay si Rudy noong Martes dahil sa cancer." Masyado bang diretso?
"Rudy died on Tuesday of cancer." Is that too blunt?
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B
Medyo. Huwag mong sabihing "namatay"; mas mabuting "pumanaw" o "yumao," at banggitin mo ang kabaitan niya.
A little. Don't say "died"; "passed away" or "departed" is better, and mention how kind he was.
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A
"Pumanaw si Rudy noong Martes, matapos ang mahabang pakikipaglaban sa sakit." Ganoon?
"Rudy passed away on Tuesday, after a long battle with illness." Like that?
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B
Mas maganda. Pero bakit "mainitin ang ulo" ang tawag mo sa kaniya, e nandoon ang mga anak niya?
Better. But why call him "hot-headed" when his children will be there?
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A
E totoo naman. Sige, gawin nating "prangka at hindi nagpapaligoy-ligoy."
Well, it's true. Fine, let's make it "frank, and never one to beat around the bush."
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B
Ganyan nga siya. Ano pa ang kasunod?
That's exactly who he was. What comes next?
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A
Isang kuwento lang: noong Christmas party, nalaglag ang unan sa costume niyang Santa Claus habang sumasayaw.
Just one story: at the Christmas party, the pillow fell out of his Santa Claus costume while he was dancing.
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B
Sa harap ng kabaong? Baka isipin ng pamilya niya, ginagawa mo siyang katatawanan.
In front of the coffin? His family might think you're making a joke of him.
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A
Si Rudy mismo ang nagkukuwento niyan tuwing Pasko. Kapag may tumawa bukas, siya ang unang matutuwa.
Rudy himself told that story every Christmas. If anyone laughs tomorrow, he'll be the happiest of all.
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