Day 46: A Letter Against the Advertiser
At the office of a weekly community newspaper in Tarlac City, Iday (A), the older publisher who founded the paper, wants to print a reader's letter complaining about the city's biggest mall, and her editor Orly (B) has his doubts.
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
Orly, ilabas natin sa Biyernes ang liham tungkol sa baha sa likod ng mall.
Orly, let's run the letter about the flooding behind the mall on Friday.
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B
Ma'am, pinakamalaki po nating advertiser ang mall. Paano po kung umatras sila?
Ma'am, the mall is our biggest advertiser. What if they pull out?
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A
Hindi ba't para sa mga mambabasa ang pahayagang ito, hindi para sa mga advertiser?
Isn't this paper for its readers, not for its advertisers?
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B
E sino po ang magpapasuweldo sa atin kapag nawala ang mga ad nila?
And who'll pay our salaries once their ads are gone?
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A
At sino pa ang magtitiwala sa atin kapag itinago natin ang reklamo?
And who'll trust us anymore if we bury the complaint?
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B
Isang panig lang po ang nasa liham. Hindi po ba't dapat ding marinig ang mall?
The letter only gives one side. Shouldn't the mall be heard too?
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A
Tama ka. Tawagan mo sila; magkatabi nating ilalabas ang liham at ang sagot nila.
You're right. Call them, and we'll run the letter and their reply side by side.
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B
Opo. Kung hindi po sila sumagot: "Wala pang tugon ang pamunuan ng mall habang isinusulat ito."
Will do. And if they don't answer: "The mall's management had not responded as of this writing."
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