Day 72 of 160

Day 72: A Train of Satellites

At a public stargazing night in a park in Quezon City, Jamie (A), a young volunteer of an astronomy club, lets Willy (B), a father who brought his children, look through her telescope.

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

    Silipin po ninyo, Sir. 'Yang maliwanag sa gitna, buntala po iyan, ang Jupiter.

    Take a look, sir. That bright one in the middle is a planet, a buntala: Jupiter.

  2. B

    Ang liit pala! Anak, tingnan mo, may apat na tuldok sa tabi niya.

    It's so tiny! Look, kiddo, there are four little dots next to it.

  3. A

    Mga buwan po niya iyan, apat sa napakarami niyang buwan.

    Those are its moons, four of its many, many moons.

  4. B

    Uy, falling star! Mag-wish daw ako, 'di ba?

    Hey, a falling star! I'm supposed to make a wish, right?

  5. A

    Bulalakaw po ang tawag diyan, batong nasusunog pagpasok sa himpapawid. Sige po, mag-wish na kayo.

    That's called a bulalakaw, a rock that burns up as it enters the atmosphere. Go ahead, make your wish.

  6. B

    O, ayun pa, ang dami, nakahanay at sabay na gumagalaw! Bulalakaw rin ba ang mga iyon?

    Oh, there's more, lots of them, in a line and moving together! Are those meteors too?

  7. A

    Hindi po bulalakaw ang mga iyon kundi hanay ng mga satellite. Sayang po ang wish sa kanila.

    Those aren't meteors but a line of satellites. Don't waste a wish on them.

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