í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 3 -V-™„j 2008-
Yoga: Has Kusala bought that car after all?
(Éçûªéà èπ◊¨¡© Ç car é̆oü∆?)
Kshema: Not that I know of. I met her just the
day before and she didn't say any-
thing about it.
(à¢Á÷ ´’J; Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-Æœ-†ç-ûª-´-®Ωèπÿ ™‰ü¿’.
¢Á·†oØË ûª††’ éπL-¨»†’ ؈’. Ç N≠æߪ’ç
ûªØËO’ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’ Ø√èπ◊)
Yoga: She was particular about it. No matter
what I said, and no matter what the
price would go for it.
(Ç car éÌØ√-©E °æô’d-ü¿-©í¬ ÖçC. ØËØÁçûª
îÁ°œpØ√, Ç car áçûª üµ¿È®jØ√ ûª†’ éÌØËç-ü¿’Íé
E®Ωg-®·ç--èπ◊çC.)
Kshema: It's all the better if she buys it. She will
be spending more if she goes for a
new car. That will cost more than this.
(Ñ car é̆-úø¢Ë’ †ßª’ç. éÌûªh-鬮Ω’ éÌçõ‰
DE-éπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´ üµ¿Í® Öçô’çC. Å°æ¤púø’
áèπ◊\´ ê®Ωa-´¤-ûª’çC.)
Yoga: Let her first make sure of her driving.
Can she drive well?
(¢Á·ü¿ô ûª† driving O’ü¿ †´’téπç ûÁa-
éÓF. ¶«í¬ØË drive îËߪ’-í∫-©ü∆?)
Kshema: I saw her driving two or three times
but was not on the car when she
drove. To be on the safe side she had
better have some more practice
before she
buy's this car.
(ûª†’ car †úø-
°æ-úøç ؈’
È®çúø’-´‚úø’
≤ƒ®Ω’x îª÷¨»†’.
Not that I know of
-Å®·-ûË ûª†’ drive îËÆæ’h-†o-°æ¤púø’ ØËØ√ car
™ -™‰Ë†’. àüË-¢Á’i-Ø√/ -àD ï®Ω-èπ◊\çú≈
ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊, car éÌØË-´·çü¿’ ´’J-éÌçûª dri-
ving practice îËÊÆh ´’ç*C.)
Yoga: It will of her good.
(ÅC ´’ç*üË)
Kshema: (Do you) know what happened yes-
terday? I was crossing the road in
heavy track. A car almost hit me. Just
in the nick of time I reached the other
side. It was hair-breadth escape.
(EØËoç- ï-J-TçüÓ ûÁ©’≤ƒ? traffic áèπ◊\-´í¬
Ö†o-°æ¤púø’ road ü∆ô’-ûª’-Ø√o†’. äéπ -鬮Ω’
††’o ü∆ü∆°æ¤ úµŒ éÌöÀdçC. ÅC ïJÍí
éπ~ù«-EéÀ ´·çü¿’ ؈-´-ûª-LéÀ îË®Ω’-èπ◊Ø√o.
(¢Áçvô’-éπ- ¢√-Æœ™ ûª°œpç--èπ◊Ø√o).
The car sped away though I stood
there grinding my teeth at the driver.
It could have been a hit and run case.
(Ç car driver O’ü¿ °æ∞¡Ÿx -éÌ-®Ω’-èπ◊ûª÷ E©’-
Ø√o- ؈’, car ´÷vûªç ¢Ëí∫çí¬ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-
®·çC. úµŒéÌöÀd §ƒJ-§ÚßË’ Ææç°∂æ’-ô†
Åߪ·uç-úËüË E†o).
Yoga: You're lucky to be alive. Your 'yoga'
was good.
(Éçé¬ •A-èπ◊ç-úøôç F Åü¿%-≠d¢æ Ë’. F
'ßÁ÷í∫ç— ¶«í∫’çC.) Congrats.
Kshema: Thank you. Oh, sorry. I owe you a
hundred rupees. Sorry I've delayed.
I'll give it this evening.
(Sorry.
ØËFoéÓ ´çü¿-®Ω÷-§ƒ-ߪ’© Å°æ¤pØ√o†’
éπü∆? Ç©Ææuç Å®·çC, É´yúøç. Ñ
≤ƒßª’çvûªç ÉîËa-≤ƒh†’.)
Yoga: Doesn't matter. I can wait.
(°∂æ®√y-™‰-ü¿’™‰. ØËØ√-í∫-í∫-©†’.)
Kshema: You are such a good friend.
Daily life situations ™ ¢√úË ´’J-éÌEo expres-
sions ´’†ç É°æ¤púø’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. OöÀ frequency
(¢√úË-≤ƒ®Ω’x) î√-™« áèπ◊\´. î√-™« Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-°æ-úø-û√®·
´’†ç ´÷ö«x-úË-ô°æ¤púø’. ¶«í¬ simple expressions
é¬-´-úøç ´©x conversational ease Öçô’çC.
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
Look at the following expressions from the
conversation above:
1) Not that I know of. I met her the day before
and she didn't say anything about it.
2) No matter what I said, and no matter what the
price she'd still buy it
3) It's all the better if she buys that car
4) to be on the safe side she had better have
some more practice
5) I reached the other side just in the nick of the
time.
Pragna: No matter. I can wait till tomorrow =
6) ... Though I stood there grinding my teeth at 5) In the nick of time =
°∂æ®√y-™‰-ü¿’™‰. Í®°æ-öÀ-ü∆é¬ Öçúø-í∫-©†’.] *´-J-éπ~-ùç™.
the driver. a) Luckily the police arrived in the nick of time
No matter what ÉC °j ¢√öÀéÀ ü¿í∫_-®Ωí¬ Ö†o ÉçéÓ
and saved the girl =
7) It'd have been a hit and run case expression - Å®Ωnç – àüË-¢Á’iØ√ ÆæÍ® (ï®Ω-í¬-LqçC
*´-J-éπ~-ùç-™/- Åçû√
8) (It) doesn't matter
Å®·-§Ú-®·ç-ü¿-†’-èπ◊†o Ææ´’-ߪ’ç™, Åü¿%-≠d-´æ -¨»ûª’h
ïJT B®Ω’-ûª’çC)
police -¢√-∞ Ô}-*a Ç Å´÷t-®·E ®ΩéÀ~ç-î √®Ω’.
1) Not that I know of = Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-Æœ-†çûª´®Ωèπÿ ™‰ü¿’/ a) I'll meet the officer no matter what =
b) There will be no use coming to me in the
é¬ü¿’. Ñ expression ¢√úË Ææçü¿-®√s¥©’ ´’†èπ◊ àüË-¢Á’iØ√ ÆæÍ®, officer E éπLÆœ B®Ω-û√†’. nick of time = *´-J-éπ~-ùç™ Ø√ü¿-í∫_-®Ω-éÌ-ÊÆh- ØËØËç
áèπ◊\-´-í¬ØË ûªô-Ææn-°æ-úø’-ûª’ç-ö«®·. à¢Á÷! Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-Æœ- b) No matter what, I'll be there tomorrow =
†çûª´®Ωèπÿ ™‰ü¿’– Å-E ûÁ©’-í∫’™ èπÿú≈ î√™«≤ƒ®Ωxç- îËߪ’-™‰†’.
àüË-¢Á’iØ√ ÆæÍ® Í®°æ¤ ؈-éπ\-úø’çö«. c) He came in the nick of time when the plane
ô’çö«ç éπü∆? Åçü¿’èπ◊ ÆæÈ®j† English ´÷ô, 'Not 3) All the better -
was about to start = Plane
ÉC èπÿú≈ ´’†-èπ◊ -î√-™« Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-
that I know of' °æúË expression- conversational - áèπ◊\-´í¬ •ßª’-™‰l-Í®-´·çü¿’,
airport
a) Kinnera: Has she
¢√úøçúÕ. Å®Ωnç = ÅC *´-J-éπ~-ùç™ èπ◊ ´î√a-úø-ûª-úø’.
a house here? In the nick of time èπ◊ ü¿í∫_®Ω Å®Ωnç ÖçúË ÉçéÓ
Éçé¬ ´’ç*C/ ´’ç*-ü¿-
expression - In the eleventh hour.
(Ç¢Á’-Íé-´’Ø√o Ééπ\úø ®·çC, Åçûª-´-®Ωèπÿ ÅE.
a) In the eleventh hour oxygen was given to
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
É©’xçü∆?) a) The curry was all
him and he was saved =
Kasturi: Not that I 473 the better for the ten
oxygen
*´-J-éπ~-ùç™ Åûª-úÕéÀ
know of. minutes extra frying = Éî√a®Ω’, Åûª-úø’ •A-é¬úø’.
b) Eleventh hour deci-
sions usually go
wrong =
BÆæ’-èπ◊ØË
ûª’ç-ö«®·.
*´-J-éπ~-ùç™
E®Ωg-ߪ÷©’
´÷´‚-©’í¬ ûª°æ¤p-´¤-
(Ç¢Á’èπ◊ Ééπ\úø É©’x†o Ææçí∫A Ø√èπ◊ -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’/ èπÿ®Ω °æC EN’-≥ƒ--™„-èπ◊\´ ¢Ëí∫úøç c) He got such low marks because of his
Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-Æœ-†çûª ´’ô’èπ◊ ™‰üË) ´’ç*üË Å®·çC. (°æC EN’-≥ƒ- eleventh hour preparation = *´-J-éπ~-ùç™
b) Satvik: Ritwick has phoned, hasn't he?
™„-èπ◊\´ °æöÀdØ√ ´’ç*üË marks
Æœü¿l¥ç-é¬-´-úøç-´©x Åûª-úÕéÀ ûªèπ◊\´ ´î√a®·.
(-JAyé˙ phone îËߪ’-™‰ü¿’ éπü∆?) Å®·çC, èπÿ®Ω áèπ◊\´ ®Ω’*í¬ 6) Grinding my/ his/ somebody's teeth =
Karthik: Not that I know of
Öçü¿E) (Grind, ground - past
éÓ°æçûÓ °æ∞¡Ÿx -éÌ-®Ω-éπ-úøç
b) It's all the better he tense and past participle)
doesn't know Telugu. We
(îËÆœ-†ô’x Ø√Íéç -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’/ Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-Æœ-†çûª
a) He ground his teeth as the speaker criti-
M.SURESAN
´’ô’èπ◊ ™‰ü¿’) can say whatever we like
cised him = Ö°æ-Ø√u-Ææ-èπ◊úø’ ûª††’ N´’-Jz-Ææ’hçõ‰
of him =
ÉC Å´-鬨¡ç ´*a-†-°æ¤p-úø™«x ¢√úøçúÕ.
¢√úÕéÀ ûÁ©’í∫’
2) No matter = à--üË-¢Á’i†-°æp-öÀéÃ/ áçûÁjØ√
Åûª-úø’ éÓ°æçûÓ °æ∞¡Ÿx -éÌ-®Ω’-èπ◊-ûª’-Ø√oúø’.
ûÁ-L-ߪ’éπ-§Ú-´-úøç ´’ç*üË Å®·çC. ¢√úÕ í∫’-Jç-* b) She grinds her teeth even at the mention of
a) No matter how hard he tried, he could not
´’†ç à¢Á’iØ√ îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-´îª’a. her divorced husband's name = NúÕ-§Ú-®·†
get her love = Åûª-úø’ áçûª v°æߪ’-Aoç-*Ø√, Ç¢Á’ 4) To be on the safe side = É•sçC ™‰èπ◊çú≈
vÊ°´’†’ §Òçü¿-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
ûª† ¶µº®Ωh Ê°®Ω’ Nçõ‰- î√©’, Ç¢Á’ °æ∞¡Ÿx éÌ®Ω’-èπ◊\ç-
b) No matter what you say, I don't believe you
ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ (´·çü¿’ ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬)/ üËE-ÈéjØ√ ´’ç*C/ ô’çC, éÓ°æçûÓ.
áçü¿’-ÈéjØ√ ´’ç*C. 7) Hit and run case = Road Accidents N≠æ-
want to help me = †’¢Áyçûª/ †’¢Ëyç îÁ°œpØ√ a) Rs. 1500 may be enough, but take a little ߪ’ç™, accident éπL-TçîË driver (ÉçéÓ- ¢√-£æ«-Ø√Eo,
†’´¤y Ø√èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç îË≤ƒh´E ؈’ †´’t†’. more, just to be on the safe side = °æC-Ê£«†’ á´-È®jØ√ ´uéÀhE úµŒéÌöÀd† driver) ûª† ¢√£æ«-Ø√Eo
c) No matter where you live, they will still trou-
´çü¿© ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’©’ î√©’. é¬E üËE-ÈéjØ√ ´’ç*C Ç°æ-èπ◊çú≈ §ƒJ-§Ú-´-úøç.
ble you = †’¢Áy-éπ\-úø’Ø√o, Fèπ◊ ¢√∞¡Ÿx ¶«üµ¿ éπ-L-T- a) He died in the hit and run accident= 鬮Ω’ úµŒéÌE,
é¬Ææh áèπ◊\´ BÆæ’Èé∞¡Ÿx.
Ææ÷hØË Öçö«®Ω’. b) The road is safe, but just to be on the safe 鬮Ω’ Ç°æE accident ™ Åûª-úø’ îªE-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
[Éçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ lesson ™ no matter èπ◊ -Ö-†o side take some one with you = Ç road b) He is a hit and run driver and everybody
knows it = Accident
ÉçéÓ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç ûÁ©’Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç éπü∆? °∂æ®√y™‰-ü¿’™‰ v°æ´÷-ü¿-¢Á’içüËç é¬ü¿÷, áçü¿’-ÈéjØ√ ´’ç*C. á´-®Ωo-
driver
©’ îËÆœ ¢√£æ«-Ø√Eo Ç°æ-
ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ èπÿú≈ no matter ¢√úøû√ç. ®·Ø√ ûÓúø’ BÆæ’-Èé∞¡Ÿx. èπ◊çú≈ ¢ÁRx-§ÚßË’ Åûª-úø’. Åûª-úøç-ü¿-JéÃ
eg: Pranav: I'm sorry I can't lend you my book c) Take another copy of the letter, to be on the ûÁ©’Ææ’.
today safe side = letter 8) It doesn't matter = It's no matter = no matter
= Fèπ◊ -Ñ®ÓV Ø√ °æ¤Ææhéπç áçü¿’-ÈéjØ√ ´’ç*C, Ç ÉçéÓ
sorry. copy = °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’.
É´y-™‰†’, BÆæ’éÓ.
Q. 1) She looks upon sex as a commodity to ´®Ω{ç 鬮Ω-ùçí¬ match ®Ωü¿l-®·çC.
be exploited to the fullest for her own b) By means of = ûªü∆y®√.
personal gratification. DEéÀ ûÁ©’í∫’ Å®Ωnç He came up in life by means of hard
To be exploited
îÁ°æp-í∫-©®Ω’. Åçõ‰ Å®Ωnç work =
A.
àN’öÀ? 1) Ç¢Á’ Sex †’ (¨¡%çí¬-®√Eo) ûª† ≤ƒy®Ωn ûª%°œh- -v¨¡-´’ -ü∆y®√ Åûª-úø’ @N-ûªç™ °jéÌ-î√aúø’.
By means of his contacts he can get
2) ÉçTx≠ˇ ¶«í¬ ´÷ö«x-ú≈-©-†’èπ◊-ØË¢√∞¡xèπ◊ éπ´‚u-E- éÓÆæç ¢√úø’-éÓ-ü¿-T† ´Ææ’h-´¤í¬ îª÷Ææ’hçC.
anything done =
2) Communication Skills ᙫ °ç§Òç-Cç--
Íé-≠æØ˛ Æœ\™¸q ᙫ °ç§Òç-Cç--éÓ-¢√™
Ææ÷îª-†©’ É´y-í∫-©®Ω’. éÓ-¢√™ Éçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ î√™«-≤ƒ®Ω’x N´-Jç* ûª†-èπ◊†o Ææç•ç-üµ∆© ü∆y®√ Åûª-úø’ -à
3) This turns out to be particularly unfortu- ÖØ√oç. °æØÁjØ√ îË®·ç-îª-í∫-©úø’.
nate. DEéÀ ûÁ©’í∫’ Å®Ωnç îÁ°æpí∫-©®Ω’. 3) ´·êuçí¬ ÉC î√-™« ü¿’®Ωü¿%-≠æd-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† c) In accordance with = Ç v°æ鬮Ωç.
4) Because of, by means of, in accor- N≠æ-ߪ’çí¬ ûªßª÷-È®jçC. In accordance with the agreement she
dance with- ÉN àßË’ Ææçü¿-®√s¥-©™ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷- 4) a) Because of = Ç é¬®Ω-ùçí¬. should vacate the house =
The match was cancelled because of
T-≤ƒh®Ó -ûÁ-©’°æí∫-©®Ω’. ä°æpçü¿ç v°æ鬮Ωç Ç¢Á’ É©’x ë«SîËߪ÷L.
- G.Suresh, Guntur. the rain =