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Nikky: So, how are we going now? Will you Nikky: I can imagine that. The piercing horns Notes: A different
get your cousin's bike? and the din of the vehicles whizzing by kind of ball game =
Å®·ûË á™« ¢Á∞«hç ´’†ç ´’J? O’ éπ->-Ø˛ you, as you drive, make you so panic î√™« ûËú≈. Traffic
stricken that you don't know what you snarls = Traffic jam
¶„jé˙ à´’Ø√o ûÁ≤ƒh¢√? are doing and knock down somebody
Benny: I'm afraid no. Certainly not in a city like or something.
´©x éπLÍí Å´-Ææn©’,
Bangalore. Riding a bike is a different Piercing = §Òúø-´-úøç;
kind of a ball game here. It can be
؈C Ü£œ«ç--éÓ-í∫-©†’. í∫÷•-í∫’-ß˝’-´’-E-°œçîË piercing horns =
frightening, with the kind of traffic
£æ…®Ω-Ø˛©÷ °æéπ\ØË ¢Ëí∫çí¬ ¢Á∞Ïx ¢√£æ«-Ø√© îÁ´¤©’ *©’x©’ §ÒúÕîË
snarls you have here. I even prefer
ñ®Ω’ ´’†èπ◊ ¶μºßª’ç éπL-Tç*, Ç™-*ç-îª- horns. Whizz = ÅA-
b) The boy is scared of maths, and the
walking to riding a bike here. But sup-
F--ߪ’èπ◊çú≈ îË≤ƒh®·, Ç °æJ-Æœn-ûª’™x ´’†¢Ë’ç ¢Ë-í∫çûÓ ü¿÷Ææ’-Èé-∞¡x-úøç; Notorious = îÁúø’-¢√--öÀéÀ Ê°®Ω’- teacher does nothing to reassure him =
pose I get my cousin's bike, will you
îËÆæ’h-Ø√o¢Á÷ ´’†èπ◊ ûÁ-L-ߪ’-†ç-ûªí¬ §Òç-ü¿-úøç; Congestion = ÆæhçGμç-*-§Ú-´-úøç; ram =
drive?
üËEØÁjØ√ úμŒéÌ-õ‰d≤ƒhç. úμŒéÌ-ôdúøç; rear = ¢Á†’-éπ-¶μ«í∫ç. ™„éπ\-©çõ‰ Ç èπ◊v®√úø’ ¶μºßª’-°æ-úÕ-§Ú-û√úø’. é¬F ¢√∞¡x
Benny: You can say that again. Hyderabad is -öÃ-˝ -Å-ûªúÕéÀ üμÁj®Ωuç éπL-Tç-îËçü¿’Íéç îËߪ’-úøç-™‰ü¿’.
Now look at the following expressions from
even worse. Notorious for its high traf-
™‰ü¿-†’-èπ◊çö«, ¶„çí∫-∞¡⁄-®Ω’-™«çöÀ îÓô -áç-ûª- 3) Dread = v°æ´ ÷-ü¿-éπ-®Ω-¢Á ’i-†-ü¿E Ü£æ« éπL-TçîË
the dialogue above:
´÷vûªç é¬ü¿’. Ééπ\úø ¶„jé˙ -†-úø°æ-úøç ¢ËÍ® fic accident rate. The city buses there
1) It can be frightening
¶μºßª’ç; N°æ-Kûªçí¬ ¶μºßª’-°æ-úøôç.
N≠æߪ’ç. Ééπ\úø Ñ ®ΩDl-™ ¶„jé˙ ûÓ©úøç do not serve a good number of areas.
I dread to think of what would happen if he
Åçõ‰ ¶μºßª’-¢Ë’-Ææ’hçC. ¶„jé˙ O’ü¿ ¢Á∞¡x-úøç-éπØ√o So people have to depend on their 2) ... I was really scared
own transport. That means more vehi- knew of it =
3) I am going to dread the memory of the sight
†úø-Íé Ø√-éÀçé¬ É≠ædç Ééπ\úø. äéπ-¢Ë∞¡ Ø√ éπ>Ø˛ -Å-ûªúÕ-éÀC ûÁLÊÆh àç ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’ç-üÓ-†E
cle on the roads and traffic congestion. ¶«í¬ ¶μºßª’-°æ-úø’-ûª’Ø√o†’
¶„jé˙ ûÁÊÆh †’´¤y -†-úÕ°œ≤ƒh-¢√? 4) ... make you so panic stricken
Ñ proverb (≤ƒ¢Á’ûª) îª÷úøçúÕ.
A burnt child dreads fire = äéπ-≤ƒ-J é¬L-ûËØË
Rishabh: Things haven't been going well for Rishabh: But the trouble is he drew too much 3) Now that it is look-
Harish. Of late his company has on his reserves, and that is telling on ing up
been going under. his ability for reinvestment . 4) ... a case of plans
(£æ«K≠ˇ °æJ-Æœn-ûª’™‰ç ¶«í∫’ç-úøôç ™‰ü¿’. (é¬F *Íé\-N’-ôçõ‰ E©y Eüμ¿’-©†’ áèπ◊\´ going awry
Åûª-úÕ ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç C¢√™« ´÷®Ω_ç™ ÖçC.) Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-î √úø’. ÅC Åûª-úÕ ´’Sx 5) Now that it is
Mithun: I'm sorry to hear that. But throughout °ô’d-•úÕ Â°õ‰d ¨¡éÀhE üÁ•sB≤ÚhçC.) showing up, his
last year he was on buying spree; Mithun: He built up from scratch. Days were hopes of pulling
acquiring property after property. when he had to make do with food
through may be
that was about to go off.
(NØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¶«üμ¿í¬ ÖçC. é¬F véÀûªç justified... b) Thanks to some incentives assured by the
Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç ¢Á·ûªhç -Å-ûª-úø’ N°æ-K-ûªçí¬ (Åûª-úø’ îËA™ àç ™‰èπ◊çú≈ v§ƒ®Ωç-
6) He drew too much on his reserves and that government. The company is able to pull
é̆--úø¢Ë’, É∞¡Ÿx, Ææn™«©’ Ææ´’-èπÿ-®Ω’a-èπ◊çô÷) Gμç-î√úø’. Åûª-úø’ îÁúÕ-§Ú-¶-ûª’†o AçúÕ-ûÓ
it is telling on his ... through = v°æ¶μº’ûªyç v°æéπ-öÀç-*† éÌEo v§Úû√q-£æ«-
Rishabh: But he is brave. He says whatever
èπÿú≈ ûª%°œh-°æúøf Ææçü¿-®√s¥©÷ ÖØ√o®·.)
1) To go under =
鬩 °æ¤ùu´÷ ÅE, Ç éπç°F éπ≥ƒd-©-†’ç*
Rishabh: I know. Hope things will look up for éÃ~ùÀç-îª-úøç/ ûªJ-T-§Ú-´-úøç,
the setbacks, he will pull through. í∫õ„d-éπ\-í∫-L-TçC.
him. ´·êuçí¬ ¢√u§ƒ-®√©÷, ™«¶μ«©’.
Hope he will. He is the good sort, c) The patient has been able to pull through,
a) They've accepted the merger offer they
you know. (ûÁ©’Ææ’. Åûª-úÕ °æJ-ÆœnA ¢Á’®Ω’-í∫-´¤-ûª’ç-ü¿E largely because of the doctor's attention
had from the other company, as their
and is about to be discharged =
ÇP-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’.) ´·êuçí¬
ú≈éπd-®Ω’- v¨¡ü¿l¥ ´©x Ç ®ÓT éÓ©’-éÓ-í∫-L-TçC, ûªy®Ω-™ØË
E. Anil, Bapatla Q. ᶄsö¸, á©Kb ÅØË ´÷ô-©èπ◊ Å®√n-©†’ spelling ûÓ He has helped a
number of people,
Q. Sir, éÀçC ÆæçüË-£æ…©’ B®Ωa-í∫-©®Ω’. Ææ£æ… N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’. but now he finds
He has had this car for the A. Ŷ„ö¸ (ᶄsö¸) é¬ü¿’ = ØË®Ωç™ ≤ƒßª’-°æ-úøôç
himself poor =
past 2 years Abet.
Allergy =
Åûªúø’ î√™«-´’ç-CéÀ
Or àüÁjØ√ ¨¡K-®Ω-ûª-û√y-EéÀ °æúø-éπ-§Ú-´úøç.
(Allergy to dust -
≤ƒßª’ç î˨»úø’, é¬E
He has this car for the past ü¿’´·t °æúø-éπ-§Ú-´úøç. í¬L É°æ¤púË¢Á÷ ûª†’
2 years °‘™‰a-ô-°æ¤púø’, ü¿’´·t èπÿú≈ ™°æ-LéÀ §Ú®· *é¬èπ◊ Ê°ü¿¢√-úø-ߪ÷u-†E
ÅE ®√ߪ’-´îª’a éπüΔ. Ééπ\úø 'éπLT ÖØ√oúø’— ÅØË éπL-T-Ææ’hçC.) ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’. 5) Determination
Å®Ωnç™ Had ¢√úøû√ç éπüΔ! Å®·ûË Has + pp Q. Feedback Åçõ‰ àN’öÀ? üΔE usage †’ ÖüΔ-
Vis-a-vis (Oñ«O– ñ« size ™ ñ¸ ™«) = In spite of my advice she would buy the
ûª°æp-E-Ææ®√? äéπ C†-°æ-vAéπ-™ 'éπLT ÖØ√oúø’— ÅØË £æ«-®Ω-ùûÓ ûÁ©-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’. È®çúÕç-öÀE §ÚLa îª÷ÊÆh. car. (Ø√ Ææ©£æ… °æöÀdç--éÓ-èπ◊çú≈, Ç¢Á’ é¬®Ω’
Å®Ωnç™ Has ¢√úÕ üΔE °æéπ\† V3 ¢√úø-™‰ü¿’. Has A. Feedback = Ææpçü¿†; ´’†ç á´-J-ÈéjØ√ àü¿-®·Ø√
Indian democracy vis-a-vis Pakistan's rule = éÌØ√-©ØË E¨¡a-®·ç--èπ◊çC)
ûª®Ω’-¢√ûª N’í∫û√ Adj, Adv, Noun etc. à¢Á’iØ√ îËÊÆh, üΔE í∫’Jç* ¢√∞¡x ÅGμ-v§ƒßª’ç. 6) Polite Offers/ Invitations/ requests:
´≤ƒhߪ÷? ´ÊÆh ¢√öÀ Å®Ωnç ᙫ Öçô’çC? God Her music performance got a good feed-
¶μ«®Ωûª v°æñ«-≤ƒy-´÷uEo §ƒéÀ-≤ƒnØ˛ §ƒ©-†ûÓ
a) Would you have a cup of coffee?
has many forms ÅE îªC-¢√†’. Has ûª®Ω’-¢√ûª back =
§ÚLÊÆh...
Ç¢Á’ ÆæçUûª v°æü¿-®Ωz† í∫’Jç* ´’ç* (offer
Yet = É°æp-öÀéà ™‰ü¿’– He has not yet come
îËߪ’úøç)
pp Öçú≈L éπüΔ? ÅGμ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷™‰ ´î√a®·. b) Would you have dinner with me today?
A. He has this car for the past 2 years ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’.
(Åûª-úÕ-°æp-öÀéà ®√™‰ü¿’) = He has yet to come
Åûª-úÕéÀ È®çúË-∞¡Ÿxí¬ Ñ car ÖçC ÅE éπüΔ B. Dasarath, Konasamudram. (Åûª-úÕ-°æp-öÀéà ®√¢√Lq ÖçC) (°œ©’°æ¤)
c) Would you wait for a few minutes
îÁ§ƒpLqçC. È®çúË-∞¡Ÿxí¬ Åçõ‰, Past ™ start Å®·, Q. Sir, please kindly clarify following doubts, Not at é¬ü¿C, Not yet, °j† ûÁL-°œ† Nüμ¿çí¬.
meanings, explanations and usage. Let = (I, We, You, They ûÓ) Ææ´’t-Aç-îªúøç =
(Nñ«c-°æ†)
É°æp-öÀ-´-®Ωèπÿ/ Éçé¬ ÅE îÁÊ°pç-ü¿’èπ◊ Åûª-úÕéÀ (he) 7) With verbs of option: I would like/ love/
鬕öÀd has + past participle of have (had) ÅE Counter, Counterpart, Counterfile, Despite, lets (He, she, it ûÓ) hate/ prefer, etc in the statement form.
®√¢√L éπüΔ? Åçü¿’-éπE He has had the car for Being, Atmost, Itself, Apart from that, He Even = èπÿú≈ – Even Gandhi made mistakes I would like to have a swim.
the past two years Åçö«ç. finds himself, vis-a-vis, Yet, Notat, Let - Lets, = í¬çDμ èπÿú≈ §Ò®Ω-§ƒô’x î˨»®Ω’. 8) I would rather go home than attend the
boring class. (´’† áç°œéπ ûÁL-ߪ’-ñ‰-ߪ’úøç)
Q. Obstinacy
Ravali: I'm really delighted that you topped Ravali: They could not disguise their glee c) He was delight-
the list of successful candidates. at my low score either, I mean, last ed on hearing
Well, how do you feel? year. I just can't understand how that his applica-
(Nïߪ’ç §ÒçC† Ŷμºu®Ω’n™x †’´¤y people could be so jealous. But tion for a schol-
Åví∫-≤ƒn-†ç™ EL-*-†ç-ü¿’èπ◊ î√™« their euphoria is shattered now. arship has been
ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖçC. FÈ陫 ÖçC?) They are not even among the top accepted = ûª†’
Manogna: Oh, thrilled of course. It's hearten- ten. scholarship èπ◊
ing to know that my hard work has (Ø√éÌ-*a† ûªèπ◊\´ ´÷®Ω’\© í∫’Jç* èπÿú≈ °ô’d-èπ◊†o Å°œx-Íé-
paid off, and I am going to join a top ¢√∞¡Ÿx ûÁí∫ ÆæçûÓ-≠æ-°æ-úÕ-§Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’. ´’†’- ≠æØ˛ ¢√∞¡Ÿx Æ‘yéπ-Jç-
B. School. îªúøç Åûª-úÕ-é¬-†ç-üΔEo éπL-Tç-*çC. 4) Jubilant = ÅN’-ûÓ-û√q-£æ«çûÓ Öçúøôç
≠æfl©’ Åçûª ÅÆæ÷-ߪ’ûÓ á™« Öçúø-í∫-©-®Ω-
(ᙫ Öçô’çC? ä∞¡Ÿx í∫í∫’-®Ìp-úÕ-îËçûª ØËC Ø√éπ®Ωnç é¬ü¿’. Å®·ûË ¢√∞¡x ÆæçûÓ-≠æ- Delightful = džç-ü¿-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† a) His supporters were jubilant when he won
ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖçC. Ø√ éπ%≠œ °∂æLç-*-†ç- ¶μ«´ç É°æ¤púø’ °æö«-°æç-îª-™„jçC. éπFÆæç The starnight was really delightful with all the elections = Åûªúø’ áEoéπ™x ÈíL-*-†-°æ¤púø’
ü¿’èπ◊, Öûªh´’ B. School ™ îË-®Ω-¶- Öûªh´’ °æC-´’ç-C™ èπÿú≈ ¢√∞¡Ÿx-™‰®Ω’.) the stars turning out in their best appear- ÅûªúÕ ´’ü¿lûª’üΔ®Ω’©’ áçûÓ ÆæçûÓ≠æç/ Öû√q£æ«ç
ûª’†oç-ü¿’èπ◊ î√-™« Ææçûª%-°œhí¬ ÖçC.) Manogna: Let's celebrate the occasion by ance = Åçü¿®Ω’ (ÆœE´÷) û√®Ω©÷ ûª´’ íÌ°æp §ÒçüΔ®Ω’.
Ravali: The result this time in general is going to a movie. How about 'Nenu Starnight
ü¿-®Ωz-†çûÓ v°æ-ûªuéπ~çé¬-´-úøç-ûÓ Ç î√™« b) The team with its three victories in the
good. A number of our friends made Nuvvu'? I hear it is a feel good -džç-ü¿-üΔ-ߪ’-éπçí¬ ÖçC. series is jubilant and is hopeful of making
it to some of the reputed B. movie. 2) Heartening = ÆæçûÓ≠æçéπL-TçîË, v§Úû√q-£æ«-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i†. it to the finals =
´‚úø’ Nï-ߪ÷-©ûÓ Öû√q-
Schools. (Ñ Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo ´’†ç °æçúø’í¬_ îËÆæ’- a) It's heartening to see girls equalling or £æ«çí¬ Ö†o Ç ïô’d °∂j†-™¸qèπ◊ îË®Ω-í∫-©-´’E
(¢Á·û√h-EéÀ Ñ≤ƒJ °∂æL-û√©’ ¶«í¬ØË èπ◊çüΔç. '؈÷ †’´¤y— ÆœE-´÷-Èé-∞«l´÷? even proving better than boys in a good Ǩ¡ûÓ ÖçC. (Jubilation = Öû√q£æ«ç)
ÖØ√o®·. ´’† ÊÆo£œ«-ûª’™x î√™«-´’çC Åçû√ ÆæçûÓ≠æç éπL-TçîË ÆœE´÷ ÅE number of areas = î√-™« ®Ωçí¬™x ¶«L-éπ©’, 5) Ecstatic = °æ®Ω-´-Pç*/ ¢Á’i´’-®Ω-*§Ú-ßË’çûª
Ê°®Ω’†o B. Schools™ îËÍ® Å®Ω|ûª NØ√o†’ ؈’.) ¶«©’-®ΩûÓ Ææ´÷-†çí¬ Öçúø-ô¢Ë’ é¬èπ◊çú≈, ¢√∞¡x- džç-ü¿çûÓ Ö-†o
§ÒçüΔ®Ω’.) Ravali: That suits me fine. (Ø√éÀ-≠d¢æ Ë’.) éπçõ‰ ¢Á’®Ω’í¬_ Öçúøôç ÆæçûÓ-≠æ-éπ®Ωç. a) Annamayya was ecstatic even at the
thought of Lord Venkateswara = ¢Áçéπ-õ‰-¨¡y®Ω
Subodh: Hello... ? Krishna: Try Vidya and tell her about it, she
will pass on the message to him. Or
(Fèπ◊ ؈’ éπFÆæç
Susmitha: Hello, who is speaking?
at least she will ask him to talk to you.
´‚úø’-≤ƒ®Ω’x §∂ÚØ˛ î˨»†’
(£æ«™ á´®Ω’ ´÷ö«x-úËC?) é¬F Ææpçü¿† ™‰ü¿’)
Subodh: I am Subodh here/ This is Subodh. (Nü¿uèπ◊ §∂ÚØ˛ îËÆœ ûª†ûÓ îÁ°æ¤p. ûª†’
Phone îËߪ’úøç
Am I speaking to Susmitha? é¬Kh-é˙ûÓ îÁ°æ¤ hçC, ™‰ü¿çõ‰ ¢√úÕûÓ
ÅØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Éçé¬ make/
[ ´÷ö«x-úÕ-Ææ’hçC.)
give a call ÅE èπÿú≈
؈’ Ææ’¶-üμ˛†’ (´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’Ø√o). ؈’
Nikhila: A good idea. Have you/ Do you have
Ææ’Æœt-ûªûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oØ√?(´÷´‚©’
ûÁ©’-í∫’™, Ææ’Æœt-ûËØ√ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûÓçC?) ] her number? I don't exactly remem- Åçö«®Ω’ give a ring ûÓ
Susmitha: Yes, you are. How are you ber it. ¶«ô’.
a) He made a number of calls yesterday, I don't ´’†ç phone îËÆœ-†-°æ¤púø’ Å´-ûª-L-´uéÀh phone
Subodh?/ Good morning/ Good (´’ç* Ç™-îªØË. ûª† †ç•®Ω’ F áûªh-éπ-§ÚûË, Å°æ¤púø’, no response (Ææpçü¿† ™‰ü¿’)
know who to =
evening/ Good Afternoon, etc., ü¿í∫_-®Ω’çüΔ? Ø√éπC ÆæJí¬_ í∫’®Ω’h-™‰ü¿’.) E†o Åûªúø’ î√™« §∂Ú†’x î˨»úø’,
Krishna: She is on this number. Try it.
Åçö«ç.
Subodh. What's the matter? á´-JéÓ Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’.
I called you a number of times yesterday but
b) Give him a call/ ring to remind him of the
there was no response/ I couldn't get any
(Å´¤†’, †’´¤y Ææ’Æœt-ûªûÓØË ´÷ö«x-úø’- (Ç¢Á’C Ñ †ç•®Ω’. îËÆœ îª÷úø’.)
Nikhila: Thank you. programme = programme †’ ¢√úÕéÀ í∫’®Ω’h-îË-ߪ’-
ûª’-Ø√o´¤ (´÷´‚©’ ûÁ©’í∫’– Ç Øˆ’ response.
Ææ’Æœt-ûªØË) Good morning, etc., àN’öÀ phone
ú≈-EéÀ, äéπ-≤ƒJ îË®·. (؈’ E†o Fèπ◊ áEo≤ƒ®Ω’x phone îËÆœØ√ á´®Ω÷
N≠æߪ’ç?) Phone back/ call back/ ring back = ´’†èπ◊ áûªh-™‰ü¿’/ Ææpçü¿† ™‰ü¿’)
Subodh: We thought of meeting this evening.
°j ´‚úø’ Ææç¶μ«-≠æ-ù©’ õ„L-§∂Ú-Ø˛èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cμç-*-
Remember? Where and when
†¢Ë ÅE ûÁ©’-Ææ’hçC éπüΔ? õ„L-§∂Ú-Ø˛™ ´÷ö«x-úø-ö«-EéÀ á´-È®jØ√ §∂ÚØ˛îËÆœ-†-°æ¤púø’ ´’†ç •ü¿’©’ É´y-™‰-†-°æ¤púø’/ ´’†ç phone îËÆœ† ´uéÀh ÉçÈé-´-J-ûÓ-ØÁjØ√ ´÷ö«x-úø’-
exactly we'll that be?
èπÿú≈ ã °æü¿l¥A, üΔEéÀ Ææç•ç-Cμç-*† expressions àüÁjØ√ Ææ´÷î√®Ωç éπ†’-éÌ\E ûª®√yûª §∂ÚØ˛ îËÊÆ-ô-°æ¤púø’ ûª’çõ‰, Å°æ¤púø’ ¢√∞¡x phone engaged/ busy
(´÷ô©’) ¢ËÍ®í¬ Öçö«-ߪ’E Åçü¿-Jéà ûÁ©’Ææ’. ´’†ç É™« Åçö«ç, phone îËߪ’úøç èπÿú≈ ÉüË. Å´¤-ûª’çC.
(´’†ç Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊ç-üΔ- §∂ÚØÓx ´÷ö«xúË NüμΔ-Ø√-Eo-•öÀd, Å´-ûª-L-¢√∞¡Ÿx §∂ÚØÓx Jagadish: (Over phone) Do you have any idea When I phoned him an hour ago, his phone
´’-†’-èπ◊Ø√oç. í∫’®Ω’hçüΔ? áéπ\úø, ÆæJí¬_ ´÷ö«x-úÕ-†-°æ¤púø’ ᙫ ÆæpçC≤ƒhç ÅØË-üΔ-Eo-•öÀd, ´’† of it? was engaged/ busy = phone
í∫çô véÀûªç ؈-ûª-úÕéÀ
á°æ¤púø’ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çüΔç?) †úø-´úÕ, ´uéÀh-û√yEo Ææ’©-¶μºçí¬ ÅçîªØ√ ¢Ëߪ’-´îª’a. (üΔE í∫’Jç* FÍé-¢Á’iØ√ ûÁ©’≤ƒ?) îËÊÆh Åûª-úÁ-´-J-ûÓØÓ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’/ ÉçÈé-´®Ó
Åûª-úÕûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o®Ω’.)
Å™«ç-ô-°æ¤púø’ ´’†èπ◊ NE-°œçîË ¨¡•lç: engaged
Hello, who is this please? tone/ busy tone.
Å®·ûË engaged ¢√úøéπç ®√†’-®√†’ ûªT_-§Ú®·,
busy ¢√úøéπç °®Ω’-í∫’-ûÓçC.
Youngsters are almost always on the phone.
Susmitha: I do of course. How about 7 in the Sekhar: I am not so sure. I'll find Try their phones at any time, and you are sure
evening at Ruchi Restaurant? out and phone you back/ to hear the busy (engaged) tone = Ñ *†o-¢√∞¡Ÿx
(Ø√èπ◊ í∫’®Ω’hç-C™‰. ≤ƒßª’çvûªç àúÕç-öÀéÀ -Ççí∫x-¶μ«-≠æ-ù 600 call you back/ ring you (ߪ·´-B-ߪ·-´-èπ◊©’) Ñ ®ÓV™x üΔüΔ°æ¤ á°æ¤púø÷
phone ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª÷ØË Öçö«®Ω’. ¢√∞¡x-Èé-°æ¤púø’ phone
®Ω’* £æ«Ùô™x éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊ç-üΔ´÷?) back.
Subodh: OK. That suits me fine. (Åçûª éπ*aûªçí¬ Øˆ’ îÁ°æp-™‰†’. éπ†’-èπ◊\E îËÆœØ√, ´’†èπ◊ busy/ engaged tone ´÷vûª¢Ë’
É°æ¤púø’ üΔE í∫’Jç* ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-¶-ûª’Ø√oç. NE-°œ-Ææ’hçC.
´’Sx §∂ÚØ˛ îË≤ƒh†’.)
(Å™«Íí. Ø√èπÿ ÅC ≤˘éπ-®Ωuç-í¬ØË ´·êu N≠æߪ’ç: ÉC ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-†oçûª ´’†èπ◊ phone calls receive îËÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç NÆæ’í¬_
Öçô’çC.) ´÷vû√† v°æßÁ÷-ï†ç ™‰ü¿’. ÉC §∂ÚØÓx É™« M.SURESAN Phone ringing = Phone ¢Á÷í∫úøç. ÖçúÕ, á´J ü¿í∫_-®Ω-†’ç< phones ®√èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊,
English ™ ´÷ö«x-úø’ûª÷ practice Give a call (phone îËߪ’úøç) X
receiver †’ BÆœ °æéπ\† °õ‰d-ߪ’úøç = leave the
îËÊÆhØË, ´’†ç Ææ£æ«-ïçí¬, Å©-¢√-ô’í¬ correct í¬ Take/ receive a call (phone ®√´úøç/
Suprabhat: Hello, who is this please? phone off the hook.
´÷ö«x-úø-í∫-LT ´’† communication skills †’ ¢Á’®Ω’-í∫’- phone áûªhúøç)
Pranav: I am Pranav here. Can I speak to a) He must have left the phone off the hook.
Suprabhat?
°æ-®Ω--éÓ-í∫©ç. ´’Sx îÁ°æ¤ hØ√oç. ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´-úøçûÓ Anup: I called your home yesterday. You were We have been getting the busy tone since
out?
(؈’ v°æù-¢˛†’. Çí∫-èπ◊çú≈ §∂ÚØ˛ ¢√úÕ-†-°æ¤p-úø™«x, practise, practise
Ææ’v°æ-¶μ«-û˝ûÓ ´÷ö«x-úÌî√a) Is it the morning = phone receiver
Åûªúø’ °æéπ\†
and keep practising. ´’†ç §∂ÚØÓx English ™ busy (engaged)
Suprabhat? (ÉC Ææ’v°æ-¶μ«-ûËØ√?) (؈’ E†o O’ ÉçöÀéÀ §∂ÚØ˛ î˨»†’. †’´¤y °õ‰dÆœ Öçö«úø’. §Òü¿’l-†’oç*
Suprabhat: Speaking.
´÷ö«x-úÕûË/ °æ©-éπ-JÊÆh ´’† ûª°æ¤p©’ îª÷Æœ Éûª-®Ω’©’ •ßª’-ôèπ◊ ¢Á∞«x´¤) tone ´≤ÚhçC.
(´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o†’)
What's it about? (àN’öà N≠æߪ’ç?)
†´¤y-û√-Í®-¢Á÷-†ØË ¶μºßª’çûÓ î√™«-´’çC English ™ Anil: Who took the call? Hangup the phone = Ææç¶μ«-≠æù Å®·-§Ú-®·ç-
´÷ö«x-úø®Ω’. Å™«çöÀ ¶μºßª÷-©Fo ´C-™‰Æœ English ™
Pranav: You should tell me. You wanted (á´®Ω’ §∂ÚØ˛ áû√h®Ω’?) ûª-®√y-ûª-í¬F/ Ææç¶μ«-≠æù é̆-≤ƒ-Tç-îªúøç É≠ædç-™‰-†-°æ¤p-úø’-
´÷ö«x-úøôç Eߪ’-´’çí¬ Â°ô’d-èπ◊E O’ communica- Anup: I think your cousin received the call. í¬F, receiver †’ phone O’ü¿ °õ‰dÆœ Ææç¶μ«-≠æù
me to give you a ring at this time.
tion skills †’ °ç-éÓçúÕ.
Yea. That's why I am calling. (O’ cousin áû√h-úø-†’-èπ◊çö«.) ÇÊ°-ߪ’úøç.
éÀçC N´-®√-©†’ ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬ í∫´’-Eç* í∫’®Ω’hç-- a) I no longer wanted to hear his complaints
(†’´¤y îÁ§ƒpL. Ñ Ææ´’-ߪ÷-EéÀ †’´¤y Phone áûªh-ú≈Eo lift the phone ÅE èπÿú≈
èπ◊çüΔç. and hungup (the phone) = ÅûªúÕ ¶«üμ¿©’/
††’o §∂ÚØ˛ îËߪ’-´’-Ø√o´¤. Å´¤†’. Phone: ÉC Telephone èπ◊ short form. Answer the phone ÅE èπÿú≈ Åçö«ç.
phone
ņ-´îª ’a. ØË®√-®Ó-°æ-ù©’ N†úøç É≠ædç-™‰éπ °õ‰d¨».
Phone back/ call back/ ring back Åçõ‰
Åçü¿’-éπE §∂ÚØ˛ îËÆæ’hØ√o).
Suprabhat: Oh, I am sorry I forgot. I want to
áèπ◊\-´í¬ ¢√úø’-éπ™ Ö†o ´÷ô. ´’†ç ü¿÷®Ω-v§ƒç-ûªç- b) He has bad manners. He hangs up the
talk to you about our trip to
™-E-¢√-JûÓ Ææç¶μ«-≠œç-îª-ú≈-EéÀ ¢√úË ßª’çvûªç. ´’†èπ◊ Phone îËÆœ† ¢√∞¡xèπ◊, é¬ÊÆ-°æ-®·ç-ûª-®√yûª ´’†ç phone in the middle of a conversation =
Telephone É°æ¤p-úøçûª áèπ◊\-´í¬ ¢√úø’-éπ™ ™‰ü¿’. (He phone îËߪ’úøç éπüΔ? DEéÀ ÉçéÓ-´÷ô 'Return a
Tirupathi. Do come down here so Call'.
ÅûªúÕéÀ ´’®√uü¿ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’. Ææç¶μ«-≠æù ´’üμ¿u™
has a phone at home) phone °õ‰d-≤ƒhúø’.
we can fix the matter.
Phone Åçõ‰ ÉçéÌ-éπ-JéÀ phone îËߪ’úøç. Ñ Chandana: Please give me a call if you have
(≤ƒK. ؈’ ´’®Ω-*-§Úߪ÷. ´’†ç Å®ΩnçûÓ èπÿú≈ É°æ¤púø’ Telephone ¢√úø’-éπ™ ™‰ü¿’. any more information about this. S.P. Nirmal.
Phone some one= äéπ-JûÓ phone ™ ´÷ö«x-úøôç.
A®Ω’-°æAéÀ ¢Á∞Ïx N≠æߪ’ç ´÷ö«x-ú≈-©-†’-
èπ◊Ø√o. ÆæÍ® É°æ¤p-úÌ-îËaß˝’. ÅFo ûË™‰a-Ææ’- (DE í∫’Jç* FéÀçé¬ à´’Ø√o ûÁLÊÆh Q. Sir, please clarify these sen-
Phone ™ ´÷ö«x-úøôç: Phone someone Ø√é¬\Ææh §∂ÚØ˛ îÁ®·u) tences.
èπ◊çüΔç) (Phone to some one ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’) = to ring some- Sugandha: I won't. Why should I? You have If I find, I will give it to you.
one = to call some one. American English ™ If I found, I would give it to you.
bad phone manners. You never
Krishna: Who are you calling? áèπ◊\-´í¬ Call somebody/ Phone somebody return my calls/ call me back/ ring A. If I find it, I will give it to you. (If I find, I will
Åçö«®Ω’. British English ™ Call/ Phone some- give it to you - this sentence is incom-
(á´-JéÀ §∂ÚØ˛ îËÆæ’h-Ø√o´¤?) me back.
body ÅE ´÷vûª¢Ë’ é¬èπ◊çú≈ ring somebody ÅE plete. If I find, - find what?) = There are
Nikhila: Karthik. I have something important (؈’ îÁߪ’u†’. áçü¿’èπ◊ îÁߪ÷uL? Fèπ◊ chances of my finding it, and once I find it,
to tell him. èπÿú≈ Åçö«®Ω’. §∂ÚØ˛ ´’®√u-ü¿©’ ûÁL-ߪ’´¤. Ø√ §∂Ú†xèπ◊ you will get it. If I found (it), I would return
Ramesh: How late is the train?
(é¬Kh-é˙èπ◊. Åûª-úÕéÀ ã ´·êu-¢Á’i† N≠æߪ’ç Ææpçü¿-†í¬ Fèπ◊í¬ †’¢Áy°æ¤púø÷ Ø√èπ◊ it to you = There is no chance of my find-
îÁ§ƒpL) (Train áçûª Ç©Ææuç?) îËߪ’´¤) ing it, and if at all I find it, I would return it.
Krishna: Oh, I remember. Isn't it about the Naresh: I phoned/ called/ rang (only British (Neither am I going to find it, nor is there a
Be on phone= (äéπ-JéÀ) phone Öçúøôç.
English) the railway enquiry. The chance of my giving it to you)
function?
Train is an hour late. a) Madhu: How can I get Madan? Q. We must go now.
(í∫’®Ìh-*açC. °∂æçéπ{Ø˛ N≠æߪ’ç éπüΔ?) (؈’ È®j™‰y áçÈéj y-KéÀ §∂ÚØ˛ î˨»†’. È®j©’ (´’ü¿-Ø˛ûÓ á™« ´÷ö«x-úøôç?) We have to go now.
Nikhila: Yea. I am unable to get him. His
í∫çô Ç©Ææuç) Kiran: Why? He is on phone. I can give you A. We must go now = We have to go now =
phone has been busy for 10 minutes
now. Wonder who he is talking to.
äéÓ\-≤ƒJ §∂ÚØ˛ îËÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ 'dial' ÅE èπÿú≈ his number. ¢Á∞«xL ´’†ç.
Åçö«®Ω’. Q. While Naveen was cooking, Jyothi was
having a bath.
(Å´¤†’. Åûª-úÕûÓ §∂ÚØÓx ´÷ö«x-úø-™‰-éπ- (àç? ¢√úÕéÀ §∂Ú†’çC. ¢√úÕ †ç•®Ω’
Dial 108 for Ambulance. (Ambulance
A. Naveen's cooking and Jyothi's having a
§Ú-ûª’Ø√o. 10 EN’-≥ƒ-©’í¬ G@í¬ ÖçC ØËE-´y-í∫-©†’)
phone
b) During vacation I am on phone no...
¢√úÕ §∂ÚØ˛. á´-JûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o-úø¶«s 鬢√-©çõ‰ 108 éÀ îËߪ’çúÕ.) bath were taking place at the same time in
I called you/ phoned you/ rang you at least
the past.
three times but there was no response.
Éçûª-ÊÆ°æ¤?) ÂÆ©´¤™x ؈’ Ñ §∂ÚØ˛ †ç•-®Ω’™ Öçö«.