Day 83: Great-Grandpa's Sedula
Clearing out their grandmother's old cabinet in Malolos, Aldrich (A), a high school student, finds their great-grandfather's sedula from the 1920s, and his older sister Rica (B), a nurse, sees him taking pictures of it.
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
Ate, tingnan mo 'to! Sedula ni Lolo Isko, 'yung lolo sa tuhod natin.
Ate, look at this! Lolo Isko's sedula, our great-grandfather's.
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B
Dahan-dahan, marupok na 'yan. Bakit mo kinukunan ng litrato?
Careful, that's fragile. Why are you taking pictures of it?
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A
Ibebenta ko. May collector sa online group na nag-alok na ng sampung libo.
I'm selling it. A collector in an online group has already offered ten thousand.
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B
Alam mo bang pinunit ng mga Katipunero ang mga sedula nila noong 1896? Hudyat iyon ng himagsikan.
Did you know the Katipuneros tore up their sedulas in 1896? It was the signal for the revolution.
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A
Alam ko, nasa AP namin 'yan. Pero 1924 na 'to, Ate, wala nang himagsikan noon.
I know, we learned that in social studies. But this one's from 1924, Ate, there was no revolution by then.
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B
Hindi iyan ang punto. Iyan na lang ang may pirma ni Lolo Isko, tapos ibebenta mo?
That's not the point. It's the only thing left with Lolo Isko's signature, and you'd sell it?
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A
Ate naman, mahigit isandaang taon nang nakatago 'yan sa aparador.
Come on, Ate, it's been sitting in a cabinet for over a hundred years.
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B
Ang naghahangad ng kagitna, isang salop ang nawala. Hindi iyan basta papel, Aldrich.
Grab for a handful and you lose the whole sack. That's not just a piece of paper, Aldrich.
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A
Sige na nga, hindi ko na ibebenta. Pero ipa-frame natin, para hindi na lang nakatago sa aparador.
Fine, I won't sell it. But let's get it framed, so it isn't just hidden in a cabinet.
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