Day 45: Fifty Pesos More to Cagbalete
At the municipal hall of Mauban, Quezon, Alberto (A), the town's tourism officer, receives Jun (B), the young president of the boatmen's association, who has brought the boatmen's written request for a higher fare to Cagbalete Island.
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
Maupo po kayo, Presidente. Ano po ang sadya ng mga bangkero?
Please have a seat, Mr. President. What brings the boatmen here?
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B
Ayon sa resolusyon ng aming samahan, hinihiling po namin ang dagdag na limampung piso sa pamasahe.
Per our association's resolution, we are requesting an additional fifty pesos on the fare.
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A
Limampu agad? Mabigat po iyan sa mga turista, lalo na sa mga taga-isla.
Fifty, just like that? That's a lot for the tourists, and even more for the islanders.
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B
Tumaas na po nang malaki ang krudo mula noong huling dagdag sa pamasahe.
Diesel has gone up a lot since the last fare increase.
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A
Nauunawaan ko po, subalit baka umiwas ang mga turista. Tatlumpu na lang po kaya?
I understand, but the tourists might stay away. How about thirty?
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B
Apatnapu po, at wala na kaming hihilinging dagdag sa loob ng tatlong taon.
Forty, and we won't ask for another increase for three years.
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A
Sige po, apatnapu, sa isang kondisyon: walang dagdag para sa mga estudyante at taga-Cagbalete.
All right, forty, on one condition: no increase for students and Cagbalete residents.
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B
Sang-ayon po kami. Bukas din po, nasa mesa na ninyo ang binagong resolusyon.
We agree. First thing tomorrow, the amended resolution will be on your desk.
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