í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 25 -ÂÆ-°dç-•®Ω’ 2008
1) All that we could
500th Lesson on Spoken English
Dear Readers,
Here is our 500th lesson on Spoken English.
Starting on June 12, 2005, this course in
Spoken English has had an uninterrupted run
so far. A page on Spoken English, three to four
times a week, along with a page on Vocabulary/
Grammar Made Easy, running for a period of
three years and a quarter and still going on is
perhaps a record. And we must thank you, the
readers for your whole-hearted and enthusias-
tic support.
Our plan for the lessons: Each lesson is a
continuation of the previous lesson. At the
same time, even the new reader is sure to
find in it some thing very useful for improv-
ing his/ her Spoken English skills.
Your numerous letters with your questions on
and doubts about Spoken English encourage
Advaith: How much have you been able to col- Vedanth: We can do nothing. We've to bear it;
lect for the party we've thought of hav-
ing?
(´’†ç ņ’-èπ◊†o party éÀ áçûª´’ô’èπ◊
§Úí∫’-îË-ߪ’-í∫-L-í¬´¤?)
Vedanth: Not much, I'm afraid. All that we could Advaith: OK. Mom has set the
scrape together was about Rs. 3000,
and that's
That will ser ve the purpose
nowhere near
our need.
(ÅçûËO’ ™‰ü¿’.
áçûÓ éπ≠ædçûÓ
´’†ç §Úí∫’îËߪ’-í∫-L-TçC ´‚úø’-¢Ë©
®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’™‰.)
I'm afraid = (Ééπ\úø) I am sorry
Advaith: That's quite disappointing. Our esti-
mates are around Rs. 9000. A large
chunk of the amount goes to the
singer and his band.
Vedanth: I'll eat but I don't want you
(î√™« E®√-¨»-éπ-®Ωçí¬ ÖçC. ´’† Åçîª-Ø√©’
ü∆ü∆°æ¤ 9000 ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’©’. ü∆ØÓx
áèπ◊\´¶µ«í∫ç í¬ßª’-èπ◊-úÕéÀ, ÅûªúÕ band èπÿ
É¢√yLq Öçô’çC.)
Chunk = ¶µ«í∫ç, band = ¢√ü¿u •%çü¿ç
Vedanth: Why should we have an out of town
band? I think we can make do with a
local band. That will serve the pur-
pose, I think.
(•ßª’-öÀ-†’ç* ´îËa band áçü¿’èπ◊ ´’†èπ◊?
≤ƒnEéπ band ûÓ Ææ®Ω’l-èπ◊-§Ú-´îª’a ņ’èπ◊çö«.
ü∆çûÓ ´’†èπ◊ °æE ïJ-T-§Ú-ûª’çC)
Advaith: Yea. That appears to be the best in the
circumstances. We are unable to rake
up the money for anything better.
(Å´¤†’. Ñ °æJ-Æœn-ûª’™x ÅüË Öûªh´’ç ÅE-°œ-
≤ÚhçC. Åçûª-éπçõ‰ Éçéπ üËEéà ´’†ç úø•’s
§Úí∫’-îË-ߪ’-™‰-èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√oç.)
Vedanth: I think people play up anything not
local. Some of our local bands and
singers are even better than those
from outside.
(•ßª’-öÀ†’ç* ´îËa üËE-í∫’-Jç-îª-®·Ø√ ï†ç
íÌ°æpí¬ îÁ°æ¤p-éÌç-ö«®Ω’. ´’† Ü∞x Ö†o
í¬ßª’-F-í¬-ߪ’-èπ◊©’, band •ßª’-öÀ†’ç* ´îËa
¢√∞¡x-éπçõ‰ ¢Á’®Ω’í∫’.)
Advaith: The mike blasing from outside is really
deafening. I wish they could keep it
down.
(Ŷ«s! •ßª’ô mike £æ«Ù®Ω’ îÁ´¤úø’ éπL-Tç-îË-
ô’dçC. ûªT_ÊÆh ¶«í∫’çúø’.)
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
scrape together was
about Rs. 3000
us to be of even greater help to you. To make
2) That's no where
our lessons more effective and useful we are
near our need
planning innovations. We are going to start
3) ... people playup
shortly lessons on advanced English speech
anything not local
skills. We assure you, however, the lessons will
be in the same simple and easily understand- 4) I wish they could
keep it down Home Minister Bv´-¢√-ü¿’© ´©x v°æ´÷-ü∆Eo í∫’Jç*
able style of the earlier lessons. We are confi-
5) That will serve the purpose
ûªèπ◊\´ îËÆœ ´÷ö«x-ú≈úø’. (Åçûª v°æ´÷-ü¿-¢Ë’O’
dent that you will certainly respond to them and
6) Mom's (Mom has) set the table
™‰ü¿-Ø√oúø’)
learn them with the same enthusiasm as now
4) Keep (something) down = ¨¡•lç, íÌúø-´-™«çöÀ
or even with more enthusiasm. 7) We have to help ourselves
This course is for you; therefore we welcome
ü∆EE ûªT_ç-îªúøç.
8) I don't want you to ask me to help myself
a) Could you please keep your voice down? =
your suggestions for its greater usefulness. We more than I can eat.
look forward to your and our well-wishers' con-
é¬Ææh íÌçûª’ ûªT_ç* ´÷ö«x-úø®√?
9) You are now twenty going on to 21
b) Keep the volume of the TV down. Don't you
tinued support, and assure you of our best ser-
10) our friend's exhibit has won an award at the see I'm studying for an exam? =
vices.
ongoing science fair.
TV
- M.Suresan
íÌúø´ ûªT_ç. ؈’ °æK-éπ~èπ◊ îªü¿’-´¤-ûª’-Ø√o-†E
1) Scrape together = ÅA éπ≠dçæ ûÓ àü¿-®·Ø√ éπE-°œç-îª-úøç-™‰ü∆?
suresanm@yahoo.com
§Úí∫’îË-ߪ’-í∫-©-í∫úøç. Keep (somebody) down = ÅùÀ-*-°-ôdúøç ÅØË
1) They could scrape together just three or Å®Ωnç èπÿú≈ ÖçC.
four books by the poet = ÅA éπ≠dç æ -O’ü¿ ¢√∞¡Ÿx
For centuries the Hindu society has kept the
that's all. It's the festive season. Ç éπ N ®√Æœ † È® çúø’, ´‚úø’ °æ¤Æ æh-鬩’ ´÷vûª¢Ë’
Dalits down =
(ü∆EE ´’†ç àç îËߪ’™‰ç, ¶µºJç-î√-LqçüË. ÊÆéπ - J ç- î ª - í ∫ - L - í ¬®Ω ’ .
ÉC °æçúøí∫ Æ洒ߪ’ç 2) Can we scrape together a team for the ¨¡û√-¶«l-©’í¬ £œ«çü¿÷ Ææ´÷ïç ü¿R-ûª’©†’ ÅùÀ*-
éπü∆.) match on Thursday? = í∫’®Ω’- °-öÀdçC.
5) Serve the purpose = äéπ °æEéÀ àüÁjØ√ ÆæJ-§Ú-
¢√®Ωç match èπ◊ ´’†ç ã ïô’dèπ◊
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 500
Çô-í¬-∞¡x†’ §Úí∫’îË-ߪ’-í∫-©´÷? ´úøç/ °æE-éÀ-®√-´úøç.
table. Let's eat. I'm
a) We need a glass, but
let's use this mug. It'll
serve the purpose =
´’†èπ◊ í¬xÆæ’ äéπöÀ 鬢√L,
é¬F Ñ mug ÆæJ-§Ú-ûª’ç-C™‰.
hungry. No one to serve us, b) We need a car. A bike may not serve the
3) He scraped together the money
as mom's gone out. We purpose =
for his children's education by sell-
have to help ourselves.
car Bike
ing off his old house =
´’†èπ◊ Å´-Ææ®Ωç. Å´-Ææ-®√-EéÀ ÆæJ-§Úü¿’.
ûª† °œ©x©
(Å´’t ¶µï-Ø√EéÀ Åçû√ Æœü¿l¥ç 6) Set the table/ lay the table = ¶µï†ç ´úÕfç-
îªü ¿’ ´¤ éÓÆæ ç ûª † §ƒûª É©’x Ţ˒tÆœ
îËÆœçC. Ø√é¬-éπ-™‰-≤ÚhçC. ´’†èπ◊ îËçü¿’èπ◊ ÅFo Æœü¿l¥ç îËߪ’úøç. DE ûª®√yûª serving
àüÓ éÌçûª úø • ’s ÊÆéπ -J ç-î ª-í ∫-L-í ¬úø’.
´úÕfç-îËç-ü¿’-Èé-´®Ω÷ ™‰®Ω’. ´’†èπ◊ (´úÕfç-îªôç) ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’çC.
scrape= Í® èπ ◊-™ «çöÀ ¢√öÀ û Ó üˆ o-®·Ø√
´’†ç ´úÕfç--éÓ-¢√-LqçüË.) a) My sister has set the table. Mom will serve
M.SURESAN UéÀ ¨¡ Ÿv¶µ º-° æ-® Ω-î ªú øç / äéπ-ü ∆-E éÀ Åçô’- èπ◊-†o
the lunch =´÷ îÁLx/ Åéπ\ ¶µï-Ø√-E-éπFo Æœü¿l¥ç
-ü ∆-E E UÍé ߪ ’ úø ç .
to ask me to help myself to more than îËÆœçC. ´÷ Å´’t ´úÕf-Ææ’hçC.
Scraping the floor of paint marks= ØË©-O’C
I can eat. That's the trouble in eating b) The table is set and mom's going to serve
paint ´’®Ω-éπ-©†’ Uéπúøç.
with you. the dinner = ready
¶µï-Ø√-E-éπçû√ í¬ ÖçC
(¶µçîË-≤ƒh†’, é¬F ؈’ A†-í∫-L-T-†-ü∆-E-éπçõ‰ Scape through/ Scrape = ÅA éπ≠dçæ -O’ü¿ ØÁí∫_úøç, (éπçî√©’, plates, spoons ready
Åçû√
áèπ◊\´ ´úÕfç--éÓ-´’E ††’o •©-´ç-ûª pass 鬴úøç. îËߪ’úøç.) Å´’t ´úÕfç-îª-¶-ûÓçC.
-°-öÔdü¿’. FûÓ ÅüË Ø√èπ◊ ¶«üµ¿.) a) If he can scrape through the exam his 7), 8) Help oneself = (¶µï-†ç™) àüÁjØ√ ´úÕfç--éÓ-
Advaith: OK. I leave it to you. I'm aware you are father will be happy/ If he can scrape a ´úøç ûª´’èπ◊ û√´·.
now 20 going on to 21, and you know pass in the exam, his father will be happy = a) If you want a little more sugar in the coffee,
what suits you best. pass
Åûªúø’ (ÅA éπ≠dçæ ûÓ) Å®·ûË î√©’ (éπFÆæ help yourself. The sugar bowl is on the
marks ûÓ) ¢√∞¡x Ø√†o ÆæçûÓ-≠œ-≤ƒhúø’/ éπFÆæ table =
(ÆæÍ®™‰. Åü¿çû√ FÍé ´C-™‰-Ææ’hØ√o. FéÀ-°æ¤púø’ marks pass
20 à∞¡Ÿx °æ‹®Ωh®·u 21™ Åúø’-í∫’-°-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o´¤. ûÓ Å®·ûË î√©’, ¢√∞¡x Ø√†o ÆæçûÓ- F coffee ™ Éçé¬ °æçîª-ü∆®Ω 鬢√-©çõ‰ ¢ËÆæ’éÓ.
FÍéC ´’ç*üÓ Fèπ◊ ûÁ©’-ÆæE Ø√èπ◊ ûÁ©’Ææ’.) ≠œ-≤ƒhúø’. °æçîª-ü∆®Ω §ƒvûª table O’üË ÖçC.
b) The Manmohansingh Govt scraped a victo- b) As he was hungry, he helped himself to
Vedanth: A piece of interesting news for you.
ry by just a few votes = votes some more rice =
Our friend Visisht's exhibit in the on
Íé´©ç éÌEo Çéπ-Lí¬ Öçúø-ôçûÓ Åûªúø’
going science fair has won an award.
ûËú≈ûÓ ´’ØÓt-£æ«-Ø˛-Æœçí˚ v°æ¶µº’ûªyç ØÁí∫_í∫-L-TçC. ´’J-éÌçîÁç ņoç ´úÕfç--èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
(FéÓ ÇÆæ-éÀh-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† ¢√®Ωh. É°æ¤púø’ ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’†o 3) Play up = äéπ N≠æ-ߪ÷-EéÀ ™‰E-v§ƒ-´·êuç É´yúøç. 9) going on = (´ßª’Ææ’ N≠æߪ’ç) äéπ Ææç´-ûªq-®Ωç™
science fair ™ ´’† friend NP≠ˇd v°æü¿-Jzç- a) He plays up his Telugu medium back- Åúø’-T-úø-¶-´úøç.
*† ´Ææ’h´¤èπ◊ •£æ›-´’A ´*açC.) ground to justify his poor English = ûª† a) She is now 16, going on 17 =
English Åçûª ¶«í∫’çúøéπ-§Ú-´-ú≈-EéÀ 鬮Ω-ùçí¬ ûª†
Exhibit = Exhibition ™ v°æü¿-JzçîË ´Ææ’h´¤. ûª†-éÀ-°æ¤púø’ 16 EçúÕ, 17 ®√¶-ûÓçC.
ûÁ©’í∫’ O’úÕߪ’ç í∫’Jç* ÅAí¬ îÁ•’-ûª’ç-ö«úø’.
Advaith: Really? Very great indeed. He should b) You are now going on 18, and you will have
b) He plays up his injury to dodge work = °æE
give us a party then. the voting right =
áíÌ_õ‰dç-ü¿’èπ◊ 鬮Ω-ùçí¬ ûª† í¬ßª÷Eo ´’K áèπ◊\´
Vedanth: We'll ask him tomorrow. îª÷°æ¤-û√úø’. (í¬ßª÷Eo ≤ƒèπ◊í¬ îª÷°æ¤-û√úø’) FéÀ-°æ¤púø’ 18 ®√¶-ûÓçC, ü∆çûÓ¶«ô’ vote £æ«èπ◊\
(Í®°æ¤ Åúø’í∫’ü∆ç) DEéÀ ´uA-Í®éπç, play down. äéπ-ü∆E v§ƒ´·êuç ´Ææ’hçC.
Daily real life situations ™ ´’†ç ¢√úË î√™« Å®Ωn- ûªT_ç* îª÷°æúøç. 10) on going = v°æÆæ’hûªç ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’†o.
´ç-ûª-¢Á’i†, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† phrasal verbs ´’J-éÌEo a) Every party plays down the achievements a) Who will win the on going match? =
Ñ lesson ™ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. ÉN ´’†ç of the opposition party = É°æ¤púø’ ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’†o match á´®Ω’ Èí©’-≤ƒh®Ω’?
´÷ö«xúËô°æ¤púø’ ûªúø’-´·-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ ¢√úø-í∫-L-TûË ´’† con- v°æA party, v°æA-°æ-é¬~ ©’ ≤ƒCµç-*-†-¢√-öÀE ûªèπ◊\´ b) The on going debate on reservations will
versation î√™« impressive í¬ Öçô’çC. îËÆœ ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’çC. continuous for some time =
Now look at the following sentences from the b) The home minister played down the threat v°æÆæ’hûªç reservations O’ü¿ ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’†o Ωa
dialogue above. of the terrorists = ´’J-éÌç-ûª-鬩ç é̆-≤ƒ-í∫’-ûª’çC.