Day 62: Three Meters From the Road
At the Office of the Building Official in Biñan, Laguna, Nadine (A), a young architect, meets Fidel (B), the building official who denied her client a building permit because the garage sits too close to the road.
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
Magandang umaga po. Kaugnay po ito ng tinanggihang permit ng kliyente ko.
Good morning. This is about my client's permit, the one that was denied.
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B
Opo. Alinsunod po sa Building Code, dapat tatlong metro ang layo ng garahe ninyo sa kalsada.
Yes. Under the Building Code, your garage has to be three meters from the road.
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A
Isang metro lang po ang kulang, at maliit po talaga ang lote.
We're only one meter short, and the lot really is small.
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B
Nauunawaan ko po. Gayunman, hindi ko po maaaring aprubahan ang planong labag sa Code.
I understand. Even so, I can't approve a plan that violates the Code.
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A
Paano po kung tanggalin namin ang bubong sa unang metro ng garahe?
What if we take the roof off the first meter of the garage?
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B
Maaari po iyan, basta wala nang anumang bubong doon. Magsumite po kayo ng binagong plano.
That's possible, as long as there's no roof at all there. Submit a revised plan.
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A
Heto na po, pirmado at may selyo na. Ginawa ko po kagabi, para sigurado.
Here it is, already signed and sealed. I did it last night, just to be safe.
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B
Handa po pala kayo, Architect. Kung ganoon po, ipoproseso ko na ito ngayon din.
You came prepared, Architect. In that case, I'll process it right away.
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