-¨¡Ÿ-véπ-¢√®Ωç 10 -†-´ç-•®Ω’ 2006
Mohan: I always see you buying pens. Do
you really need so many pens? If you
don't mind my saying it, I observe
you write very little.
(†’´¤y °†’o©’ é̆ôç îª÷≤ƒh-ØÁ-°æ¤púø÷.
Eïçí¬ ÅEo°†’o©’ Féπ-´-Ææ-®Ω´÷? †’¢Ëy-
´’-†’-éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË †’´¤y ®√ÊÆC î√™« ûªèπ◊\-´ØË
N≠æߪ’ç ؈’ í∫´’-Eç-î√†’.)
Soman: You are right, of course. I don't write
much, yet I take a fancy to pens.
(†’´y-ØËC Eï¢Ë’. ØËØËç áèπ◊\´ ®√ߪ’†’,
é¬F °†’o-©çõ‰ ÅGµ-´÷†ç Ø√èπ◊/ áçü¿’éÓ
É≠æd-°æ-úøû√.)
Mohan: Why waste so much money?
(áçü¿’-éπçûª úø•’s ´%ü∑∆ îË≤ƒh´¤?)
Soman: Everybody has their fancy. Just as
you have a fancy to shoes, I have a
fancy to pens.
(v°æA-¢√∞¡⁄x üËØÓo äéπ-ü∆Eo É≠æd°æ-úø’-ûª’ç-
ö«®Ω’. †’´¤y shoes †’ É≠æd-°æ-úøfõ‰x, ؈’
°†’o-©çõ‰ É≠æd-°æ-úø-û√†’.)
Mohan: I have an uncle who takes an interest
in cell phones. You just don't know
how often he changes his phones-
atleast once in 8 or 9 months.
I'll take forty winks
(´÷ Åçèπ◊™¸ äé¬-ߪ’† ÖØ√oúø’. Çߪ’-†èπ◊
ÂÆ™¸ §∂Ú†’x Åçõ‰ ¢Á÷V. áçûª ûª®Ω-í¬
ÂÆ™¸-§∂ÚØ˛q ´÷®Ω’-≤ƒhúÓ Fèπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’.
éπFÆæç áE-N’C ûÌN’t-C-ØÁ-©-©-éÌ-éπ-õ„jØ√
´÷®Ω’-Ææ’hç-ö«úø’.)
Soman: We have worked without rest for the
past three hours. I feel the strain. So
do you I suppose.
(´‚úø’-í∫ç-ô-©’í¬ Nv¨»çA ™‰èπ◊çú≈ °æE-
î˨»ç. Ç v¨¡´’†’ feel Å´¤-ûª’Ø√o. †’´¤y
èπÿú≈ feel Å´¤-ûª’-Ø√o--´-†’-èπ◊çö«.)
strain = äéπ-°æ-E-îË-ߪ’-ôç™ Ö†o v¨¡´’
Mohan: Aren't there days when we worked
non-stop for 6 to 7 hours without feel-
ing the strain? I do feel the strain
today too. I think it's because of the
heat.
(ÇÍ®-úø’-í∫ç-ô-©-§ƒô’ EJy-®√-´’çí¬ °æE-îË-Æœ†
®ÓV-©’-™‰¢√? Å°æ¤púË´’çûª v¨¡´’-E-°œç-îª-™‰ü¿’
´’†èπ◊. É¢√∞¡ Ø√èπÿ\ú≈ v¨¡´’ ÅE-°œ-≤ÚhçC.
áçúø-´©x ņ’-èπ◊çö«.)
Soman: Let's take five. We feel refreshed
then.
(ã Å®·ü¿’ EN’-≥ƒ-©-§ƒô’ Nv¨»çA
BÆæ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. Å°æ¤púø’ ´’Sx û√ñ«í¬
ÅE-°œ-Ææ’hçC.)
Mohan: You take five, that won't be enough
for me. I'll have just forty winks.
(†’´¤y é¬ÊÆ°æ¤ Nv¨»çA BÆæ’éÓ. Ø√éπC
î√©ü¿’. ØËØÓ èπ◊†’èπ◊ B≤ƒh/ é¬ÊÆ°æ¤
Evü¿-§Úû√)
Soman: Do you really need to sleep now?
(Eïçí¬ Evü¿-§Ú-¢√-Lqç-üËØ√ †’´¤y?)
Mohan: I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.
Till eleven last night I watched the
movie Brahma, and after that some
how I couldn't get any sleep.
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˛ 2
(E†o-®√vA ؈’ äéπ\-éπ~ùç Evü¿-§Ú-™‰ü¿’. 11
í∫çô© ´®Ωèπ◊ v•£æ«t ÆœE´÷ îª÷¨»†’. Ç
ûª®√yûª áçü¿’-éπØÓ Evü¿-°æ-ôd-™‰ü¿’.)
A wink of sleep = èπ◊†’èπ◊
Soman: That certainly is a good movie. The
hero in the movie took the world by
storm by his action. It took the audi-
ences breath away.
(ÅC Eïçí¬ íÌ°æp ÆœE-´÷ßË’. ü∆E™
hero ûª† action ûÓ Åçü¿JF Çéπ-J{ç-î √úø’) Let's study these expressions one by one. b) All this happened as she took/ had her
1. Take a fancy to = have a fancy to = forty winks =
Mohan: It was his first movie. He just took a
shot at it and succeeded. He himself äéπ ´Ææ’h-´Ø√o/ ´uéπhØ√o É≠æd-°æ-úøôç/ ¢Á÷V-°æ-úøôç. Ç¢Á’ èπ◊†’èπ◊ BÆæ’h†o Ææ´’-ߪ’ç™ Éü¿çû√
a) Hari took a fancy to Nalini when they
didn't expect it to be such a success.
ïJ-T-§Ú-®·çC.
met at a fresher's party = 5. The hero in the movie took the world by
(Åü¿-ûªE ¢Á·ü¿öÀ ÆœE´÷. àüÓ Å™« storm =
v°æߪ’-Aoç-î√úø’. Nïߪ’ç §Òçü∆úø’. ÅûªúË Fresher's party ™ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-†o-°æp-öÀ-†’ç*
†RE O’ü¿ £æ«J ¢Á÷V-°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’. /†RE The hero in the movie had the world by
ņ’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’ Åçûª íÌ°æpí¬ Nï-ߪ’-´ç-ûª-´’-´¤- storm =
Åçõ‰ É≠æd-°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’ =
ûª’ç-ü¿E.) Ç ÆœE-´÷™ hero Åçü¿JE Çéπ-J{ç-î√úø’/ Åçü¿J
Hari has a fancy to Nalini.
Soman: He has his turn now.
b) Sundari takes a fancy to diamond
´’†o-†©÷ §Òçü∆úø’.
(É°æ¤púøûªE ´çûª’.)
rings= a) Tendulkar took the world by storm by
being the youngest to score a century =
´vñ«© Öçí∫-®√©çõ‰ Ææ’çü¿-JéÀ ¢Á÷V =
Tendulkar had the world by storm ... =
Sundari has a fancy to diamond rings.
Century ≤ƒCµç-*†
c) Children have a fancy to things of bright
ÅA *†o-¢√-úø’í¬
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 238 colours =
õ„çúø÷-©\®˝ v°æ°æçîªü¿%≠œdE Çéπ-J{ç-î √úø’/
´·ü¿’-®Ω’-®Ωçí∫’ ´Ææ’h-´¤-©Â°j °œ©x-©èπ◊ ¢Á÷Vç-ô’çC/ v°æ°æç-î√Eo Ǩ¡a-®Ωu-°æ-J-î√úø’.
b) She took the world by storm in her
maiden appearance on the screen =
¢Á·ü¿-öÀ-≤ƒJ ûÁ®Ω-O’ü¿ éπE-°œç-îª-úøç-ûÓØË Ç¢Á’
Ææçîª-©†ç Ææ%≠œdç-*çC/ Åçü¿J ´’†o-†©÷
§ÒçCçC =
She had the world by storm ...
Take the world by storm =
Mohan: I had a terrible °œ©x©’ ´·ü¿’-®Ω’-®Ωçí∫’ ´Ææ’h-´¤-©†’ É≠æd°æ-úø-û√®Ω’= °j† îÁ°œp† ÅEo Å®√n©÷ ÖØ√o®·.
time last week. Children take a fancy to things of bright Maiden = ¢Á’ß˝’-úøØ˛. '¢Á’— ØÌéÀ\-°æ-©’-èπ◊û√ç.
´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç éπ†u. Maiden appearance/
So I am going colour.
performance ™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™ x Å®Ωnç – ¢Á·ôd-
to take a day off 2. I have an uncle who takes an interest in cell
this weekend. phones = ¢Á·-ü¿öÀ. Maiden century = ¢Á·ü¿öÀ century.
6. He just took a shot = àüÓ ã v°æߪ’ûªoç î˨»úø’.
(í∫ûª-¢√-®Ω-´’çû√ ´÷ Åçèπ◊™¸ äé¬-ߪ’-†èπ◊ cell phones Åçõ‰ î√™«
ÇÆæéÀh/ É≠ædç = (©é~¬uEo éÌõ‰dç-ü¿’èπ◊– ã ¶«ùç ´C™/ ã ûª’§ƒéÀ
(°æEûÓ) ¶µºßª’ç-éπ- M. SURESAN í∫’çúø’Ê°™a) =He just took a try = He just
I have an uncle who has an interest in cell
®Ωçí¬ í∫úÕç-*çC. had a try. Oô-EoöÀ Å®Ωnç äéπõ‰. v°æߪ’-Aoç*
鬕öÀd Ñ¢√®√çûªç™ äéπ-®ÓV °æE-™ç* phones.
a) Nehru took a deep interest in children =
îª÷¨»úø’ ÅE (Nï-ߪ’ç-O’ü¿ °æ‹JhN¨»yÆæç ™‰èπ◊çú≈)
N®√´’ç BÆæ’-éÓ-¶-ûª’-Ø√o†’.) a) Pranav: Can I see the officer?
Nehru had a strong interest in children =
Soman: Go ahead. I'll take a day off next week. (Ç°∂‘-Ææ®˝†’ éπ©-´î√a?)
°œ©x-©çõ‰ ØÁv£æfièπ◊ ÅN’-ûª-¢Á’i†/ áèπ◊\´ ÇÆæéÀh/ Bhanu: He is busy, so I doubt if you
(é¬Eß˝’. ؈’ ´îËa-¢√®Ωç ã®ÓV N®√´’ç É≠ædç ÖçúËC/ É≠æd-°æ-úË-¢√®Ω’. can. But take a try/ have a try/
BÆæ’-èπ◊çö«.)
b) President Kalam has an interest in




take a shot/ have a shot.
teaching =
lesson real life situations (Çߪ’† BJé𠙉èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√oúø’.
President Kalam takes an interest in
éÀçü¿öÀ ´®Ωèπ◊ ™
English conversation get/ have O’®Ω’ éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-í∫-©®Ó ™‰®Ó ÆæçüË-£æ«¢Ë’.
™ ûÓ ÅA ûª®Ω- teaching =
îª’í¬ ´îËa expressions îª÷¨»ç éπü∆. àßË’ Ææçü¿- Å®·Ø√ v°æߪ’-Aoç* îª÷úøçúÕ.)
®√s¥™xget, have, È®çúø÷ ¢√úÌîÓa í∫´’-Eçî√ç. ®√≠æ-Z°æA éπ™«ç ¶üµ¿-†çõ‰ É≠æd-°æ-úø-û√®Ω’/ ÇÆæéÀh b) He wasn't sure of getting the job. He just
Get/ have expressions English
ûÓ ´îËa ™ áçûª îª÷°æ¤-û√®Ω’. took a try and was lucky =
take/ have
Ææ®Ωy-≤ƒ-üµ∆-®Ω-ù¢Á÷ ûÓ ´îËaN èπÿú≈ 3. Let's take five = Let's have five. ÉC î√™« ÖüÓuí∫ç ´Ææ’hç-ü¿ØË †´’téπç ™‰ü¿-ûª-úÕéÀ. àüÓ
ü∆ü∆°æ¤ ÅçûË. Ñ lesson ™ Å™«ç-öÀN éÌEo í∫´’t-ûªh-®·† expression. DE Å®Ωnç ã 5 v°æߪ’ûªoç î˨»úø’. Åü¿%≠ædç ´Jç-*çC.
îª÷ü∆lç. ´’†ç ´÷ö«xúË ûÁ©’-í∫’èπÿ, °æ¤Ææh-é¬-™xE ûÁ©’- EN’-≥ƒ-©-§ƒô’ Nv¨»çA BÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ü∆-´’E.
í∫’èπÿ ûËú≈ Ö†oõ‰x, conversational/ spoken
English èπ◊, bookish English èπÿ ûËú≈ Öçô’çC.
a) Take five and start work again =
Have five and start work again =
v°æ¨¡o: QUALIFY ÅØË °æü¿ç
Ñ get/ have, take/ have expressions spoken Å®·ü¿’ EN’-≥ƒ©’ Nv¨»çA BÆæ’-èπ◊E ´’Sx °æE
Å®√nEo, ü∆Eo Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-
English ™ î√™« ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ NE-°œ-Ææ’hç-ö«®·. Åçü¿’-
í¬Eo, Ææ’©-¶µºçí¬ Å®Ωn-
v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç. ´’ßË’u Öü∆-£æ«-®Ω-ù-©ûÓ
b) He took three fives in an hour's work =
éπE ¢√öÀE ´’† Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ ¢√úÕûË ÅC Ææ£æ«-ïçí¬
Öçô’çC. N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.
He had three fives in an hour's work =
Look at the following expressions in the
-ï-¢√-•’:
– v°æ¶µº’-ü∆Æˇ, †™Ô_çúø.
conversation at the beginning of the lesson. Åûªúø’ °æE-îË-Æœ† í∫çô™ ´‚úø’-≤ƒ®Ω’x Nv¨»çA
1. I don't write much, yet I take a fancy to BÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’. Ééπ\úø five Åçõ‰ correct í¬ 5
'Qualify' in grammar means, describe or say
pens- take a fancy to = have a fancy to EN’-≥ƒ©E é¬ü¿’, éÌCl EN’-≥ƒ-©-§ƒô’ ÅE.
something special about a word.
2. I have an uncle who takes an interest in cell 4. I'll have forty winks (´’†ç ûÁ©’-í∫’™ äéπ
èπ◊†’èπ◊ Bߪ’ôç ÅØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ English ™ ÆæÈ®j† A word describing or saying something spe-
phones - take an interest in = have an interest in.
expression) = äéπ èπ◊†’èπ◊ B≤ƒh/ éÌCl EN’-≥ƒ©’ cial about another word, qualifies it. Tendulkar
3. Let's take five = Let's have five
Evü¿-§Ú-û√†’ = I'll take forty winks. is a great cricketer.
4. I'll have just forty winks = I'll take forty winks.
5. The hero in the movie took the world by a) He never misses his forty winks after Here, the word 'great' says something about
storm = The hero in the movie had the lunch = or describes the word 'cricketer'. So the word
world by storm. Lunch ûª®√yûª èπ◊†’èπ◊ Bߪ’ôç ´÷vûªç 'great' qualifies the word 'cricketer', usually
6. He just took a shot = He just had a shot. ´÷†’-éÓ-ú≈-ߪ’†. adjectives qualify nouns.