Day 120 of 160

Day 120: The Stove Left On

On a street in Project 4, Quezon City, Gary (A), the barangay councilor for senior citizens, talks with Mitch (B), a young resident, about the elderly man who lives alone next door to her.

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

Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.

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  1. A

    Mitch, may gusto ka raw sabihin tungkol kay Mang Lucio?

    Mitch, I hear there's something you wanted to tell me about Mang Lucio?

  2. B

    Opo. Dalawang beses na po niyang naiwang nakasindi ang kalan, at ako po ang nakaamoy ng usok.

    Yes. Twice now he's left the stove on, and I'm the one who smelled the smoke.

  3. A

    Mula nang pumanaw si Aling Nena, mag-isa na lang siya sa bahay na 'yon.

    Ever since Aling Nena passed away, he's been all alone in that house.

  4. B

    May edad na po kasi siya, at medyo nagiging makakalimutin na po. Ayoko lang pong mapahiya siya.

    He's getting on in years, and he's become a bit forgetful. I just don't want him to be embarrassed.

  5. A

    Kailangang malaman ni Edgar, 'yung anak niya sa Canada. Pero paano natin sasabihin?

    Edgar, his son in Canada, needs to know. But how do we tell him?

  6. B

    Huwag po sana nating sabihing "hindi na niya kaya." Masasaktan po siya kapag nalaman niya.

    I hope we don't say "he can't manage anymore." It would hurt him if he found out.

  7. A

    Sabihin nating "medyo nakakalimot na," hindi "ulyanin." Mas magaan pakinggan.

    Let's say "a bit forgetful," not "senile." It's gentler to hear.

  8. B

    At dadalaw po ako araw-araw. Magpapaturo po ako ng adobo niya, para nandoon ako tuwing nagluluto siya.

    And I'll visit every day. I'll ask him to teach me his adobo, so I'm there whenever he cooks.

  9. A

    Ang galing, magiging guro siya imbes na pasyente. Ako na ang magme-message kay Edgar mamayang gabi.

    Brilliant, he gets to be a teacher instead of a patient. I'll message Edgar tonight.

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