August ('05)-15 - Spoken English

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-Ñ-Ø√-úø’ Srilekha: Did you meet them yesterday?

(E†o †’´¤y ¢√∞¡x†’ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-Ø√o¢√?) Surekha: Whom do you mean?

(†’´y-ØËC á´J í∫’Jç*?) Srilekha: Savithri and her husband

(≤ƒNvA, Ç¢Á’ ¶µº®Ωh í∫’Jç*) Surekha: I met her, but not him

(Ç¢Á’†’ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’, é¬E Åûª-úÕE éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’) Srilekha: Did you show her the letter?

(Ç¢Á’èπ◊

letter

îª÷°œç-î√¢√?)

Surekha: Yes, I Showed it to her. She will show it to him today.

(ØËØ√-¢Á’èπ◊ îª÷°œç-î√†’. Ç¢Á’ É¢√∞¡ Åûª-úÕéÀ îª÷°œ-Ææ’hçC) Srilekha: Did she enquire about me?

-´’çí∫-∞¡-¢√®Ωç 30 -Çí∫Ææ’d 2005

Supriya:

†’´¤y èπÿú≈ Åûª-úÕéÀ ≤ƒßª’-°æ-úø’-ûª’çö«¢√? Åûª-úÕE †’´¤y É≠æd-°æ-úø-û√¢√? Suchithra: O’èπÿ v•ü¿®˝ ÖØ√o-úø’-éπü∆! Åûª-úÕE É≠æd°æ-úø-¢√? (Åûª-úøçõ‰ FéÀ-≠d´æ ÷ Åçö«ç éπü∆ ´÷´‚-©’í¬) Supriya: Brother, sister äéπ-J-ØÌ-éπ®Ω’ É≠æd-°æúøúøç™ NçûËç ™‰ü¿’ Suchithra: âûË ´÷ v•ü¿-®˝èπ◊ îªü¿’-´¤-O’ü¿ v¨¡ü¿l¥ ™‰ü¿’. ÅüË ††’o worry îË≤ÚhçC. (neglect ¢√úøçúÕ) Supriya: ´÷ v•ü¿®˝ Ø√èπ◊ Åô’-´çöÀ trouble É´yúø’. ´÷ Å´’tèπÿ Ø√†oèπ◊ ≤ƒßª’-°æ-úø’ûª’ç-ö«úø’. ¢√∞¡x-†’ î√™« ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬ -îª÷Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ö«úø’. ´÷èπ◊ àC 鬢√-©Ø√o BÆæ’-éÌ-≤ƒhúø’. ñé˙qûÓ ´’´’tLo ¶«í¬

鬕öÀd

much. He gives him

(¢√úÕéÀ)

whatever he wants. only, he asks him to study well (him=¢√úÕE) Supriya: By the by, our teacher gave us an

Å - ®√n© - ’û - L -Á Æ Ê .h .. -Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù

asked me to give you her best wishes. She wants us to visit her

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soon. She likes to give us a dinner.

(Ç¢Á’ E†’o îª÷ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊ç-öçC. E†o-úÕT-†ô’x îÁ°æp-´’çC. ´’†Lo ¢√Rxç-öÀ-éÓ-≤ƒJ ®Ω´’tçC. ´’†èπ◊ dinner É¢√y-©-†’-èπ◊çöçC.) Srilekha: That's fine. Let's go to them tomorrow in my car. I will show them my new car.

(¶«í∫’çC. ´’†ç Í®°æ¤ Ø√ 鬮Ω’™ ¢√∞¡x ü¿í∫_-®Ωèπ◊ ¢Á∞¡ü∆ç. Ø√ éÌûªh 鬮Ω’†’ ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ îª÷°œ-≤ƒh†’.) Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ them, whom, her, him, you, us, me ´÷ô©’ í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. ´’† English conversation natural í¬, simple í¬ ≤ƒí¬-©-†’-èπ◊çõ‰ OöÀ Å®Ωnç, OöÀE áEo ®Ωé¬-©’í¬ à Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x ¢√úËC ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´úøç áçûÓ ´·êuç. *†o-*†o ´÷ô-©èπ◊ Ö†o ¢√úø’-éπ-™E Å®√n©Fo áçûªí¬ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çõ‰ Åçûª simple í¬ conversation áçûª-ÊÆ-°æ-®·Ø√ †úø-°æ-´îª’a. Ñ lesson ™ ´’†ç ¢√úË ´÷ô© í∫’Jç* ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. I = ؈’ me = ††’o; Ø√èπ◊ we = ¢Ë’´· us = ´’´·t-©†’, ´÷èπ◊/ ´’†-©†’, ´’†èπ◊ you = †’´¤y / O’®Ω’ you = E†’o, N’´·t-©-†’ / Fèπ◊, O’èπ◊ he = Åûªúø’ him = Åûª-úÕE, Åûª-úÕéÀ she = Ç¢Á’ her = Ç¢Á’†’, Ç¢Á’èπ◊ (Ç¢Á’ ßÁ·éπ\) it = ÅC it = ü∆EE, ü∆EéÀ they = ¢√∞¡Ÿx, ÅN them = ¢√∞¡x†’, ¢√öÀE/ ¢√∞¡xèπ◊, ¢√öÀéÀ who = á´®Ω’ whom = á´-JE/ á´-JéÀ. Ñ Å®√n-©†’ ´’†-Ææ’™ °ô’d-èπ◊E ¢Á·ü¿ô É*a† Surekha, Srilekha dialogue Gí∫_-®Ωí¬ ´’®Ó-≤ƒJ îªü¿-´çúÕ. Practice the following aloud in English. Suchithra: ´÷ brother

Ø√èπ◊ ¶«í¬ ≤ƒßª’ç îË≤ƒhúø’. ††’o î√™« É≠æd-°æ-úø-û√úø’. (like ¢√úøçúÕ)

(Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç éπü∆– ™ topic ´÷Í®a-ô°æ¤púø’ 'by the by'- ûÁ©’-í∫’™ 'ÅC-ÆæÍ®— Åçô’çö«ç. us = ´’†èπ◊). When did he ask us (´’†Lo) to complete

†Ny-≤ƒhúø’. Suchithra: ´÷ brother èπÿú≈ ´÷èπ◊ ¶«í¬ ≤ƒßª’-°æ-úø-û√úø’. E†o ´÷ Å´’tèπ◊ ïy®Ωçí¬ Öçõ‰ Ç¢Á’†’ doctor ü¿í∫_-®Ωèπ◊ BÆæ’-Èé-∞«}úø’. ´÷ Ø√†oèπ◊ ´÷ v•ü¿®˝ Åçõ‰ î√™« É≠ædç. ¢√úÕ-ÍéC 鬢√-©Ø√o É≤ƒh®Ω’.-¶«í¬ îªü¿-¢√-©E ´÷vûªç Åçô’ç-ö«®Ω’. Supriya: ÅC-ÆæÍ®, E†o öÃ˝ ´’†éÓ assignment Éî√a®Ω’ éπü∆. á°æ¤úø’ °æ‹Jh-îË-ߪ’-´’Ø√o®Ω’ ´’†Lo? Suchithra: ´îËa ¨¡E-¢√®Ωç ņ’-èπ◊çö«. Å®·ûË ´’†-é¬-®ÓV ÂÆ©´¤ éπü∆? Supriya: á´®Ω’ îÁ§ƒp®Ω’ Å™« ÅE? á´-®Ωo-úÕ-í¬´¤ †’´¤y?

conver-

Answers: Suchithra: My brother helps me a lot (Ø√èπ◊) He likes me very much Supriya: Do you help him too? Do you like

also

éπØ√o

too better.)

Don't you (=Do you not) like him?

(ÅûªúÕo)

Supriya: Nothing surprising a brother and a sister liking each other. Suchithra: But my brother neglects studies. That worries me.

(††’o)

Supriya: My brother doesn't (does not) give me that kind of trouble/ such trouble. (such=that kind=Å™«çöÀ) He helps my parents too a lot. He good

care

of

them.

He gets us what we want

(´÷èπ◊).

(Them=¢√∞¡x†’) He makes us laugh with his jokes Suchithra: My brother helps us too. My mother had a fever yesterday and he took her to doctor. (English™

fever, countable,

É°æ¤púø’ Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æù îª÷úøçúÕ Hari: (over phone) Hello, who is it please?

Supriya: Who told you so?/ Who told you that? Whom did you ask?

[[[[[ a) †’´¤y E†o á´-JE éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-Ø√o´¤? = Whom did you meet yesterday? ÅØË ÅØ√L. áçü¿’éπçõ‰ á´Jo = whom. Å®·ûË ®√†’-®√†’ spoken English ™ whom •ü¿’©’ who ¢√úË-Ææ’hØ√o®Ω’. ÅC ¢√úøôç éπÈ®é˙d spoken English. Who did you meet yesterday?

ÉC §ƒçúÕûªuç– formal (®√ûª™ Åçûª ûª°æ¤p é¬ü¿’).

written English

ÉC spoken form, conversational. b) †’´¤y E†o á´-JûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o¢˛? (Spoken) Who (Whom é¬ü¿’) í¬ Å®·ûË, To whom ÅE ®√ߪ’çúÕ.) Ééπ\úø í∫´’-Eç-î√-Lq† N≠æߪ’ç: Preposition 'to'- sentence èπ◊ ´·çü¿®Ω ®√´úøç. ´’†ç sentence †’ 'to' ûÓ begin îËÊÆh whom ¢√ú≈L. (®Ωîª-†™, î√™«

(á´®Ω÷?)

´’†èπ◊)

formal

were you talking yesterday?

-v°æ-¨¡o:

(ØËØË,

Ê£«´’ç-û˝†’) Hari: That's nice, hearing your voice... after a long time.

(î√™« ÆæçûÓ≠æç, î√™« 鬩ç ûª®√yûª F íÌçûª’ N†úøç) Hemanth: Was that your brother who appeared in the TV serial yesterday? (E†o TV serial ™ éπE-°œç-*çC O’ brother éπü∆?) Hari: Yes, it's (= it is) him (Å´¤†’, ¢√úË) and the little girl he was walking with... do you know who she is? (¢√úÕûÓ †úø’-Ææ’h†o

*†o-§ƒ°æ á´®Ó Fèπ◊ ûÁ©’≤ƒ?) Hemanth: Wasn't it (was it not) your youngest sister? Hari: Yes, it's her. °j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ: It's me, it's him, It's her. ´÷´‚-©’í¬ Å®·ûË, It is I, It is he, It is she ÅØ√-©E ņ’-èπ◊çö«ç. é¬F spoken English™ It's me, It's her, It's him ņ-úø¢Ë’

éπÈ®é˙d.

1. Shop closed

-Ñ ¢√éπuç Negative. ÆæJ-Å-®·-†ü∆? 3. Not shop closed Åçõ‰ Å®Ωnç? 4. School going children. DEE Negativeí¬ à Nüµ∆-†ç™ îËߪ÷L? 5. World's largest selling Newspaper. DEE Negative -ᙫ îËߪ÷-™ ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’. – °œ. ¶«©’, £j«-ü¿®√¶«ü˛ 2. Shop n't closed

-ï-¢√-•’: 1, 2, 3

Shop closed - DEéÀ shop not closed. Shopn't closed - n't Éô’-´çöÀ îÓôx ¢√úøç. an, is, are... ¢√öÀéÀ ´÷vûª¢Ë’ ¢√úø’û√ç. Not shop closed ÆæÈ®j† English é¬ü¿’. Ééπ\úø shop not closed ÅØË •ü¿’©’ 'shop open' Åçõ‰ better éπü∆. 4. Non school going children ÅØËC school going childrenèπ◊ negative. 5. The world's largest selling News paper èπ◊ negative - not the world's largest selling newspaper ņ-´îª’a. form

(´’´’tLo)

Who are you talking about? (whom é¬ü¿’) d) á´-JûÓ ¢√úø’ §Úö«x-úÕçC? Who did he quarrel with? e) á´-JE îª÷¨»´¤ E†o? Who (Whom é¬ü¿’) did you see yesterday. f) Ç¢Á’ á´Jo °Rx îËÆæ’-èπ◊çüÓ Ø√èπ◊ ûÁMü¿’ I do not know who she married (É™«çöÀ sentences ™ èπÿú≈ whom ¢√úøúøç ™‰ü¿’. Who ¢√úøúøç î√™« common, spoken English™)

Hemanth: It's (it is) me, Hemanth

Were you talking to yesterday?

Suchithra: You have a brother too.

takes

But

Who did you meet yesterday?

him too?

(Åûª-úÕéÀ; Åûª-úÕE: Do you also help him? éπØ√o Do you help him too- áèπ◊\-´í¬ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’ Spoken English™) (Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’ îÁ°œp-†ô’x

M. SURESAN

á´-JE í∫’Jç* ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o´¤?

isn't it (= is it not) a holiday for us? (us =

formal writ-

Who are you writing (letters) to ? c)

Suchithra: The coming think.

ÅD

á´Jo îª÷ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’? é¬ü¿’) do you want to see? á´-JéÀ Öûªh-®√©’ ®√Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤?

it.? Saturday, I

writing™,

ing™ØË Å™« ®√≤ƒhç. Spoken form ™ ´÷vûªç, 'to' - sentence *´®Ω ´Ææ’hçC. sentence †’ 'whom'ûÓ •ü¿’©’, who ûÓ v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµ≤ƒhç. 'who' ûÓ (whom ¢√ú≈-Lq† îÓô™«x) questions v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç-îª-úø¢Ë’ spoken English ™ éπÈ®é˙d. Who (whom

sation

Surekha: She wishes to see you. She

Å®·ûË ÅC

My father likes my brother very

assignment yesterday.

(Ç¢Á’ Ø√ í∫’Jç* ÅúÕTçü∆?)

(to whom were you talking?)

'a fever', her=Ç¢Á’†’)