-¨¡-E-¢√®Ωç 4 -†-´ç-•®Ω’ 2006
Dheeraj: Hi Neeraj, long since we met. How
and where have you been?
(´’†ç éπ©’-Ææ’-éÌE î√™« ®ÓV-©-®·çC.
ᙫ ÖØ√o¢˛, áéπ\úø ÖØ√o¢˛?)
Neeraj: (I've) been out of town for quite
sometime. I'd been in troubles for
some weeks and that had taken me
out of town all these days. I came
back only this morning.
(éÌçûª-é¬-©çí¬ Ü∞x-™‰†’. éÌEo-¢√-®√-©’í¬
É•sç-ü¿’™x ÖØ√o†’. Åçü¿’-´©x Ü∞x-™‰†’.
É¢√∞Ï AJ-íÌ-î√a†’.)
Dheeraj: Sorry to hear that. Are you free from
troubles now?
(ÅC N†-ú≈-EéÀ ¶«üµ¿í¬ ÖçC. É•sç-ü¿’™x
†’ç* É°æ¤púø’ •ßª’-ô-°æ-úøf-õ‰xØ√?)
Neeraj: Yes; I can say that I got my head
above water now. I've sold of a
piece of land and cleared all my
debts. I've bought a flat too.
(•ßª’-ô-°æ-ú≈f-†E îÁ°æp-í∫-©†’. éÌçûª-§Ò©ç
Ţ˒tÆœ Å°æ¤p©’ BÍ®a-¨»†’. ã flat èπÿú≈
é̆’-èπ◊\-Ø√o†’.)
Dheeraj: Is the flat good? (flat ¶«í∫’çü∆)
Neeraj: Quite good. I got my money's worth.
(¶«í¬ØË ÖçC. °öÀd† úø•’sèπ◊ ûªT-†ç-ûªC.)
Dheeraj: Where is this flat of yours?
(F flat áéπ\-úø’çC?)
Neeraj: In a prime area of the town, yet very
quiet.
(†í∫-®Ωç-™ E ´·êu-¢Á’i† v§ƒçûªç™,
Å®·Ø√ íÌúø-´-™‰E îÓô.)
Dheeraj: But haven't you always been for a
peaceful area away from the city?
(é¬F FÈé°æ¤púø÷ ÜJéÀ é¬Ææh ü¿÷®Ωçí¬
v°æ¨»ç-ûª-¢Á’i† v°æüË-¨¡ç™ Öçú≈-©E éπü∆?)
Neeraj: If I had got my way, I would have
really moved out of town.
(؈-†’-èπ◊-†oC ïJT Ö†o-ôd-®·ûË, town èπ◊
é¬Ææh ü¿÷®Ωçí¬ •ßª’-ô-Èé-Rx-§Ú-ßË’-¢√-úÕØË.)
Dheeraj: Whose choice was the site then?
(Å®·ûË Ç Ææn©ç áç°œéπ á´JC?)
Neeraj: My wife's choice prevailed.
(´÷ ÇNúø áç°œéπ ØÁT_çC.)
Prevail = Ééπ\úÕ Å®Ωnç – ØÁí∫_ôç; ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç
= (´ü¿ç-ûª’©’, ¢√uüµ¿’©’) ¢√u°œç-îªôç.
Dheeraj: Didn't you get your say in the matter?
(Å®·ûË Ñ N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ F ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷Eo
îÁÊ°p Å´-鬨¡ç §Òçü¿-™‰ü∆ †’´¤y?)
Neeraj: I did, of course, but her opinion got
the better of mine. Wives have a
way with such matters, haven't
they?
(؈’ îÁ§ƒp†’. é¬F Ç¢Á’ ´÷õ‰ ØÁT_çC.
É™«çöÀ N≠æ-ߪ÷™x ¶µ«®Ωu-©èπ◊ àüÓ éÀô’-
èπ◊ç-ô’çC, éπü∆?)
Dheeraj: Most wives do, but my wife is differ-
ent. She lets me have my way in
everything.
(î√™«´’çC ¶µ«®Ωu©’ ÅçûË, é¬F ´÷
ÇNúø ¢ËÍ®.)
Neeraj: Yes, yes. She selects the colour and
style of even your clothes. Most
other wives let their husbands alone
in the matter, but your wife is differ-
ent in that she chooses even clothes
for you.
(Å´¤-†-´¤†’. F •ôd© ®Ωçí∫÷, ¨ÎjM Åçû√
Ç¢Á’ áç°œÍé éπü∆! î√™«-´’çC ¶µ«®Ωu©’ Ñ
N≠æߪ’ç °æöÀdç--éÓ®Ω’, é¬F O’ ÇNúø F
•ôd©’ èπÿú≈ áç°œéπ îËÆæ’hçC.)
Dheeraj: That's because we love each other
so much.
(´÷ Éü¿lJ´’üµ¿u Åçûª vÊ°´’ ÖçC ´’J.)
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ.. URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
Neeraj: So it with other couples too.
(N’í∫û√ ¶µ«®√u-¶µº-®Ωh© Ææçí∫A èπÿú≈ ÅçûË.)





English conversation ™ get/ have èπ◊ Ö†o
v§ƒ´·êuç í∫’Jç* îªJa-Ææ’hØ√oç. ÅN î√™« ûª®Ω-í¬
´≤ƒh-ߪ’F, get, have î√™«îÓôx äéπ-ü∆E •ü¿’©’ äéπöÀ
¢√úø-´îªaE ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç. Get, have Ñ È®çúø÷ èπÿú≈
éÌEo Éûª®Ω ´÷ô-©ûÓ éπLÆœ ®√´ôç English con-
versation ™ Ææ®Ωy-≤ƒ-üµ∆-®Ωùç ÅE ví∫£œ«çî√ç. Ñ les-
son ™ conversation ™ have/ gotûÓ ´îËa ´’J-
éÌEo ´÷ô© Å®√n©÷, ¢√úø’é¬ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. Ñ les-
son ™E have/ got combination ûÓ ´îËa ´÷ô©’,
daily life situation ™ î√™« ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ NE-°œç-îË¢Ë.
鬕öÀd OöÀE O’ conversation ™†÷ practice
îËߪ’çúÕ.
Look at the following sentences from the
conversation at the beginning of the les-
son (between Dheeraj and Neeraj).
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
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Keep your head above water
1. I got my head above water = ؈’ *èπ◊\™xç*
I have my head above water.
•ßª’-ô-°æ-ú≈f†’ =
Get/ have one's head above water =
*èπ◊\©’,
´·êuçí¬ úø•’s-*-èπ◊\©’ ™‰èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøôç/
Öçúø-èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøôç.
a) He earns enough to have his head above
water =
*èπ◊\-™‰x-èπ◊çú≈ í∫úÕ-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ûªT-†çûª
He earns enough to get
Ææ秃-C-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’ =
his head above water.
b) She can't seen to get her head/ have her
head above water; she always has some
problem or the other =
Ææ´’-Ææu-™xç* •ßª’-ô-
°æ-úøfõ‰x éπ†-°æ-úø-ü∆¢Á’. Ç¢Á’èπ◊ á°æ¤púø÷ àüÓ äéπ
Ææ´’Ææu Öçô’çC.
Have/ get èπ◊ •ü¿’©’ keep èπÿú≈ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’.
Keep your head above water = Ææ´’-Ææu©’
™‰èπ◊çú≈ îª÷Ææ’éÓ.
Get some one's head/ have some one's
head/ keep some one's head above
water -
´·êuçí¬ úø•’s *èπ◊\© í∫’Jç*
Å®·-†-°æp-öÀéÃ, Éûª®Ω É•sç-ü¿’-©èπ◊ èπÿú≈ ¢√úø’-
ûª’ç-ö«®Ω’.
c) Work seems to have no end for him; he
is unable to get/ have/ keep his head
above water = ÅûªúÕ °æEéÀ Åçûª’-†oô’x
éπ†-°æ-úøü¿’. °æE-°æ‹®Ωh®· £æ…®·í¬ Öçúø-™‰-éπ
-§Ú-ûª’-Ø√o-úø-ûª†’.
d) Amrita is able to keep/ get/ have her
head above water now. All her children
are well settled =
Å´’%-ûªèπ◊ É°æ¤úø’
É•sç-ü¿’™‰ç ™‰´¤. Ç¢Á’ °œ©x©’ ¶«í¬ Æœn®Ω-°æ-ú≈f®Ω’.
2. I got my money's worth = I had my money's
worth =
°öÀd† úø•’sèπ◊ ûªT† v°æA-°∂æ©ç ®√´ôç.
a) The car is good. Mahendra got his
money's worth = car Mahendra
¶«í∫’çC.
ü∆E-O’ü¿ °öÀd† úø•’s ´%ü∑∆-é¬-™‰ü¿’ =
Mahendra has/ had his money's worth.
b) Surendra doesn't mind spending money,
but he wants to be sure that he gets/ has
his money's worth = úø•’s ê®Ω’a-°-õ‰dç-ü¿’èπ◊
Ææ’Í®ç-vü¿èπ◊ Ŷµºuç-ûª-®Ωç-™‰ü¿’, é¬F °öÀd† úø•’s
´%ü∑∆ é¬èπÿ-úø-ü¿ØË ÅûªE Ç™-.
c) Eat in that restaurant; you get/ have your
money's worth = Ç °∂æ©-£æ…-®Ω-¨»-©™ A†’,
†’´¤y °õ‰d ê®Ω’aèπ◊ ûªT† v°æA-°∂æ©ç ©Gµ-Ææ’hçC.
3. To get one's way with/ to have one's way
with = ´’†ç ņ’-èπ◊†oC §Òçü¿-í∫-©-í∫ôç.
a) If I had got my way, I would have really
moved out of town = ؈-†’-èπ◊-†oC
§Òçü¿í∫LT Öçõ‰/ ïJT Öçõ‰, Ü®Ω’ •ßª’-öÀÍé
¢Á∞¡Ÿxç-úË¢√úÕE = If I had had my way I
would have really moved out of town.
b) You can't get your way/ have your way in
all matters = v°æA N≠æ-ߪ’ç™/ ÅEo N≠æ-
ߪ÷™x F ´÷õ‰ ØÁí∫_ü¿’. v°æA N≠æ-ߪ’ç-™†÷
F´÷õ‰ îÁ©xôç éπ≠dçæ .
c) Kaikeyi finally had/ got her way with Sri
Rama walking to the forest =
X®√-´·úø’ Åúø-NéÀ
¢Á∞¡x-ôçûÓ ÈéjÍé®·
´÷õ‰ ØÁT_çC.
d) Sonia Gandhi has/
gets her way with
her party col-
leagues
=
Ç¢Á’ §ƒKd-™-E ûÓöÀ M. SURESAN
Æ涵º’u™x Sonia Gandhi ´÷õ‰ îÁ©’x-ûª’çC.
4. Didn't you get your say in the matter = F
ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç îÁÊ°p Å´-鬨¡ç ™‰ü∆ Fèπ◊= Didn't
you have your say in the matter
Have/ get one's say =
äéπJ ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷Eo
´uéπh-°æ-®Ω-îªôç.
a) In a democracy every one has/ has got
their say in matters of public interest =
v°æñ«-≤ƒy-´’uç™ v°æï-©èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*† N≠æ-
ߪ’ç™ v°æA-¢√-Jéà ûª´’ ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç ´uéπh-°æ-JîË
Å´-鬨¡ç Öçô’çC.
EXERCISE
Sneha: Hi Sakhi, assignment complete
î˨»¢√?
Sakhi: ™‰üË, Ø√ °æ† ’-©Fo °æ‹JhîËÆæ ’èπ◊E
á°æ¤púø’ ë«Sí¬ Öçö«ØÓ Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL
-ߪ’-ôç-™‰ü¿’.
(have.. head above water ¢√úøçúÕ)
Sneha: TV °æôx F •©-£‘«-†ûª F ¶«üµ¿uûªLo
ÖÊ°-éÀ~ç-îËô’x îË≤ÚhçC.
Sakhi: E†o †’¢ËyüÓ Guide éÌØ√o´¤. ÅC
¶«í∫’çü∆?
Sneha: é¬Ææh êKüË é¬E úø•’sèπ◊ ûªí∫_ N©’-´¤çC
ü∆EéÀ. Ø√ úø•’s ´%ü∑∆é¬-™‰ü¿’.
Sakhi: Ø√èπ◊ ´*a† assignment î√™« éπJ∏-
†çí¬ ÖçC. Professor †’ ´÷®Ωa-´’E
Åúø-í∫Ø√?
Sneha: Åô’-´çöÀ N≠æ-ߪ÷™x F ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷-EéÀ
û√´¤-™‰ü¿’.
Sakhi: ´’†-´÷õ‰ ØÁÍí_ôx®·ûË áçûª ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çüÓ!
Sneha: Å≤ƒ-üµ¿u-¢Á ’i† N≠æߪ÷© í∫’Jç*
´÷ö«x-úøèπ◊.
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b) Please let me have/ get my say before
we decide = ´’†ç E®Ωg-®·ç--èπ◊-ØË-´·çü¿’,
Ø√ ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç èπÿú≈ îÁ°æp-E-´yçúÕ.
c) An office assistant has no say/ doesn't
get a say in the policy matters of a com-
pany = company Nüµ∆† N≠æ-ߪ÷™x office
assistants (clerks) èπ◊ ûª´’ ÅGµ-v§ƒßª÷©†’
ûÁLÊ° O©’ç-úøü¿’.
d) Some parents don't allow their children
to have/ get any say about their careers.
éÌçü¿®Ω’ ûªLx-ü¿ç-vúø’©’ ûª´’ °œ©x© Nü∆u-´%-ûª’h©
N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ ¢√J ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷-©†’ îÁ°æp-E-´y®Ω’.
5. Her opinion got the better of mine = Ç¢Á’
ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç ØÁT_çC, Ø√ ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç O’ü¿ = Her
opinion had the better of mine.
get/ have better of (some one) = äéπ-JE
Èí©-´ôç.
a) Australia got/ had the better of India in
the last match = éÀçü¿öÀ match ™
Australia ¶µ«®Ω-û˝Â°j ÈíLç-*çC.
b) Bhima got the better of/ had the better of
Duryodhana = Hµ´·úø’ ü¿’®Óu-üµ¿†’úÕE
ãúÕç-î√úø’.
Ñ expressionsÅFo èπÿú≈ daily real life situa-
tions ™ ¢√úË¢Ë ÅE O’éπ-E-°œ-≤ÚhçC éπü∆; É´Fo
´’†ç áéπ\úÓ N†o-ô’x-Ø√o-®·-éπü∆. OöÀE O’ spoken
English ™ ¶µ«í∫ç îËÆæ’-éÓçúÕ. O’èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’-èπ◊ç-ú≈ØË
OöÀE correct í¬ ¢√úË Å´-é¬-¨»©’ ´≤ƒh®·.
ANSWER
Sneha: Hi Sakhi, have you done the
assignment?
Sakhi: No, I don't know when I can get
my head/ have my head above
water.
Sneha: Your weakness for TV gets/ has
the better of your responsibili-
ties.
Sakhi: You bought some guide yester-
day. How is it?
Sneha: It is a bit high priced, but I had/
got my money's worth.
Sakhi: The assignment I've got is
tough. Shall I ask the professor
to change it?
Sneha: You don't have any say in such
matters.
Sakhi: How I wish our word prevailed!
(prevail = ØÁí∫_ôç, Èí©-´ôç)
Sneha: Don't talk of impossible things.