Day 86 of 160

Day 86: Who Got Rich From the Galleons?

In front of the San Diego shipwreck exhibit at the National Museum in Manila, Miles (A), an economics student, and her father Roger (B), a seaman home on vacation, argue over who got rich from the galleon trade.

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

    Pa, ito po 'yung San Diego. Lumubog po ito noong 1600 sa dagat ng Batangas.

    Dad, this is the San Diego. It sank in 1600, off Batangas.

  2. B

    Ang daming porselana. Hindi ba't dito sa Maynila dumaan ang yaman ng kalahati ng mundo?

    So much porcelain. Didn't half the world's wealth pass through Manila?

  3. A

    Dumaan nga po. Pero paano po kung iilan lang ang yumaman, at hindi ang mga katutubo?

    It passed through, yes. But what if only a few got rich, and not the natives?

  4. B

    Hindi ba't libo-libo ang nagkatrabaho sa mga pagawaan ng barko sa Cavite?

    Didn't thousands find work in the shipyards of Cavite?

  5. A

    Trabaho po ba 'yon kung sapilitan? Polo y servicio po ang tawag doon, Pa.

    Is it work if it's forced? That was called polo y servicio, Dad.

  6. B

    E ang mga Tsinong mangangalakal sa Parian? Hindi ba't umunlad din sila dahil sa galyon?

    What about the Chinese merchants in the Parian? Didn't they prosper because of the galleons too?

  7. A

    Pa, kailan pa po kayo naging abogado ng galyon?

    Dad, since when did you become the galleons' lawyer?

  8. B

    Ngayon lang, para handa ka sa thesis defense mo. Seaman ako, anak, alam kong hindi ang mga tripulante ang yumayaman.

    Just today, so you're ready for your thesis defense. I'm a seaman, sweetheart, I know it's never the crew who gets rich.

  9. A

    Ang daya ninyo, Pa! Puwede ko po bang i-quote 'yan sa thesis ko?

    No fair, Dad! Can I quote that in my thesis?

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