Day 12: The Wrong Area on the Deed
At a notary public's office in Tanay, Rizal, Matthew (B), a young paralegal, reads the deed of sale in Filipino to Perla (A), who is selling a small lot, and Roland (C), who is buying it.
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
Iho, basahin mo nang dahan-dahan; hindi ako sanay sa Tagalog ng abogado.
Read it slowly, iho. I'm not used to lawyers' Tagalog.
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B
Opo: "Ipinagbibili ng nagbibili sa bumibili ang lote na may sukat na isandaan at limampung metro kuwadrado."
Of course: "The vendor sells to the vendee the lot measuring one hundred fifty square meters."
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A
Teka, nagbibili? E ako ang nagbebenta, hindi ako ang bibili!
Wait, nagbibili? But I'm the one selling, not buying!
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B
Sa malalim na Tagalog po, "nagbibili" ang nagbebenta, at si Sir Roland ang "bumibili."
In deep Tagalog, "nagbibili" is the seller, and Sir Roland is the "bumibili," the buyer.
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C
Sandali po, isandaan at limampu? Dalawandaang metro kuwadrado po ang napagkasunduan natin.
Hold on, one hundred fifty? We agreed on two hundred square meters.
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A
Oo nga po, dalawandaan. Matthew, nasa titulo ang tamang sukat.
That's right, two hundred. Matthew, the correct area is on the title.
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B
Pasensiya na po, mali ang na-type namin; aayusin ko po bago kayo lumagda.
I'm sorry, we typed it wrong. I'll fix it before you sign.
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