Day 153: Air Quality at Recess
At a public elementary school beside a busy highway in Taguig, Ingrid (A), a government scientist, finishes a formal Filipino briefing for the teachers on the air-quality sensors her team has installed, then has coffee with the principal, Lauro (B).
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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Sa kabuuan po, ang mga sensor na ito ay susukat ng pinong alikabok at usok bawat oras.
In sum, these sensors will measure fine dust and smoke every hour.
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B
Ang galing po ninyo, Ma'am, pero ang lalim po; may naidlip yata sa likod.
That was great, Ma'am, but your Tagalog was so deep; I think someone in the back nodded off.
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A
Sorry po, Sir, formal talaga ang script namin. Hulaan po ninyo: saan pinakamarumi ang hangin dito?
Sorry, Sir, our script really is formal. Take a guess: where is the air dirtiest here?
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B
Sa gate po siguro, sa tapat ng highway. Doon po dumadaan ang mga truck.
At the gate, I suppose, facing the highway. That's where the trucks go by.
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A
Marumi nga po roon. Pero saan po naglalaro ang mga bata tuwing recess?
It's dirty there, true. But where do the kids play at recess?
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B
Sa tabi ng drop-off lane po! Nakapila po roon ang mga jeep, umaandar ang makina.
Next to the drop-off lane! The jeepneys line up there with their engines running.
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A
Exactly po. Kaya roon po namin ilalagay ang isang sensor, kasintaas ng batang Grade 1.
Exactly. That's why we're putting a sensor there, at the height of a Grade 1 child.
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B
Kung doon po lumabas ang pinakamataas, bawal na ang naka-on na makina sa loob ng school.
If the highest readings come from there, no more running engines inside the school.
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A
Ang resulta po, ipapaliwanag ko sa mga teacher sa Taglish na, para walang maidlip.
I'll explain the results to the teachers in Taglish, so nobody nods off.
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