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Talk Tagalog | James and Angel: Episode 2 – Finding the Right Gift

James visited the gift shop owned by Angel’s family and asked for his female friend’s suggestion for a birthday gift for James’ mom

Tagalog Transcript:
James : Magandang umaga, Angel.
Angel : Uy! Magandang umaga din. Kumusta ka? Salamat sa pagbisita mo dito sa tindahan namin, ha.
James : Ayos lang ako. Salamat din. Mabigat ang trapik, pero nakarating na ako sa wakas.
Angel : Ano ang maitutulong ko sa iyo?
James : Birthday kasi ng nanay ko bukas. Baka meron kang mairerekomenda sa akin na pwedeng iregalo sa kanya.
Angel : Ah talaga? Saan ba mahilig ang Mama mo? Mga damit? Mga bag? Sapatos ba?
James : Hindi siya mahilig diyan.
Angel : Meron din kaming tinda na mga accessories – kwintas, hikaw, pulseras.
James : May iba pa ba? Ang hilig talaga ng Mama ko ay ang magbiyahe.
Angel : Ah, alam ko na. May mga bandana kami.
James : Ayun! Malamang magugustuhan niya ‘pag bandana. Sige, pakitulungan mo naman akong maghanap ng maganda para sa kanya.
Angel : Halika, nandito, nakasabit. Mamili na tayo.
English Translation:
James : Good morning, Angel.
Angel : Angel : Hey! Good morning too. How are you? Thanks for visiting us at our store.
James : I’m doing well. Thanks, also. The traffic was heavy, but I’ve finally gotten here.
Angel : How can I help you?
James : Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday. You might want to recommend something to me that I give to her as a gift.
Angel : Oh really? What are your mother’s interests? Clothes? Bags? Shoes?
James : No, she isn’t fond of those.
Angel : We also have some accessories for sale – necklaces, earrings, bracelets.
James : Is there anything else? What my mom really likes to do is travel.
Angel : Oh, I know We have bandanas.
James : There you go! I’m sure she’d like it if it’s a bandana. Okay, please help me find a nice one for her.
Angel : Come on, they’re here, hanging. Let’s choose one.

Talk Tagalog | James and Angel: Episode 1 – Looking for the Clubhouse

Angel went to meet a friend at the clubhouse of a subdivision. However, her phone ran out of battery so she couldn’t call her friend to ask for directions to get there. Angel sees a man and decides to ask for help.

Tagalog Transcript:
Angel : Hello. Pasensya na. Pwede ba kitang maabala?
James : Syempre naman. Ano ang maitutulong ko sayo?
Angel : Papunta sana ako sa clubhouse ng subdivision na ‘to, pero nawalan na ng baterya phone ko. Hindi ko tuloy matawagan ang kaibigan ko para magtanong ng direksyon papunta doon.
James : Ah. Lakad ka lang ng deretso tapos sa ika-apat na kanto, sa Bayani St., liko ka sa kaliwa. Derechuhin mo lang, tapos makikita mo sa kanan ang clubhouse.
Angel : Uy, maraming salamat ha.
James: Bakit ka nga pala pupunta doon?
Angel : Imi-meet ko kasi ang friend ko.
James : Ah, okay. Actually, papunta rin ako doon para maglaro ng basketbol. Gusto mo bang sabayan na kita?
Angel: Talaga? Sige, please.
James: Ako nga pala si James. Anong pangalan mo?
Angel: Ako si Angel.
James: Tara na, Angel. Baka naghihintay na ang friend mo .
Angel : Salamat ulit, James.

English Translation:
Angel : Hello. I am sorry. May I disturb you?
James : Of course. How can I help you?
Angel : : I was supposed to go the clubhouse of this subdivision, but my phone’s battery died. So I can’t call my friend to ask her for directions to get there.
James : Ah. Just walk straight ahead then on the fourth street corner, at Bayani St., turn left. Go straight ahead then you’ll see the clubhouse on your right.
Angel : Oh, thank you very much.
James: By the way, why are you going there?
Angel : Because I’ll meet my friend.
James : Oh okay. Actually, I am about to go there too to play basketball. Would you want me to go with you?
Angel: Really? Yes, please.
James: By the way, I’m James. What’s your name?
Angel: I’m Angel.
James: Let’s go, Angel. Your friend might be waiting there already .
Angel : Thanks again, James.

Talk Tagalog | Pilot Episode B – Limang Katangian ng Pilipinas Bago Dumating ang mga Kastila

Talk Tagalog – Learn Tagalog the Natural Way
Lesson Type: Listening Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Bayani (Upper Intermediate)
Topic: Limang Katangian ng Pilipinas Bago Dumating and mga Kastila (Five Characteristics of the Philippines Before the Arrival of the Spaniards)

Philippine history is a colorful rice cake, baked with multiple layers of migrations and colonists. The farther back into the past you go the more layers you have to peel back. Before the arrival of the Colonial Spaniards, the islands had vibrant cultures and societies. Find out the more about what makes Filipinos Filipinos by taking a mental journey in the archipelago’s deep past before the first Europeans set foot on Philippine shores.

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Did you find this a bit difficult? No worries. Let’s go one notch down to the intermediate level with another listening comprehension episode Ang Dyipni about the Philippine passenger jeep. There’s also a little neat quiz after each article you can take to test your learning.

You don’t want to practice listening comprehension anymore? You can read something more technical like this article on Tagalog grammar that discusses Tagalog prefixes, infixes and suffixes?

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Answer Key
Question 1: B
Question 2: E
Question 3: A
Question 4: D
Question 5: D