Day 43 of 160

Day 43: Will You Stay Two Years?

At a private hospital in Calamba, Laguna, Luz (A), the chief nurse, interviews Denise (B), a young nurse applying for a post, and asks the question every hospital worries about.

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

    Diretsahan na, Denise: hindi ba't mag-a-abroad ka rin pagkalipas ng dalawang taon?

    Let's be frank, Denise: you'll be going abroad too after two years, won't you?

  2. B

    Opo, Ma'am, nasa plano ko po iyon. Ayoko pong magsinungaling sa inyo.

    Yes, Ma'am, that's in my plans. I don't want to lie to you.

  3. A

    E bakit ka pa namin sasanayin? Paano kung umalis ka kung kailan ka namin pinakakailangan?

    Then why should we even train you? What if you leave just when we need you most?

  4. B

    Mas gusto po ba ninyong mangako ako ng limang taon, tapos umalis pagkatapos ng isa?

    Would you rather I promised you five years, then left after one?

  5. A

    Siyempre hindi. Pero kaya mo bang ibigay sa amin ang buong dalawang taon?

    Of course not. But can you give us two full years?

  6. B

    Kaya po, kung may dahilan akong manatili. Ano po ang maiaalok ninyo?

    I can, if I have a reason to stay. What can you offer?

  7. A

    Ikaw pa lang ang nagtanong niyan. May umento pagkalipas ng isang taon, at libreng training sa ICU.

    You're the first one to ask me that. There's a raise after one year, and free ICU training.

  8. B

    E 'di panalo po tayong pareho: may dalawang taon kayo, may ICU ako.

    Then we both win: you get your two years, and I get the ICU.

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