Jan ('06)-7 - Spoken English

Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛

II Ranjan: Hi Sajjan, what brings you here so early in the day?

(àçöÀ, Éçûª °ç-ü¿-®√∞Ï É™« ´î√a´¤?)

Ranjan: Ok, I'll give you another route. Drive along, take the 3rd right, proceed till you see a Ganesh temple with a large

Sajjan: Just to see you, Ranjan, long since we met you know.

neem tree behind it. Go on further

(Ç, E†’o îª÷úø-ö«-EÍé, ´’†ç éπ©’-Ææ’èπ◊-E -î√-™« ®ÓV-©-®·ç-C-éπü∆?)

sales Tax Office there. You can't miss

Ranjan: That's right/ so it is, of course. What's (what has) happened to you all these days? You forgot me. Didn't you?

booth. The 2nd house from it is

(éπÈ®Íéd™‰. ÉEo®ÓV-™‰-´’-ߪ÷u´¤ †’´¤y?/ à´’®·çC Fèπ◊? ††’o ´’Ja-§Ú-ߪ÷´¤, éπü∆?) Sajjan: I could say the same about you, couldn't I?

(E†’o í∫’-Jç-* èπÿú≈ ؈üË Å†-´îª’a éπü∆?) Ranjan: Ok, Ok, let's not quarrel. Happy we've met atleast now, aren't we?

(ÆæÍ®x, íÌ-úø-¢Ì-ü¿’l. É°æpöÀÈéjØ√ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-†oçü¿’èπ◊ ÆæçûÓ≠æç éπü∆?)

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along. Then turn left. You find the it because in front of it there is an STD Bhushan's. So, distant perhaps, but easy to locate, isn't it?

(ÉçéÓ

5) Close by = near by = close to = near =

route

îÁ§ƒh. É™« ¢Á∞¡Ÿx, ´‚úÓ- èπ◊úÕ road -¢Áj°æ¤ A®Ω’í∫’. Å™«Íí ¢Á∞¡Ÿx í∫ù‰¨»-©-ߪ’ç ´®Ωèπ◊. ǩߪ’ç ¢Á†’éπ °ü¿l ¢Ë°æ îÁô’dçô’çC. Éçé¬Ææh ü¿÷®Ωç-¢Á∞¡Ÿx, áúø-´’ -¢Áj°æ¤ A®Ω’í∫’. Åéπ\úø sales tax office Öçô’çC. ÅC miss Å´-™‰´¤ †’´¤y. áçü¿’-éπçõ‰ ü∆E ´·çüË ã STD booth Öç-C. Åéπ\-úÕ-Eç-* È®çúÓ É™‰x Bhushan C.) éÀç-ü¿-öÀ lesson ™ ™«Íí Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æù èπÿú≈ ü∆J Åúø-í∫-ö«-EéÃ, ü∆J îÁ°æp-ö«-EéÀ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*† Ææ綵«-≠æù‰ éπü∆? Ééπ\úø ´÷ô©’ îª÷ü∆lç: cross roads, behind, in front of, proceed, go further along.

Now Practise the following aloud in English: Pavan: Arjun,

(Åéπ\-úÕéÀ) ü¿í∫_-®Ω™, Ç ü¿J-ü∆-°æ¤™x a) You know the collectorate, don't you? The electricity office is close by/ nearby/ close to it/ near it = collectorate Collector, Director, Commissioner ' - ate' electricity office 6) Proceed = a) road proceed straight along this road. b) Proceed to the east = c) If you proceed for a KM, you will see the place =

Fèπ◊ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éπü∆? ™«çöÀ ( îËJÊÆh ¢√J 鬮√u-©-ߪ÷-©ØË Å®Ωnç °æü∆-©èπ◊ ü∆EéÀ ü¿í∫_Í®. ´Ææ’hçC.) Ç Å™«Íí ¢Á∞¡xôç/ -¢Á-∞¡x-ôç. Ñ ¢Áç•õ‰ A†oí¬ ¢Á∞¡xçúÕ ûª÷®Ω’p -¢Áj°æ¤ ¢Á∞¡xçúÕ

Å™«Íí ã éÀ-™-O’-ô®Ω’ ü¿÷®Ωç ¢Á∞Ïh Ç îÓô’ O’èπ◊ éπE°œ-Ææ’hçC.

Need not walk further

O’ ÉçöÀéÀ -dž’-èπ◊†o Building àçöÀ? Ææçí∫û√ -†’-´y-úÕ-ÍíC? Pavan: Net Centre O’ ÉçöÀéÀ èπ◊úÕ-¢Áj°æ¤. ؈-úÕ-ÍíC áúø´’ -¢Áj°æ¤ Building Ææçí∫A. Arjun: ÅC Telephone Engineering Company ¢√∞¡xC. ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ á°æ¤púø÷ •ßª’ô °æE áèπ◊\´. Åçü¿’-éπE ü∆ü∆°æ¤ á°æ¤púø÷ ´‚ÊÆ Öçô’çC. Pavan: -Ç -ã-†®˝ -áéπ\-úø’ç-ö«-úø’? Arjun: Çߪ’-†’çúËC X®√ç-†-í∫-®˝™ . †’Ny-éπ\-úÕoç* ¢Á∞«x-©çõ‰ ûÌN’t-üÓ-†ç-•®˝ Bus áèπ◊\. Pavan: Ø√èπ◊ bike ÖçC. Arjun: Ñ ®Óú˛ ¢Áç•úË ¢ÁRx, èπ◊úÕ-¢Áj°æ¤ AJ-TûË éÌçûªü¿÷®Ωç ûª®√yûª §ƒ© booth éπ-E°œÆæ’hç-C. ü∆E ¢Á†-éπØË Çߪ’-E©’x. Çߪ’EçöÀ °æéπ\ building †’ Åü∆l© ¢Ë’úø Åçö«®Ω’. Åéπ\-úÕéÀ ü¿í∫_Í® ´’† Maths lecturer É©’x. Arjun: Net Centre

Pavan: OK Thank you. Answer: Pavan: Arjun, What's in the building beside/

Sajjan: You can very well say that. How about disturbing Bhushan now? correct. Bhushan

1) Cross Roads/ road junction = X roads

Ø√©’í∫’ ®Óúøx ÅE -èπÿú≈ ®√≤ƒh®Ω’. -èπÿ-úøL = DEo (†’´y-ØËC ¢√Rxç-öÀéÀ áèπ◊\´í¬ center ÅF, î¯é˙ ÅF- Åçô’çö«ç. ¢Á∞«l´÷?) chowk £œ«çD- ´÷ô. center ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’. you can say that/ you can very well say that 2) behind = ¢Á†éπ. DE •ü¿’©’ ≤ƒ´÷-†uçí¬ î√-™«= †’´y-ØËC correct. ´’çC backside/ at the back side Åçô’ç-ö«®Ω’. Disturbing Bhushan Åç-õ‰ – ¢√Rxç-öÀéÀ ¢Á∞«l´÷? é¬E english ™ backside = buttocks ÅØË é¬F ÅûªEo trouble îËߪ’-ö«-E-éπE é¬ü¿’) (°œ®Ω’-ü¿’©’). Åçûªí¬ back ¢√ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊çõ‰, at the Ranjan: (I) Like to, but I'm not for going so far back of Åçõ‰ ÆæJ-§Ú-ûª’çC. off now?

(É≠æd¢Ë’ é¬E, -É°æ¤p-úø’ Åçûªü¿÷®Ωç ´îËa °æJ-ÆœnA™ ™‰†’) Sajjan: far off? His place is/ He lives close by, doesn't he?

(ü¿÷®Ωç Åçô’-Ø√o-¢ËçöÀ? Ééπ\-úÕéÀ ü¿í∫_Í® éπü∆ ¢√Rx-©’x?/-É-éπ\-úÕéÀ ü¿í∫_®Ω™ØË Öçö«úø’ éπü∆?) Ranjan: That was till 2 months ago. He moved to surendranagar.

(Å-C È®ç-úø’-ØÁ-©-© éÀç-ü¿-öÀ Ææçí∫-A. -¢√-úø’ Surendra nagar èπ◊ É©’x ´÷®√-úø’.) -É-©’x -´÷®Ωôç-= move; shift Åçûª- Ææ-J-é¬ü¿’. Å™«Íí 2 months ago, correct, 2 months back ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’) Sajjan: That's news. The fellow didn't even call to tell me of it. I wish to see him urgently about something important. How do I go to him?

(ÅC Ø√èπ◊ ûÁ-L-ߪ’ü¿’. ¢√úø’ Ç N≠æߪ’ç phone îËÆæ-®·Ø√ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’.¢√ùÀo-°æ¤púø’ ´·êu¢Á’i† N≠æߪ’ç í∫’-Jç-* éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-¢√L. ᙫ?) Ranjan: I'll tell you. Listen carefully. You have a bike, haven't you. Drive straight along the road. At the next cross roads, turn left. Take the third right turn again. bike road Drive = Motor Centre

(îÁÊ°pC ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬ N†’. F ÖçC, éπü∆?Ñ ¢Áç•úË ¢Á∞¡Ÿx. ( ¢√£æ«-†ç™ ¢Á∞¡xôç.) Ç ûª®√yûª ´îËa ™ áúø´’-¢Áj°æ¤ A®Ω’í∫’. ´’Sx ´‚úÓèπ◊úÕ- ¢Áj°æ¤ -BÆæ’éÓ)

Sajjan: You are confusing me. Why don't you come along too. confuse

(†’´¤y ††’o ®√-èπÿ-úøü∆?

îËÆæ’h-Ø√o´¤. †’-´‹y-

Spoken English

a) The car is behind/ at back of the bus. (At the backside of the bus 3) In front of = space behind/ at the back of opposite. before Before Time space The School comes before the cloth shop Correct, cloth shop building

é¬ü¿’.) ´·ç-ü¿’ -Å-E ( Ææç-ü¿®Ωs¥ç-™). èπ◊ DE ÉC áèπ◊\´ ¢√úø’-ûª’çö«ç. •ü¿’©’ èπÿú≈ Åçõ‰ '´·çü¿’— ÅØË Å®Ωnç, é¬E ÅC ™ ´·çü¿’ ÅE ™ é¬ü¿’. Å®·ûË Ééπ\úø à Å®ΩnçûÓ? Ç èπ◊ É´-ûª™‰ èπ◊ ´·çü¿®Ω ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ ÅçûËé¬F äéπ ÅE é¬ü¿’. a) ´÷ ÉçöÀ´·ç-ü¿’ -ã éÌ•sJ-îÁ-ô’dçC. There is a

Coconut tree in front of our home. b) Post Office Their place is/ comes before the post office. 4) Beside = The Collectorate is beside the swaraj Maidan. Collectorate = Collector's office. Collector, director, Commissioner, etc, 'ate'

¢√∞¡x É©’x

É´-ûª™‰ =

°æéπ\† –

(Ææy®√ñ¸ ¢Á’iü∆Ø˛ °æéπ\ØË èπ◊

îËJÊÆh ¢√∞¡x

鬮√u-©-ߪ÷-©ØË Å®Ωnç ´Ææ’hçC). a) The Cloth shop is beside the Post Office beside 'next to' better,

Å®·ûË áèπ◊\´.

éπçõ‰ èπÿú≈

b) The cloth shop is next to the jewellery on the left of/ on the right of it = shop shop, (Beside, besides. beside = by the side of =

°æéπ\ØË Ç •ôd©

Ç †í∫© èπ◊úÕ -¢Áj°æ¤/-á-úø´’ ¢Áj°æ¤

7) farther, further: farther, far Comparative; far:

next to yours?

èπ◊ ü¿÷®Ωç. i) farther: áèπ◊\´ ü¿÷®Ωç. Mumbai is farther from Vijayawada, than from Hyderabad.

Arjun: Are you talking of the Net Centre? Pavan: The Net Centre is on the right of your place. I am asking you about the building on the left of your place. Arjun: That

M. SURESAN

´·ç¶„j £j«ü¿-®√-¶«ü˛ éπç-õ‰ Nï-ߪ’-¢√-úø- †’ç* áèπ◊\´ ü¿÷®Ωç. ii) further: Éçé¬. I can't walk any further: ÉçÈé-èπ◊\´ ü¿÷®Ωç (Éçéπ) ؈’ †úø-´-™‰†’. (Ééπ\úø farther= further éπü∆?) b) Don't talk any further: ÉçÍéç ´÷ö«x-úøèπ◊. c) Walk further (farther) along:

Å™«Íí Éçé¬ †úø-´çúÕ. ¢Áç•úÕ Éçé¬-ü¿÷®Ωç †úø-´çúÕ.

Ç Nví∫£æ«ç ü∆öÀ †úø-´-éπ\-®Ω-™‰ü¿’. Lesson No 96 ´÷ô©÷, Ñ Lesson ´÷ô©÷, ü∆J ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´-ôç™, Éûª-®Ω’-©èπ◊ ü∆J îÁ°æp-ôç™ ¢√úøôç Ææ®Ωy-≤ƒ--üµ∆®Ωùç. O’ conversation ™ Practice îËߪ’çúÕ.

-v°æ-¨¡o: Main verbs (tell, drinks), -¢√-öÀéÀ -´·ç-ü¿’-´-îËa

-§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ..

(•ßª’ô). That's why it (ü∆ü∆°æ¤) always closed.

Pavan: Where does the owner live? Do you know? Arjun: He lives in Sriram Nagar. If you are going from here take bus No.9 Arjun: Drive along this road, turn right and go on for some distance; you find a milk booth. The house behind it is his. The building next to his is called Addala meda. Our Maths lecturer's place is closeby. Pavan: OK. Thank you.

I didn't tell him=

؈-ûª-EéÀ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’ ؈-ûª-E-Èé-°æ¤púø÷ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’. (never = á°æ¤púø÷ ™‰ü¿’/ é¬ü¿’)

eg. I didn't tell, I never told I might tell, I might have told I did not tell, I have not told.

I might tell him:

-™ -Ö-†o°æp-öÀéà Ȯç-úÕç-öÀ- Å®Ωnç -äéπ\-õ‰-Ø√?

؈-ûª-EéÀ îÁ°æp-´îª’a (îÁ§ƒh-ØË¢Á÷)–

Helping verbs helping verb main verbs tense, helping verb tense

¢√úËîÓôx,

ûª®√yA †’•õ‰d

eg: He does not know this: 'does' present tense verb 'does know' present tense. I did not tell him - 'did' past tense; so verb did tell- past tense.

鬕öÀd,

(future)

I might have told him =

– Èé.-A®Ω’°æ-A, ®√-´÷-ߪ’çÊ°-ô

Ééπ\úø

Telephone

work is outdoors is almost

I never told him =

-©’- -¢ËÍ®y®Ω’

Öçô’çC. °æéπ\†– ´’†ç Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ °æéπ\† ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ ¢√úÕ-†-´÷ô. Besides = also, èπÿú≈, ü∆E-ûÓ-§ƒô’ ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ. I lost my pen besides my book. Book ûÓ §ƒô’ pen èπÿú≈ §ÚíÌ-ô’d-èπ◊Ø√o)

a

Engineering Company. Most of their

helping verbs (do, did) tenses (present tense, past tense)

-ï-¢√-•’:

to

Pavan: I have my bike.

d) Go further down the street: road e) You need not walk further than the statue

Ç

belongs

؈-ûª-EéÀ îÁ°œp Öçúø-´îª’a (îÁ§ƒp-ØË¢Á÷– past) îª÷úøçúÕ: 'tell' ûª®√yûª á´-JûÓ îÁ°œpçC èπÿú≈ îÁ§ƒpL. 'say' and 'tell' èπ◊ ûËú≈ -É-C-´®Ω-™ N´-Jç-î√ç. I did not tell him =

؈-ûª-EéÀ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’ (í∫ûªç™, ÅE îÁ°æpúøç ïJ-TûË– äéπ week, etc) I have not told him =

time, time, date, year,

Åçõ‰ á°æ¤púø’

ØËEçûª´®Ωèπ◊ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’.

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