Day 60: A Five-Minute Centennial Speech
At his home in Batangas City, Leoncio (A), the oldest living graduate of a public high school in the city, reads Rene (B), the alumni association president, the speech he wrote for the school's hundredth anniversary.
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
Heto ang simula, Rene: "Ayon sa mga talaan, sandaang taon na ang nakalipas mula nang buksan ang paaralang ito."
Here's the opening, Rene: "According to the records, a hundred years have passed since this school first opened its doors."
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B
Napakaganda po. Gaano po kahaba ang buong talumpati, Mang Leoncio?
It's beautiful. How long is the whole speech, Mang Leoncio?
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A
Labinlimang minuto, kasama ang lahat ng naging punong-guro at ang buong klase namin.
Fifteen minutes, including every principal the school ever had and my whole class.
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B
Lima lang po ang nasa programa. Puwede po bang alisin ang mga punong-guro?
The program only has five. Could we take out the principals?
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A
Puwede, pero hindi ang punong manggang naging silid-aralan namin pagkatapos ng giyera.
Fine, but not the mango tree that was our classroom after the war.
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B
Hindi po namin gagalawin iyon. E ang mga pangalan ng mga kaklase ninyo?
We won't touch that. And the names of your classmates?
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A
Isang pangungusap na lang: "Sa mga kaklase kong nauna na, para sa inyo ang araw na ito."
Just one sentence: "To my classmates who have gone before me, this day is for you."
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