í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 28 -Çí∫Ææ’d 2008- Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2

Akarsh: Hello, is this 6454406 please? Sankar: I'm afraid you

(£æ«™, ÉC 6454406 -†ç-•Í®-Ø√?)
Vishal: Yes, who is speaking please?
(Å´¤†’, ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-†o-üÁ-´-®ΩçúŒ?)
Akarsh: I am Akarsh. May I speak to Niriksh?
(؈’ Çéπ®˝{†’. EKé˙~ûÓ ´÷ö«x-úÌî√a?)
Vishal: Sorry. He's just gone out. (He) won't be
back for an hour.
(≤ƒK. ûªE-°æ¤púË •ßª’-öÀ-Èé-∞«xúø’. äéπ- í∫ç-ô-èπ◊-
í¬F AJ-T-®√úø’.)
Akarsh: May I know who is speaking?
(á´®Ω’ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o®Ó ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´î√a?)
Vishal: I am Vishal, Niriksh's elder brother.
Anything important, Akarsh?
(؈’ Niriksh ņo N¨»-™¸†’. à´’Ø√o (éπ~´÷-°æù) If you don't mind (´’®Ó™« ņ’-éÓ-èπ◊çõ‰/
´·êu-¢Á’i† N≠æ-ߪ’´÷?)
Akarsh: Yes, it is. I am his classmate. We have ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ ¢√úøû√ç. ÉN phone conversation ™ éπ*a-
an exam the day after and I want to ûªçí¬ §ƒöÀ≤ƒhç. Ééπ please N≠æߪ’ç îÁ°æp-†-éπ\-®Ω-™‰ü¿’
borrow a book from him. It's urgent.
(Å´¤†’. ´·êu¢Ë’. ؈-ûª-úÕ classmate †’.
´÷èπ◊ á©’xç-úÕ äéπ °æKéπ~ ÖçC. Åûª-úÕ-†’ç*
°æ¤Ææhéπç 鬢√L Ø√èπ◊. î√™« Å´-Ææ®Ωç.)
Vishal: I'm afraid you've to wait till he is back.
(Åûªúø’ AJ-íÌ-îËaçûª´®Ωèπÿ O’®Ω’
LqçüË Å†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o.)
wait îËߪ÷-
ûÁL-ÆœçüË. Å®·ûË ÊÆo£œ«-ûª’© ´’üµ¿u ¶«í¬ ’-´¤†o
¢√JûÓ free í¬ØË ´÷ö«x-úøû√ç. Å™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x
É°æ¤púø’ ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-¶ßË’ N≠æ-ߪ÷©’ °æöÀdç--éÓ-†-
éπ\-®Ω-™‰ü¿’. ´’†-éπçûª °æJ-îªßª’ç ™‰E-¢√-∞¡xûÓ phone ™
´÷ö«x-úË-ô-°æ¤púø’–
1. ´’† voice (íÌçûª’) î√™« clear í¬ Öçú≈L.
2. ´’†ç îÁÊ°pC Eü∆-†çí¬ äéÓ\-´÷ô Ææp≠ædçí¬ N†-
°æ-úË™« ´÷ö«x-úøôç ´’ç*C. Å™«-é¬-éπ-§ÚûË Å´-ûª-
L-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊ ÆæJí¬ N†-°æ-úøéπ repeat îËߪ÷-Lq-
´-Ææ’hçC. ÅC waste of valuable phone time.
3. Å´-ûª-L-¢√∞¡Ÿx îÁÊ°pC ´’†ç ã°œí¬_ N†o ûª®√yûË
ÆæpçCç-î√L.
´’†-éπç-ü¿-Jéà ûÁL-Æœ† N≠æߪ’ç ÉçéÌ-éπöÀ: ¶µ«®Ω-Bߪ’
¶µ«≠æ™x éπçõ‰ English ™ Thanks (éπ%ûª-ïcûª), Sorry
Ŷµºuç-ûª®Ωç ™‰éπ-§ÚûË) May I... (´’®√u-ü¿í¬ Åúø-í∫ôç)
éπü∆.
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 493
can't. He is
busy/ He is
attending a
meeting/ He is
in a meeting.
(Çߪ’-†ûÓ
É°æ¤púø’ ´÷ö«x-úø-
Sujana: Sorry, I'm going out too. Is it impor-
™‰-Í®¢Á÷. Çߪ’†
tant? I'll leave a message for her in
busy í¬ / meeting ™ ÖØ√o®Ω’.
that case.
Eswar: When is he likely to be free?
(ÅßÁ÷u, ؈÷ •ßª’-öÀ-Èé-∞¡Ÿ-ûª’Ø√o. àçöÀ ÅüË-
(á°æ¤púø’ Çߪ’† BJí¬_ ÖçúÌa?) ´’Ø√o ´·êu´÷? Å™« Å®·ûË message
Sankar: Sorry. No idea Sir. Could you ring up ´CL ¢Á∞¡-û√™‰, ®√Æœ)
again after half an hour? Message- ¢√®Ωh/ N≠æߪ’ç/ Ææçü˨¡ç
(ûÁL-ߪ’-ü¿çúŒ. ã Å®Ω-í∫çô ûª®√yûª Supriya: That's fine. The message is, that she
°œ©’-≤ƒh®√?) should meet me as soon as she can
Ring up = Phone îËߪ’úøç. so that we can prepare for the quiz
Eswar: Will he be available surely then? ahead.
(Å°æ¤púø’ éπ*a-ûªçí¬ üÌ®Ω’-èπ◊-û√®√ Çߪ’†?)
(Å®·ûË Ñ ´÷ô îÁ°æ¤p. ®√í¬ØË ††’o éπ©-
´-´’E quiz èπ◊ prepare ÅßË’uç-ü¿’èπ◊.)
Sankar: Don't know sir. Just take a chance and
see. Sujana: OK. I will write it down for her to see it
as soon as she is back.
(ûÁL-ߪ’-ü¿ç-úÕ. v°æߪ’-Aoç* îª÷úøçúÕ.)
îª÷¨»-®Ω’-í∫ü∆ phone ´*a† ´uéÀh Åçü¿’-¶«-ô’™
™‰†-°æ¤púø’ É™« ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’çC Ææ綵«-≠æù.
(OK.
ûª†’ ®√í¬ØË îª÷ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ O©’í¬ ®√Æœ-
°öÀd ¢Á∞¡-û√†’.)
ÉC phone ´*a† ´uéÀh ™‰†-°æ¤púø’ ¢√JéÀ Ææ´÷-
î√®Ωç ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ message ®√Æœ, Öçîªúøç.

When is he likely to be fr ee? Offices ™ °æE-îËÊÆ ¢√JéÀ ÉC î√™« ´·êuç. Official

í¬ message ᙫ BÆæ’-éÓ-¢√™ ´îËa lesson ™
îª÷ü∆lç.
í∫’®Ω’h-°-ô’d-éÓ-´-©-ÆœçC
Akarsh: Hasn't he a cell? Could you give me ≤ƒüµ∆-®Ω-ùçí¬phone con- O’®Ω’ phone îËÆœ† ´uéÀh É°æ¤púø’ Åçü¿’-¶«-ô’™ Opening the conversation: Hello, is this ....
the number? versation (English) ™ ™‰úø’ ÅE ´’®√u-ü¿í¬ ÅØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ I'm afraid/ I'm sorry, (number) please/ Is this (name of the person
(Åûª-úÕéÀ cell phone ™‰ü∆? Ç †ç•®˝ é¬Ææh í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓ-¢√-LqçC– ´’†ç ™«çöÀ expressions ¢√úÕûË î√™« ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çC. ÉO called)? / Am I speaking to (name of the person
ÆæÈ®j† number Íé phone practise îËߪ’çúÕ. ´’Sx ÉC îª÷úøçúÕ.
É≤ƒh®√?) called)? / Can I speak to (name of the person
Vishal: If he had one you would know it, as î˨»´÷ ™‰ü∆ ÅE E®√l¥-Jç-- Sridevi: Is this 24111213 please? called)? etc.
you are classmates. éÓ-´úøç. Åçü¿’-éπE, -´·ç-ü¿’í¬ Srivalli: Yes. Who do you want please? Response to the above: Yes, (name of the
(Åûª-úÕéÀ cell Öçõ‰ O’èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’-èπ◊çú≈ ´’†ç ÅØËC. M.SURESAN (-Å-´¤-†’. á´®Ω’ 鬢√-©çúŒ O’èπ◊?) person called) speaking, and who is this
Öçúø-ü¿’-éπü∆? O’®Ω’ classmates 鬕öÀd.) 1) Is it/ Is this (´’†ç-îËÊÆ Sridevi: I wish to speak to Sripriya. Is she please? / May I know who is speaking?
Akarsh: He was telling us he would buy one, number) ... Please? there? I am Sridevi. Phone ´*a† ´uéÀhE °œ©-¢√-Lq-´*a, Å´-ûª-L-¢√-∞¡x†’ line
so I thought he had. phone
™‰èπ◊çõ‰ ´’†ç ´÷ö«x-ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊-†o-¢√∞Ïx (Xv°œ-ߪ’ûÓ ´÷ö«x-ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o. Ç¢Á’ ™ ÖçúøçúÕ Å†úøç: Please hold on/ Please hold
(´÷ûÓ Åçô’-Ø√oúø’ ûª†’ cell éÌçö«-†E. áû√h®√ ™‰ü∆ ÅE vüµ¿’OéπJç--èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Öçü∆ Åéπ\úø?؈’ XüË-NE.) the line/ Could you hold on? etc.
Am I speaking to Niriksh, please?
Srivalli: She is out right now. (She is) expected
éÌØ√o-úË¢Á÷ ņ’-èπ◊Ø√o.)
Vishal: No chance. Dad's against it. Is this Niriksh? M. Srihari Babu, Ongole
back in two hours.
(éÌçîÁç ’-´¤í¬)
(Ç v°æ¨Ïo-™‰ü¿’. ´÷Ø√†o ä°æ¤p-éÓ®Ω’.) (°j È®çúÕçöÀéà ŮΩnç– Øˆ’ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’çC EK-é˙~- (v°æÆæ’hûªç Ç¢Á’ ™‰C-éπ\úø. È®çúø’ í∫çô© éÀçC -¢√-öÀ-E ÉçTx-≠ˇ™ îÁ°æpçúÕ.
Akarsh: Then could you pass on the mes- ûÓ-ØËØ√?). ûª®√yûª ®√´îªa-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√oç.) Can I take Q. éÌçîÁç ûªèπ◊\´.
sage? Could you ask him to call me DEéÀ phone receive îËÆæ’-èπ◊-†o-¢√∞¡x Ææpçü¿†: your message for her? (Ç¢Á’-Íé-´’Ø√o A. This is a little less.
back as soon as he is home. Yes, speaking. (ØËØË EKé˙~ ´÷ö«xúø’ûª’Ø√o) Who Q. éÌçîÁç áèπ◊\´.
is this please? (O’È®-´-®ΩçúŒ?)
îÁ§ƒp™«?)
(Å®·ûË Ñ N≠æߪ’ç Åûª-úÕéÀ îÁ•’-û√®√? Sridevi: I won't be able to call her again today. A. This is a little too much/
ÉçöÀéÀ ®√í¬ØË Ø√èπ◊ phone îÁߪ’u-´’E May I know who is speaking? (´÷ö«x-úËüÁ´®Ó more.
Please pass on this message to her.
îÁ•’-û√®√?) ûÁL-ߪ’-°æ-®Ω’-≤ƒh®√?) ÉN ¶«í¬ practise îËߪ’çúÕ. Q.
There is an important meeting tomor- ÅÆæ©’ ™‰ü¿’.
Vishal: But I'm going out too, and no idea Now, look at the conversation below: A. There isn't any at all.
row at 5 in the evening. She has to
when I'll be back. Govind: Hello, can I speak to Mr. Gopal
attend it without fail. Q. ¶«í¬ áèπ◊\´.
please?
A. (There is) too much of it.
(؈÷ •ßª’-öÀ-Èé-∞¡Ÿ-ûª’Ø√o, á°æ¤púø’ AJ-íÌ-≤ƒhØÓ (íÓ-§ƒ-™¸ûÓ ´÷ö«x-úÌî√a?)
ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’.) Ganesh: Who is speaking please?
(É¢√∞¡ ´’Sx ØËØ√-¢Á’èπ◊ phone îËߪ’-™‰†’.
Q. ¶«í¬ ûªèπ◊\´.
Akarsh: (Is there) No one else at home?
Ñ ´÷ô ÇN-úøèπ◊ îÁ°æpçúÕ. Í®§Ú ´·êu-¢Á’i†
A. (There is) too little of it.
(á´-®ΩçúŒ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’çC?)
meeting ÖçC. ûª†’ ûª°æpéπ £æ…ï-®Ω-¢√y--L.)
(Éçöx ÉçÈé-´®Ω÷ ™‰®√?) Govind: I am Govind here. (؈’ Govind)
Srivalli: Sure. I'll tell her. (ûª°æpéπ îÁ•’-û√†’) Q. 鬰∂‘™ ≠æflí∫®˝ ûªèπ◊\-´í¬ ÖçC.
Vishal: I'll do one thing. I will write out a mes- Ganesh: I'll call Gopal. Please hold on/ hold
É™« phone ™ 鬢√-Lq† ´uéÀh ™‰†-°æ¤púø’ ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ A. The coffee has less sugar than I like. (The
sage for him and leave it here. Which the line while I call him.
coffee could have a little more sugar.)
number are you calling from please? (Gopal †’ °œ©’-≤ƒh†’. line ™ Öçúøç-úÕ.) ûÁL- ß ª’°æ-®√a-Lqç-üË-´’Ø√o Öçõ‰ É™« ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’çC Ææ綵«-
Q. áèπ◊\-´í¬ ÖçC.
(Å®·ûË ØËØÌéπ °æE-îË-≤ƒh†’. Ñ N≠æߪ’ç ®√Æœ- Govind: I'll wait. (Öçö«†’) ≠æù. É°æ¤púø’ Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æù îª÷úøçúÕ.
A. There is more sugar than I like.
°-úø-û√-E-éπ\úø. O’Í® number †’ç* phone îª÷¨»®Ω’éπü∆? line ™ ÖçúøçúÕ ÅØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ please Supriya: Hello, I am Supriya here, can I speak Q.
îËÆæ’h-Ø√o®Ω’?) hold on/ hold the line Åçö«ç. Éçé¬Ææh ´’®√u-ü¿í¬ to Sulekha please? éÌçîÁç áèπ◊\-´í¬ ÖçC.
Akarsh: It is 2626267. It's urgent please. (؈’ Ææ’v°œßª’†’ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’Ø√o. Sulekha A. There is a little more sugar than I like.
ÅØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ could you please hold (on)/ hold the
Vishal: I understand. I'll see that he'll get back line? ÅE èπÿú≈ ņ-´îª’a. ûÓ ´÷ö«x-úÌî√a.) Q. ÅÆæ©’ ™‰ü¿’.
to you. A. There is no sugar at all in the coffee.
äéπ-¢Ë∞¡ phone ´*a† ´uéÀh ÉçéÓ phone ™ Sujana: Hi Supriya. I am Sujana. Sister is out
(Å®Ωn-¢Á’içC. ®√í¬ØË -O’èπ◊ phone îËÊÆ™« ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’çõ‰ visiting one of our aunts. (She) will be Q. ¶«í¬ áèπ◊\´.
îª÷≤ƒh.) Could you just wait? He/ she is busy on back only at 2. A. There is too much of sugar in the coffee.
Akarsh: Thank you. another line/ He is (busy) talking to someone (ØËØË Sujana, ´÷ Åéπ\ ´÷ aunt ¢√Rxç- Q. ¶«í¬ ûªèπ◊\-´í¬ ÖçC.
Vishal: You're welcome. else Åçö«ç. öÀéÀ ¢ÁRxçC.) A. There is too little sugar in the coffee.
Ñ lesson ™ English ™ telephone conver- É°æ¤púø’ ÉC îª÷úøçúÕ. Supriya: Tell her to call me back when she Idiomatic
é¬Ææh í¬ îÁ§ƒp-©çõ‰ The coffee could
sation ᙫ- îË-ߪ÷™ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. Eswar: Hello, this is Eswar. Can I speak to take some more sugar.
gets home, with you.
(éÌçîÁç ûªèπ◊\´)
Phone conversation ´÷´‚©’ conversation Sambhu? The coffee is too sweet - ´’K áèπ◊\´.
(-Éç-öÀéÀ ®√í¬-ØË -Ø√èπ◊ -§∂Ú-Ø˛ -îË-ߪ’-´’-E -
™« é¬èπ◊çú≈ é¬Ææh polite (´’®√u-ü¿-éπ-®Ωçí¬), formal í¬ (؈’ Eswar †’ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o†’. ¨¡ç¶µº’ûÓ îÁ°æ¤p.) A little more sugar and the coffee could be
Öçú≈-©†o N≠æߪ’ç/ Öçô’ç-ü¿†o N≠æߪ’ç Åçü¿-Jéà ´÷ö«x-úÌî√a?) fine - etc.
é¬Ææh ûªèπ◊\´

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