Day 5 of 160

Day 5: The Date on the Marker

At the plaza of a town in Cavite, Mando (A), a retired teacher and the town's historian, Henry (B), the municipal tourism officer, and Ofelia (C), a researcher from the National Historical Commission, go over the text of the town's new historical marker.

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

    Henry, mali ang taon sa borador; noong 1740 itinatag ang bayang ito.

    Henry, the year on the draft is wrong. This town was founded in 1740.

  2. B

    Sir, si Ma'am Ofelia po ng NHCP ang sumulat niyan.

    Sir, Ma'am Ofelia from the NHCP wrote that.

  3. C

    Ayon sa mga talaan ng parokya, noong 1754 po itinatag ang bayan.

    According to the parish records, the town was founded in 1754.

  4. A

    Dokumento lang ba ang totoo? Hindi sinungaling ang lolo ko.

    Are documents the only truth? My grandfather was no liar.

  5. C

    Hindi po namin sinasabing mali siya; gayunman, kailangan ng patunay ang iuukit sa marker.

    We're not saying he was wrong. Even so, whatever goes on the marker needs proof.

  6. B

    Ganito po kaya: 1754 sa marker, at ang kuwento ng lolo ninyo, sa museo ng bayan.

    How about this: 1754 on the marker, and your grandfather's story in the town museum.

  7. A

    Basta nakasulat doon ang pangalan niya, at ako ang magkukuwento sa mga bisita.

    As long as his name is on it, and I'm the one who tells visitors the story.

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