Day 65 of 160

Day 65: A Stone in the Kidney

At a public hospital in Caloocan, Rey (A), a jeepney driver, looks at the X-ray that Dr. Kenneth (B) holds up.

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

    Doc, ano po ba 'yang puting bilog sa X-ray ko?

    Doc, what's that white circle on my X-ray?

  2. B

    Bato po iyan, Mang Rey. May bato po kayo sa kaliwang bato.

    That's a stone, Mang Rey. You have a stone in your left kidney, a bato in your bato.

  3. A

    Bato sa bato? Kaya po pala parang binabato ang likod ko tuwing namamasada!

    A bato in my bato? So that's why my back feels like someone's throwing stones at it whenever I'm out driving!

  4. B

    Ilang baso po ng tubig ang naiinom ninyo sa maghapong pamamasada?

    How many glasses of water do you drink in a whole day of driving?

  5. A

    Dalawa lang po, Doc. Mahirap pong maghanap ng CR sa ruta, kaya tinitiis ko.

    Just two, Doc. It's hard to find a restroom on my route, so I hold it in.

  6. B

    Malamang po, iyan ang sanhi. Maliit pa naman po, kaya maaari pa itong bumaba sa pantog.

    That's most likely the cause. It's still small, though, so it may still pass down into your bladder.

  7. A

    Doc, kung buko juice po ang iinumin ko, maaanod po ba ang bato?

    Doc, if I drink buko juice, will it wash the stone out?

  8. B

    Puwede po ang buko, pero tubig ang pangunahin. Mas mura pa po ang CR kaysa sa operasyon.

    Buko's fine, but water comes first. And a restroom stop is cheaper than surgery.

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