Day 160: Waiting for the Bar Results
At the office of a logistics company in the Port Area of Manila, Kristine (A), a young HR officer, and Ruben (C), the head of the legal department, interview Via (B), a law graduate waiting for her bar exam results, for a paralegal post.
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
Miss Via, si Attorney Ruben po, ang head ng Legal.
Miss Via, this is Attorney Ruben, the head of Legal.
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B
Magandang umaga po. Pasensiya na po, kabado pa ako sa bar results.
Good morning. Sorry, I'm still on edge about the bar results.
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C
Alinsunod sa Labor Code, hanggang anim na buwan ang probationary period, at kaugnay nito, susuriin ang trabaho mo buwan-buwan.
Under the Labor Code, the probationary period is up to six months, and in connection with that, your work will be reviewed every month.
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A
Nakasaad din po sa kontrata ang mga pamantayan para ma-regular kayo.
The contract also states the standards you'll need to meet to become a regular employee.
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B
Naiintindihan ko po. May isa lang po akong hiling: kung papasa ako, puwede po ba akong mag-leave sa oath-taking?
I understand. I just have one request: if I pass, could I take leave for the oath-taking?
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C
Dito sa amin, wala pang leave ang probationary. Pero sa ganiyang okasyon, mahirap tumanggi.
Here, probationary employees don't get leave yet. But for an occasion like that, it's hard to say no.
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A
Attorney, isusulat ko na po ba? Isang araw na leave po, kaugnay ng panunumpa bilang abogado.
Attorney, shall I write it in? One day of leave, in connection with her oath-taking as a lawyer.
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C
Isulat mo, at may bayad. Mabuti nang may abogado tayong may utang na loob sa atin.
Write it in, and make it paid. It's good to have a lawyer who owes us one.
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B
Salamat po! Pero pakisulat po ang "kung papalarin," baka po kasi maudlot.
Thank you! But please add "if I'm lucky," in case I jinx it.
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