Note: Filipino words are translated below.
Scenario: I was eating in lola’s room when a report about Aling Dionisia’s illness was played on the tv.
Lola: Alam mo nag-swell daw ung buong katawan ni Aling Dionisia. Hinala nila…
Me: Allergy?
Lola: Hindi, kulam!
Notes:
[1] “Alam mo nag-swell daw ung buong katawan ni Aling Dionisia. Hinala nila” can be translated as, “Do you know that Aling Dionisia’s whole body swelled. They suspected it was because of…”
[2] “Hindi, kulam” can be translated as, “No, witchcraft.”
[3] Aling Dionisia is the quirky mom of the famous Filipino boxer Manny Paquiao.
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- Juancho Threw a Rock at Me
- Ja and Annika: The Violent Little Kids
- Annika’s Childhood Crush
- Annika’s Great Escapes
- Finding Jaja
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