Day 98: No Promises About the Ankle
Minutes before the post-game press conference at an arena in Quezon City, team manager Bobby (A) prepares head coach Edwin (B) for questions about their star player's sprained ankle.
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
Coach, siguradong itatanong nila ang lagay ng bukung-bukong ni Kurt. Huwag kang mangangako, ha.
Coach, they're sure to ask how Kurt's ankle is. Don't promise anything, okay?
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B
Gusto kong sabihin ang totoo sa fans. Hindi pa natin alam kung kailan siya babalik.
I want to tell the fans the truth. We don't know yet when he'll be back.
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A
'Yan nga ang problema. Kapag sinabi mong "hindi namin alam," magpa-panic ang fans.
That's exactly the problem. If you say "we don't know," the fans will panic.
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B
E ano'ng gusto mong sabihin ko, na maglalaro siya sa Game 3 kahit paika-ika?
So what do you want me to say, that he'll play in Game 3 even if he's limping?
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A
Hindi rin. Subukan mo: "Maaaring hindi siya makalaro sa Game 3."
Not that either. Try this: "He may not be able to play in Game 3."
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B
Maaaring hindi siya makalaro sa Game 3, at tila kailangan pa niya ng isang linggong pahinga. Ganoon ba?
He may not be able to play in Game 3, and it seems he'll need another week of rest. Like that?
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A
Perfect. Totoo, maingat, at walang reporter na makakapagsabing nagsinungaling tayo.
Perfect. It's true, it's careful, and no reporter can say we lied.
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B
Sige. Pero sasabihin ko rin na mas mahalaga sa akin ang bukung-bukong niya kaysa sa isang panalo.
Fine. But I'm also going to say his ankle matters more to me than one win.
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