Day 9 of 160

Day 9: When the Blanket Is Short

At the barangay hall in Valenzuela, Elvin (A), the Sangguniang Kabataan chairman, and his friend Daniel (B), an SK councilor, plan the youth budget for the year.

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

    Pare, ang plano: bagong pintura sa court, study hub na may Wi-Fi, at summer league.

    Bro, here's the plan: fresh paint on the court, a study hub with Wi-Fi, and a summer league.

  2. B

    Lahat 'yan ngayong taon? Nakita mo na ba ang pondo natin?

    All that this year? Have you seen our budget?

  3. A

    Oo, pero matagal nang naghihintay ang mga kabataan.

    Yeah, but the young people have been waiting a long time.

  4. B

    Habang maikli ang kumot, matuto tayong mamaluktot; kulang pa nga sa court lang ang pera.

    While the blanket's short, let's learn to curl up. The money isn't even enough for the court alone.

  5. A

    Kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga, 'di ba? Hahanap ako ng sponsor.

    Where there's a will, there's a way, right? I'll find a sponsor.

  6. B

    Sige, sa pondo ang study hub, sa sponsor ang liga, at sa susunod na taon ang pintura.

    Okay: the budget goes to the study hub, the sponsor covers the league, and the paint waits till next year.

  7. A

    Deal, pero ikaw ang magsasabi sa mga naglalaro na maghintay pa sila.

    Deal, but you're the one telling the players they have to wait.

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