Day 130 of 160

Day 130: Settling Up With a Kumpare

On the newly renovated veranda of a house in Cainta, Danilo (A), a contractor, presents the final bill to the homeowner, his kumpare Nestor (B): the job is over budget and three weeks late.

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

    Pare, heto na ang final na singil. Sa kabuuan, labinlimang porsiyento ang sobra sa badyet.

    Pare, here's the final bill. All in all, we're fifteen percent over budget.

  2. B

    Labinlima? Tatlong linggo na nga kayong late, may patong pa?

    Fifteen? You were three weeks late, and now there's extra on top?

  3. A

    Isa-isahin natin. 'Yung tiles na pinalitan mo sa kalagitnaan, halos doble ang presyo.

    Let's go through it. The tiles you switched halfway through cost almost double.

  4. B

    Tanggap ko 'yung tiles, ako ang namili. Pero 'yung dagdag sa labor, hindi ba't napag-usapan na natin noong Hunyo?

    The tiles I'll accept, I picked them. But the extra labor, didn't we already settle that back in June?

  5. A

    Siguro nga may pagkukulang din ako, pare. Nagkasakit ang dalawa kong karpintero, at hindi kita sinabihan.

    Maybe I did fall short too, pare. Two of my carpenters got sick, and I didn't tell you.

  6. B

    Kaya nga. Ang masakit, sa kapitbahay ko pa nalaman na walang tao rito.

    That's just it. What hurt was hearing from my neighbor that nobody was working here.

  7. A

    Tama ka, at hindi na mauulit. Tatanggalin ko ang dagdag sa labor, tiles na lang ang babayaran mo.

    You're right, and it won't happen again. I'll take off the extra labor, and you just pay for the tiles.

  8. B

    Patas 'yan. Puwede ko bang hulugan ang tiles hanggang Disyembre?

    That's fair. Can I pay off the tiles in installments until December?

  9. A

    Walang problema. Pero sa unang salu-salo rito sa veranda, imbitado ako, ha?

    No problem. But I'm invited to the first get-together on this veranda, okay?

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