Day 33 of 160

Day 33: Fire Safety for the Vendors

At the public market of Paco, Manila, during Fire Prevention Month, Darwin (A), a young firefighter, rehearses a short talk on fire safety for the market's vendors with Susan (B), the president of their association.

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 Susan, ito po ang simula ko: "Libo-libong sunog ang naitala noong nakaraang taon."

    Ma'am Susan, here's my opening: "Thousands of fires were recorded last year."

  2. B

    Tama ang numero, pero sa ikatlong numero pa lang, tulog na sila.

    The number's right, but by the third number they'll be asleep.

  3. A

    E paano po nila malalaman kung gaano kalaki ang problema?

    Then how will they know how big the problem is?

  4. B

    Tanungin mo sila: "Paano kung dito sa inyong puwesto magsimula ang sunog?"

    Ask them: "What if the fire started right here, at your stall?"

  5. A

    Ganito po ba: "Hindi ba't nakasaksak buong gabi ang freezer ninyo?"

    Like this: "Isn't your freezer plugged in all night?"

  6. B

    Ayan, titingin agad sila sa mga saksakan nila. Saka mo na ibigay ang mga numero.

    There. They'll look straight at their outlets. Then you can give them the numbers.

  7. A

    Salamat po, Ma'am. Sa dulo ko na lang po ilalagay ang mga numero.

    Thank you, Ma'am. I'll put the numbers at the end instead.

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