Day 77 of 160

Day 77: A Sow and Her Piglets

At a backyard piggery in Ibaan, Batangas, Cris (A), who raises pigs, comes to buy a sow from Pilo (B), an older farmer, whose granddaughter Nina (C) keeps the farm's records.

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

    Mang Pilo, ito na po ba ang inahin? Malaki na po ang tiyan.

    Mang Pilo, is this the sow? Her belly's already big.

  2. B

    Kabuwanan na niya sa susunod na linggo, kaya kasama na sa presyo ang mga biik.

    She's due next week, so the piglets are included in the price.

  3. A

    Kasama nga po, pero sisenta mil? Paano po kung lima lang ang mabuhay?

    Included, sure, but sixty thousand? What if only five survive?

  4. B

    Hindi basta-basta ang lahing iyan. Nina, ipakita mo nga sa kaniya ang talaan.

    That's no ordinary bloodline. Nina, show him the records.

  5. C

    Kumpleto po ang bakuna niya, at labing-isa po ang biik sa huli niyang panganganak.

    Her vaccinations are complete, and she had eleven piglets in her last litter.

  6. A

    Ang husay po ng apo ninyo. Kuwarenta'y singko po, at akin lahat ng biik.

    Your granddaughter's good. Forty-five thousand, and all the piglets are mine.

  7. B

    Singkuwenta, at sa akin ang dalawang biik na pipiliin ko pagkaawat.

    Fifty, and two piglets of my choosing stay with me once they're weaned.

  8. A

    Bibilhin ko na po. Pero Nina, isulat mo ring ako ang unang tatawagan pagkapanganak niya.

    I'll take her. But Nina, also write down that I'm the first one you call when she gives birth.

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