September('05) 10 - Spoken English

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-Ñ-Ø√-úø’ Radhika: Hi Rama, (are you) in a hurry?

ûÌçü¿-®Ω™ ÖØ√o¢√? Rama:

You bet I am. I am on my way to class. I'm afraid I shall be late. It's already 7.50 and the class is at 8 (O' clock) you bet I am bet

éπ-*a-ûªçí¬. ( ؈’ é¬ßª’ûÌçü¿-®Ω™ ÖØ√o-†E †’´¤y ´îª’a. Åçõ‰ éπ*a-ûªçí¬ ÅE éπü∆.) class èπ◊ ¢Á∞¡ŸhØ√o. Late Å´¤-û√-ØË¢Á÷. É°æp-öÀÍé 7.50 Å®·çC. é¬xÆæ’ 8 éÀ)

Radhika: Shall I see you in the evening then?

Å®·ûË E†’o ≤ƒßª’çvûªç éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓØ√? Rama:

I'm afraid it's a bit early. Make it quarter past five. Past that will be too late again.

British English etc.,

™ Quarter past, half past áèπ◊\-´í¬ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’. N’í∫û√ Ææ´’-ߪ÷©’ èπÿ-ú≈ É™« îÁ°æp-´îª’a. 02.10- Ten minutes past two

(´÷´‚-©’í¬

Two ten),

02.50- Ten (minutes) to three

(´÷´‚-©’í¬ Two fifty) ™ past Å®Ωnç: 'ü∆öÀ— ÅE. (Past - pronunciation = §ƒÆˇd) Éçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ lessons ™ îª÷¨»ç, Ææn™«Eo ü∆öÀ ¢Á-∞¡}-úøçèπÿú≈ past. He is past the building. äéπ ´ßª’Ææ’ ü∆ô-úøç = Past the age. °j

expressions

Kapil Dev is past the age of playing cricket. cricket

ÇúË ´ßª’Ææ’ ü∆öÀ-§Ú-®·çC. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Saikiran:

Hi Lakshman, where are you coming from?

Lakshman: (I am) returning from a party. Saikiran:

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Where?

Lakshman: At the wine n' dine Hotel. Saikiran:

Where is it? the Krishna Studio.

Saikiran:

6) Before 'of' phrases, if 'of' comes after a plural (plural form of phrases plural form The 7) Before the names of famous buildings, of historical buildings, of big hotels, of monuments, etc. Pavithra: Hi, Puneetha, did you see the professor?

ûª®√yûª ´ÊÆh Ç ´·çü¿’ ¢√-úø-û√ç).

v§Ò°∂-Ææ-®˝†’ îª÷¨»¢√?

Lakshman: Don't you know? It's near the

ÅC éÌçîÁç ûÌçü¿®Ω Å´¤ûª’çüË¢Á÷. (Ééπ\úø I'm afraid = I am afraid Åçõ‰ ÆæçüË-£æ…Eo ûÁ-©°æ-úøç; üËØÁj oØ√ ´’®√u-ü¿í¬ ™‰ü¿-†-úøç.

-Ç-C¢√®Ωç 25 -ÂÆ°dç-•®Ω’ 2005

A nice place, isn't it? What about the Shelton Hotel near the Charminar?

Puneetha: No, she left for the US yesterday. No idea when she will be back. On her way back she is going to spend a week in the UK. She will return home by the UAE. Pavithra: I think she is the first in her department to be invited to so many countries.

India.. The US.. eg: I'm afraid it is not possible for me to give it =

ÅC É´y--™‰-ØË-¢Á÷ – É´y†’ ÅE ´’®√u-ü¿í¬ îÁ°æp-úøç.) 5-15 èπ◊ ®√. (Make it ¢√úø’éπ í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. 5.15èπ◊ ´îËaô’d îª÷ú≈-©E) Å-C ü∆-öÀ-ûË ´’Sx Ç©-Ææu-´’-´¤-ûª’çC. Radhika: That suits me fine. ok conversation lessons dialogues Spoken English forms. practise conversation time expressions 7.50, 8 (O' clock), half past five, quarter past 5, past that.

(Åçõ‰ Ø√èπ◊ ØË ÅE) ™ ¢√úøçúÕ ÉC èπÿú≈ ™ ¢√úÕ† É°æp-öÀ-´-®Ωèπ◊ Ñ ÅFo èπÿú≈ NNüµ¿ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x ¢√úË OöÀE Éü¿l®Ω’ ´·í∫’_®Ω’ îËÊÆh Åçûª ¶«í¬ ´÷ö«x-úø-í∫éπLÆœ áçûª Éûª-®Ω’-©†’ Çéπ-ô’d-èπ◊ç-ô’çC ©®Ω’. O’ †’ í∫´’°j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù-™E Eç-îªçúÕ. É-C-´®Ω-™ -ûÁ-©’Ææ’èπ◊-Ø√oç éπü∆: °∂晫-Ø√ õ„jçèπ◊ ÅE éπ*a-ûªçí¬ îÁ°æp-í∫-L-T-†-°æ¤púø’ at ¢√úøû√ç. Æ洒ߪ’ç ´·çü¿’ At 3 pm, at 4.15 etc. English ™ ´÷´‚©’ conversation ™

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¶«í∫’ç-ô’çC éπü∆? ü¿í∫_®Ω Shelton Hotel ᙫ Öçô’çC? Charminar

Laxman: Don't know much about it. By the by I am leaving for Delhi tonight. I am going to stop for two days at Agra to see my uncle

-ü∆-E í∫’-Jç-* -Ø√èπ◊ Åçûªí¬ -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’. ÅC ÆæÍ® é¬F, -Ñ-¢√-∞¡ ®√vA úµÕMx ¢Á∞¡Ÿûª’Ø√o. ü∆J™ È®çvúÓ-V©’ Çví¬™ ´÷ uncle Éçöx Öçö« Saikiran: You will sure see the Taj, Won't you?

û√ñ¸-´’-£æ«™¸ ûª°æpéπ îª÷≤ƒh´¤ í∫ü∆? Laxman: And also the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi.

úµÕMx™ ®√≠æ-Z°æA ¶µº´Ø˛ èπÿú≈ îª÷≤ƒh. °j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ 'The' ¢√úøéπç í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ: The Wine n' Dine Hotel, The Krishna Studio, The Charminar, The Taj, The Rashtrapathi Bhavan. hotels (monuments/ memorials) The Hotel Hotels The At the Centurian, at the Krishna Oberoi at the Hotel Sheraton At the Sheraton Hotel

äéπ í∫ç-ô™ 15´ EN’≠æç, 30´ EN’≠æç, 45´ EN’≠æç È®çúø’ Nüµ∆-©’í¬ ûÁ©’-°æ¤û√ç.

éÌçúø í∫’®Ω’h-©’í¬ îÁÊ°p v°æÆœü¿l¥ ¶µº´-Ø√© ´·çü¿’, íÌ°æp íÌ°æp ´·çü¿’, î√J-vûªéπ éπôdú≈©÷ ñ«c°æéπ *£æ…o-© ´·çü¿’ ¢√úøû√ç. Å®·ûË ûÓ v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç ÅßË’u Ê°®Ωx ´·çü¿’ ®√ü¿’– Åçö«ç. é¬F ņç. éπÈ®é˙d. É°æp-öÀ-´-®Ωèπ◊ ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-†oC. The ¢√úË Ææçü¿-®√s¥©’. 1) °∂晫-Ø√ ÅE ûÁL-Æ œ† ¢√öÀ-´·çü¿’ ( à?/ which Å-ØË questions èπ◊ answer ´îËa îÓôx) 2) ´÷ö«x-úø’èπ◊ç-ô’†o ¢√∞¡xç-ü¿-JéÀ ûÁL-Æ œ† N≠æ-ߪ÷© ´·çü¿’ 3) †ü¿’©’, Ææ®Ω-Ææ’q©’, Ææ´·-vü∆©’, ´’£æ… Ææ´·-vü∆© Ê°®Ωx ´·çü¿’ 4) °æ®Ωyûª °æçèπ◊h© (mountain ranges) Ê°®Ωx ´·çü¿’, (äÍé °æ®Ωyûªç ´·çü¿’ The ®√ü¿’)

02.15 - Two fifteen/ Quarter past two (Quarter = 1/4 hour) 02.30 - Two thirty/ Half past two 02.45 - Two forty five/ Quarter to three

5) Before the names of groups of islands but not before the name of a single island The

AM, PM (AM = Ante Meridian, PM = Post Meridian) formal conversation

ü∆ü∆°æ¤ ¢√úøç. ®√ÊÆ-ô-°æ¤púø’í¬F, í¬ v°æéπ-ô† ÉîËa-ô-°æ¤púø’í¬F ¢√úøû√ç. ´’†ç îËÆæ’h†o°æ¤púø’ Ææçü¿-®√s¥Eo•öÀd §Òü¿’lØ√, ´’üµ∆u-£æ«o´÷ ÅØËC ûÁ-©’-Ææ÷hØË Öçô’çC éπü∆. Åçûªí¬ éπ*a-ûªçí¬ -ûÁ-©-§ƒLq ´ÊÆh Å°æ¤púø’ èπÿú≈ in the morning, in the evening etc Åçö«ç. °æ‹®Ωh-®·† í∫çô-©èπ◊ ´÷vûª¢Ë’ O' clock Åçö«ç. O' clock = of the clock. Éçü¿’™ f the omit îË≤ƒhç 鬕öÀd O °æéπ\† apostrophe (') °úøû√ç. N’í∫û√ Ææ´’-ߪ÷Eo ûÁLÊ° Nüµ¿ç: 10.00 AM/ PM - 10 O' clock - Ten O' Clock 10.40 AM/ PM - Ten forty 04.20 - four twenty

(D´¤© Ææ´‚-£æ…© Ê°®Ωx ´·çü¿’)

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Dy°æç Ê°®Ω’ ´·çü¿’

®√ü¿’)

The Professor, The US, The UK, The UAE. (designations), 'The' The District Collector, The Prime Minister of India, etc. (a) The Prime Minister of India, Mr Manmohan Singh (b) Mr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India.

°j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™:

Åçõ‰ -v°æ-üË-¨»-©’, £æ«Ùü∆-©’ °æü¿-´¤© ´·çü¿’ ´Ææ’hçC.

Ê°®Ω’ ´·çü¿’ £æ«Ùü∆, M. SURESAN °æü¿N ´ÊÆh -Ç £æ«Ùü∆/ -°æ-ü¿N ´·çü¿’ 'The' ´Ææ’hçC (a) ™- ´-™„. ´·ç-ü¿’ ´uéÀh Ê°®Ω÷, ûª®√yûª £æ«Ùü∆/ -°æ-ü¿N´ÊÆh ü∆E´·çü¿’ 'The' ®√ü¿’ (b) ™ -´-™„. ÉC î√™« ´·êuç. ≤ƒ´÷-†uçí¬ £æ«Ùü∆, °æü¿N (designation, office - office Åçõ‰ Ééπ\-úø 鬮√u-©ßª’ç é¬ü¿’, °æü¿N -Å-E Å®Ωnç) ´·çü¿’ The ¢√úø-û√®Ω’. éÌEo ®√≥ƒZ© éπ©-®·éπûÓ à®Ωpúøf ü˨»© ´·çü¿’ èπÿú≈ 'the' ¢√úøû√ç. îª÷¨»-®Ω’-éπü∆: The US (The United states of America - ÉC éÌEo ®√≥ƒZ© éπ©®·éπ), the UK (The United Kingdom England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The UAE (The United Arab Emirates Gulf countries Dubai Abudabhi, Sharja The India

éπLÆœ à®Ωpúøf Ææ´÷êu), ´’†ç ´÷´‚-©’í¬ ÅF, ÅF, ÅE Åçô’çö«ç). ¶µ«®Ω-ûª-üË-¨¡ç™ èπÿú≈ ®√≥ƒZ™‰ éπü∆, ´’J ņç. ´’†ç äÍé ü˨¡çí¬ Ö†o ü∆Eo ®√≥ƒZ-©’í¬ N¶µº->çî√ç. ÅüË The US, The UK N≠æ-ߪ÷™x, Çߪ÷ ®√≥ƒZ©÷, v°æüË-¨»©÷ äÍé ü˨¡çí¬ à®Ωp-ú≈f®·. India N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ èπÿú≈, Indian Union ÅE ´u´-£æ«-Jç-*-†-°æ¤púø’ The Indian Union Åçö«ç. Prabhat: What movie did you go to, Yesterday? Prakash: The Ten Commandments. An Old one Prabhat: Isn’t it an episode from the Bible? Bible Episode

ÅC

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Prakash: Yes. From the old testament in the Bible. Bible old testament Prabhat: Just as Maya Bazar is an episode from the Mahabharatam

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´’£æ…-¶µ«-®Ω-ûªç-™--E -ã -¶µ«-í¬-Eo ´÷ߪ÷ •-ñ«®˝ ÆœE´÷ -BÆœ-†-ô’x Prakash: But I Doubt if Maya Bazar is from the Original Mahabharatam

Å®·ûË ´’£æ…-¶µ«-®Ωûªç ´‚©ç™ -´÷-ߪ÷•-ñ«®˝ -Öç-ü∆ -Å-E -Ø√ -Å-†’-´÷-†ç. îª÷¨»-®Ω’-éπü∆, íÌ°æp íÌ°æp ví∫çü∑∆©, °æNvûª ví∫çü∑∆© Ê°®Ωx ´·çü¿’ 'the' ûª°æpéπ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’. This is the Telugu translation of the koran.

ÉC èπ◊®√Ø˛ ûÁ©’í∫’ ņ’-¢√ü¿ç. Å™«Íí the Grandhsahib etc. Å®·ûË ®Ωîª-®·ûª© Ê°®Ωx ûª®√yûª ví∫çü∑∆© Ê°®Ω’x îÁ°œûË 'the' ®√ü¿’. Valmiki's Ramayanam, Vyasa's Maha bharatam etc. Practise the following aloud in English. Karuna: Hi Kranthi,

É¢√-Rd ÑØ√úø’ îª÷¨»¢√? E®Ω’-üÓu-í∫’-©èπ◊ ´·êu-´’ç-vA éÌûªh °æü∑¿-é¬Eo v°æéπ-öÀç-î√®Ω’. Kranthi: àçö« °æü∑¿éπç? Karuna: 22†’ç* 32´’üµ¿u ´ßª ’-Ææ ’\-©ç-ü¿-JéÀ E®Ω’-üÓuí∫ -¶µº%A É≤ƒh®Ω’ (éπLpûªç – ÉC Íé-´-©ç -Ö-ü∆£æ«®Ω-ùÍé) Kranthi: Å™«í¬? Å¢Á’-Jé¬ (US) ™, Britain (UK) ™ Ñ °æü∑¿éπç î√-™«-é¬-©çí¬ Å´’™x ÖçC éπü∆? Karuna: Å´¤†’. ´’†-¢√∞¡Ÿx î√™«-´’çC Ééπ\úø ÖüÓu-í¬-´-é¬-¨»©’ ™‰éπ UAE, US, UK ©èπ◊ ¢ÁRx §Úûª’-Ø√o®Ω’. ¶µ«®Ωûª ®√-≠Z°æ æ-A -Å-•’l-™¸ éπ-™«ç Ñ ¢Ë’üµ∆-N-´-©Ææ (brain drain) í∫’-Jç-* ¢Á·†o ã Ö°æ-¢√u-Ææç™ -î√-™« ÇçüÓ-∞¡† ´uéπh-°æ-J-î√®Ω’ éπü∆. Kranthi: ´÷ ņoߪ’u èπÿú≈ Maldives ™ Lecturer Post èπ◊ Apply î˨»úø’. ´ÊÆh ¢ÁRx-§Ú-û√úø’. Ç Job ´ÊÆh £œ«´÷-©-ߪ÷©’ áéÀ\-†çûª ÆæçûÓ≠æç Åçô’-Ø√oúø’. Answer: Karuna: Did you see/ go through the Eenadu Today ? The Chief Minister has announced a new scheme for the benefit of the unemployed people. Kranthi: What's (What is) the scheme? Karuna: All the unemployed persons between the age of 22 and 32 will get unemployment allowance Kranthi: Is it so? This has been in force in the US and the UK in force Karuna: Yes. A good number of our people are leaving for the UAE, the US and the UK. All because of there are no employment opportunities. The President of India, Mr Abdul Kalam expressed concern over this brain drain in his speech the day before yesterday. Kranthi: My brother too has applied for a lecturer’s job in the maldives. If he gets it he will go. He says getting a job will make him as happy as if he had climbed up the Himalayas.

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