Day 139: Nobody Eats the Kare-Kare
In the office of a catering company in Parañaque, Joyce (A), a young events coordinator, has to raise something delicate with the owner, Pinky (B): her famous kare-kare.
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
Ma'am Pinky, may ilang minuto po ba kayo? May gusto lang po sana akong ipakita.
Ma'am Pinky, do you have a few minutes? There's something I'd like to show you.
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B
Ano 'yang mga litrato? Huwag mong sabihing na-late na naman ang van.
What are those pictures? Don't tell me the van was late again.
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A
Hindi po. Kuha po ito sa huling tatlong kasal natin, pagkatapos ng kainan.
No. These were taken at our last three weddings, after the meal.
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B
Puro tirang kare-kare? Baka busog na sila sa litson.
All leftover kare-kare? Maybe they were full from the lechon.
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A
Ma'am, hindi ko po sinasabing hindi masarap, pero medyo marami pong natitira sa mga plato.
Ma'am, I'm not saying it isn't good, but a fair amount is being left on the plates.
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B
Tatlong kasal na, Joyce, hindi "medyo." Ano ang sinabi ng mga bisita?
Three weddings now, Joyce, that's more than "a fair amount." What did the guests say?
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A
May isang lola pong nagtanong kung bakit daw parang iba na ang sarsa. Mas matubig daw po, at kulang sa mani.
One elderly guest asked why the sauce seemed different. She said it was thinner, and short on peanuts.
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B
Tama siya. Binawasan ko ang mani sa recipe ng yumao kong nanay, para makatipid.
She's right. I cut back the peanuts in my late mother's recipe, to save money.
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A
Ibalik na po natin, Ma'am. Mahal po ang mani, pero mas mahal ang mawalan ng suki.
Let's put them back, Ma'am. Peanuts are expensive, but losing customers costs more.
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