Day 29 of 160

Day 29: Sensors on the Slope

In a mountain barangay in Rodriguez, Rizal, Leanne (A) and Ervin (B), young university researchers, show Tomas (C), the barangay captain, the landslide sensors they have put on the slope above the houses.

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

    Kap, sinusukat po ng mga sensor na ito ang galaw ng dalisdis.

    Kap, these sensors measure how much the slope moves.

  2. B

    Kapag lumampas po sa threshold, magte-text agad ang system sa inyo.

    Once it passes the threshold, the system texts you right away.

  3. C

    Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa. E sino ang gagawa kapag umalis na kayo?

    Mercy comes from God, but the work comes from us. So who'll do the work once you've gone?

  4. A

    Makikita pa rin po namin ang data sa unibersidad.

    We'll still see the data at the university.

  5. C

    Sa inyo, data lang 'yan, sa amin, buhay. Turuan ninyo ang mga kabataan dito na basahin 'yan.

    To you that's just data, but to us it's our lives. Teach the young people here to read it.

  6. B

    Leanne, puwede tayong mag-training sa Sabado, 'di ba?

    Leanne, we could do a training session on Saturday, right?

  7. A

    Opo, Kap. Pumili lang po kayo ng ilang kabataan, at sila na ang magbabantay sa bundok.

    Yes, Kap. Just pick a few young people, and they'll be the ones watching over the mountain.

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