Day 145: The Late Panelist's Question
At a water district office in Plaridel, Bulacan, Nancy (A) of human resources and chief engineer Herminio (B) interview Hans (C), a young civil engineer, while the general manager, Emil (D), is running late.
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
Simulan na natin, male-late raw si Sir Emil. Hans, bakit anim na buwan ka lang sa una mong trabaho?
Let's begin, Sir Emil is running late. Hans, why did you last only six months at your first job?
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B
Malaking construction firm 'yon sa Malolos, 'di ba? Maganda ang sahod doon.
That's a big construction firm in Malolos, isn't it? The pay there is good.
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C
Opo. Marahil po hindi ako bagay sa construction; tila mas gusto ko po ang pagdidisenyo ng sistema ng tubig.
Yes. Perhaps I'm not cut out for construction; it seems I'd rather design water systems.
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A
Mukhang hindi ka sigurado sa sarili mong dahilan, Hans. May nangyari ba roon?
You don't sound sure of your own reasons, Hans. Did something happen there?
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D
Pasensiya na, galing ako sa munisipyo. Ikaw ba ang sumulat ng thesis na 'to?
Sorry, I was at the town hall. Are you the one who wrote this thesis?
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C
Opo, kasama ang dalawa kong kaklase. Sinukat po namin ang naiipong tubig-ulan sa tatlong paaralan dito.
Yes, with two of my classmates. We measured the rainwater collected at three schools here.
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D
Kung lalagyan natin ng ganiyan ang lahat ng paaralan sa bayan, gaano karaming tubig ang matitipid?
If we fitted every school in town with that, how much water would we save?
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C
Mga twenty-five percent po ng nagagamit nilang tubig, Sir, at halos kalahati kapag tag-ulan.
About twenty-five percent of the water they use, Sir, and almost half in the rainy season.
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B
Napansin mo, Nancy? Pagdating sa tubig, biglang sigurado na siya.
Did you notice, Nancy? When it comes to water, he's suddenly sure of himself.
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