Day 51 of 160

Day 51: A Head Cook for the Panciteria

At a sixty-year-old panciteria in Binondo, Sally (A), the manager, and Temyong (B), the founder's son who still tastes every dish, interview Danica (C), a young culinary graduate applying to be head cook.

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

    Danica, si Sir Temyong. Siya pa rin ang tumitikim ng lahat ng luto rito.

    Danica, this is Sir Temyong. He still tastes every dish we cook here.

  2. B

    Hindi ba't pang-hotel ang itinuro sa iyo sa eskuwela? Walang foam dito, iha.

    Didn't they teach you hotel cooking at school? There's no foam here, iha.

  3. C

    Hindi po ba't natuto rin sa ibang kusinero ang tatay ninyo?

    Didn't your father learn from other cooks too?

  4. B

    Sa mga kusinero sa Ongpin, oo, hindi sa paaralan. Iba 'yon.

    From the cooks on Ongpin, yes, not at a school. That's different.

  5. C

    Iba nga po. Kaya paano po kung kayo mismo ang magturo sa akin ng mga resipe niya?

    It is different. So what if you yourself taught me his recipes?

  6. A

    May punto po siya, Sir. Kayo na lang po ang nakakaalam ng timpla ng tatay ninyo.

    She has a point, Sir. You're the only one left who knows your father's seasonings.

  7. B

    Magluto ka ng pancit canton ngayon din, walang resipe; titikman ko.

    Cook me a pancit canton right now, no recipe. I'll taste it.

  8. C

    Opo, Sir. Kung pumasa po ako, kayo pa rin po ang titikim ng bawat luto ko.

    Yes, Sir. If I pass, you'll still taste every dish I make.

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