Day 31 of 160

Day 31: Someone Else's Trash

On a street corner in Marikina, Francine (A), who runs a fishball stand, is handed a ticket for unsegregated garbage by Mila (B), the barangay's environment officer.

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

    Ma'am, para saan po itong tiket? Wala naman po akong ginagawang masama.

    Ma'am, what's this ticket for? I haven't done anything wrong.

  2. B

    Halo-halo ang laman ng basurahan mo: plastik, stick at tirang pagkain.

    Your bin is a real halo-halo: plastic, sticks and leftover food.

  3. A

    Paano po kung mga dumadaan ang nagtapon niyan sa basurahan ko?

    What if it was passersby who threw all that into my bin?

  4. B

    Nasa tapat ng puwesto mo ang basurahan, kaya ikaw ang mananagot.

    The bin is in front of your stall, so you're the one responsible.

  5. A

    Hindi ba't dalawa lang po ang kamay ko? Nagluluto na nga po, nagsusukli pa.

    I've only got two hands, haven't I? I'm cooking and making change at the same time.

  6. B

    Warning lang muna ngayon. Pero ilipat mo sa likod ng puwesto mo ang basurahan.

    Just a warning for now. But move the bin behind your stall.

  7. A

    Opo, at lalagyan ko pa ng karatula: "Ang halo-halo, sa baso lang, hindi sa basurahan."

    I will, and I'll put up a sign too: "Halo-halo belongs in a glass, not in the trash."

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