Day 151 of 160

Day 151: Two Stories, One Too Similar

In a university library in Diliman, Pepe (A) and Lisa (B), two judges of a national short story contest in Filipino, narrow the finalists down to two.

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

    Dalawa na lang, Lisa: ang "Lunod" at ang "Kahon ng Posporo." Para sa akin, "Lunod" ang panalo.

    Two left, Lisa: "Lunod" (Drowned) and "Kahon ng Posporo" (Matchbox). For me, "Lunod" wins.

  2. B

    Mahusay nga ang "Lunod." Pero habang binabasa ko, tila nabasa ko na ito dati.

    "Lunod" is excellent, all right. But as I read it, I felt I'd read it before.

  3. A

    Saan mo nabasa? Bawal sa patimpalak ang mga kuwentong nailathala na.

    Where did you read it? Stories that have already been published aren't allowed in the contest.

  4. B

    Tila may pagkakahawig ito sa isang kuwento sa Liwayway noong dekada sitenta. Maaaring nagkataon lang, pero dapat nating suriin.

    It seems to resemble a story in Liwayway from the seventies. It may just be a coincidence, but we should look into it.

  5. A

    Pareho ba ang mga pangungusap, o ang balangkas lang? Magkaiba 'yon.

    Are the sentences the same, or just the plot? Those are two different things.

  6. B

    Ang balangkas, pati ang huling eksena. Pero iba ang mga pangungusap, mas maganda pa nga.

    The plot, and even the last scene. But the sentences are different, even better.

  7. A

    Kung ganoon, hindi natin masasabing kinopya. Ano'ng sasabihin natin sa organizers?

    Then we can't say it was copied. What do we tell the organizers?

  8. B

    Isulat nating maaaring may pagkakahawig ito sa isang naunang akda, at kausapin muna nila ang may-akda bago ang anunsiyo.

    Let's write that it may resemble an earlier work, and that they should talk to the author before the announcement.

  9. A

    Tama. Mamayang gabi, babasahin ko ulit ang una kong nobela, baka may "pagkakahawig" din pala ako.

    Right. Tonight I'll reread my first novel; maybe I've got a "resemblance" or two myself.

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