Day 141 of 160

Day 141: Friar Land in the Family

At a law office in Calamba, Laguna, Ariel (A), a farmer whose bank has questioned his family's old land title, brings his grandfather's papers to Tirso (B), a lawyer who specializes in land titles.

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

    Attorney, heto po ang titulo namin. Ayaw po itong tanggapin ng bangko.

    Attorney, here's our title. The bank won't accept it.

  2. B

    Ano raw po ang problema nila?

    What do they say the problem is?

  3. A

    Nakasulat po kasi rito ang "Friar Lands Estate." Baka raw po sa mga prayle pa ang lupa.

    It says "Friar Lands Estate" here. They think the land might still belong to the friars.

  4. B

    Dati nga po itong bahagi ng asyenda ng mga Dominiko. Dito rin po umupa ang pamilya ni Rizal.

    It was indeed once part of the Dominicans' hacienda. Rizal's family rented land here too.

  5. A

    Si Rizal po? Paano po napunta kay Lolo ang lupa ng mga prayle?

    Rizal? So how did the friars' land end up with Lolo?

  6. B

    Wala pong dapat ikabahala ang bangko. Noong 1903, binili po ng gobyernong Amerikano ang mga asyenda ng prayle.

    The bank has nothing to worry about. In 1903, the American government bought the friars' haciendas.

  7. A

    Sa gobyerno po pala napunta, hindi kay Lolo?

    So the land went to the government, not to Lolo?

  8. B

    Sa gobyerno po muna. Alinsunod sa Friar Lands Act ng 1904, ipinagbili po ito nang hulugan sa lolo ninyo, na noon ay kasama sa asyenda.

    To the government first. Then, under the Friar Lands Act of 1904, it was sold in installments to your grandfather, who was a tenant on the hacienda at the time.

  9. A

    Kaya pala po may lata ng resibo si Lolo. Akala po namin, bayad sa utang ang mga iyon!

    So that's why Lolo kept a tin of receipts. We thought they were payments on a debt!

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