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Sekhar: Our profits for the preceding six
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Sundar & Sankar: Good morning, sir.
Murthy: Good morning, friends. I have some
special news for you. In a few days
from now, by the coming Monday the
23rd Jan, to be precise, our company
will have completed 24 years of suc-
cessful business, thanks to efficient
managers and executives like you.
(O’éÓ N¨Ï≠æç îÁ§ƒpL. O’™«çöÀ Ææ´’-®Ω’n-™„j†
¢Ë’ØËï®Ω’x, 鬮Ωu-E-®√y-£æ«-èπ◊© ´©x ´’† éπç°F
ÉçéÌCl ®ÓV™x, Åçõ‰ éπ*a-ûªçí¬ îÁ§ƒp-©çõ‰
´îËa ≤Ú´’-¢√®Ωç, 23 ï†-´-JéÀ, 24 à∞¡x Nï-ߪ’-
´ç-ûª-¢Á’i† ¢√u§ƒ-®√Eo °æ‹Jh îËÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ô’çC.)
precise = éπ*a-ûª-¢Á’i†; executives = éπç°-F™x,
éπç°F Nüµ∆-Ø√-©†’ (policy) Å´’©’îË-ÊÆ-¢√∞¡Ÿx.
I suggest that ..
Sundar: We understand sir. We are entering
the silver jubilee year the coming
Monday.
(Å®Ωn-¢Á’içC Ææ®˝, ´îËa ≤Ú´’-¢√®Ωç ´’†
éπç°F ®Ωï-ûÓ-ûªq´ Ææç´-ûªq-®Ωç-™éÀ v°æ¢Ë-Pç-îª-
¶-ûª’çC.)
Murthy: Exactly. We have certainly had a suc-
cessful innings so far. The credit goes
to you. Congratulations.
(´’† ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç É°æp-öÀ-´-®Ωèπÿ Nï-ߪ’-´ç-ûªçí¬
≤ƒTç-ü¿E éπ*a-ûªçí¬ îÁ°æp-´îª’a. ü∆EéÀ
N’´’tLo ¢Á’a-éÓ-¢√L. Ø√ ÅGµ-†ç-ü¿-†©’.)
Sankar: You are behind it sir. Please accept
our congratulations sir.
(ü∆EéÀ 鬮Ωùç O’®Ω’ Ææ®˝. ´÷ ÅGµ-†ç-ü¿-
†©’ Æ‘yéπ-Jç-îªçúÕ.)
Sundar: I suggest that we celebrate the silver
jubilee in a fitting manner.
(ÆæÈ®j† KA™ ´’†ç Ñ ®Ωï-ûÓ-ûªq-¢√Eo E®Ωy-
£œ«ç-î√L/ E®Ωy-£œ«ç--éÓ-¢√-©E Ø√ Ææ÷)
Murthy: Certainly. What are your suggestions?
(ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈. O’ Ææ÷™‰N’öÀ?)
Sundar: Let's give it wide publicity '25 years in
the service of our customers, ...'
things like that in the media, sir.
(''ë«û√-ü∆-®Ω’© ÊÆ´™ §ƒA-Íé∞¡Ÿx..—— ™«çöÀ
v°æéπ-ô-†-©ûÓ ´’ç* v°æî√®Ωç Éü∆lç.)
Sankar: We could observe the whole year as
the silver jubilee year with special cel-
ebrations for a week ending on the
23rd Jan 2008.
(¢Á·ûªhç àú≈-ü¿çû√ ®Ωï-ûÓ-ûªq´ Ææç´-ûªq-®Ωçí¬
E®Ωy-£œ«ç*, Jan 23, 2008ûÓ Åçûª-´’ßË’u
Nüµ¿çí¬ äéπ ¢√®Ωç-§ƒô’ v°æûËuéπ Öûªq¢√©’
E®Ωy-£œ«ç-îª-´îª’a)
observe = §ƒöÀç-îªôç.
Sundar: I suppose we can give some special
bonus to the employees, sir.
(Æœ•sç-CéÀ v°æûËuéπ ¶†Æˇ èπÿú≈ É¢Ìy-îªaE
؈-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o.)
Murthy: What's your suggestion, Sankar?
(F ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ’-¢Ë’-N’öÀ ¨¡çéπ®˝?)
Sankar: How much bonus do you want to
announce, sir?
(áçûª ¶†Æˇ É¢√y-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’?)
Murthy: Let's discuss it with our finance man-
ager Sekhar.
(´’†ç ÅC ´’† °∂jØ√Ø˛q ¢Ë’ØË-ï®˝ ¨Ïê-®˝ûÓ
îªJaü∆lç.)
How are our finances, Sekhar?
(´’† ÇJnéπ °æJ-ÆœnA ᙫ ÖçC ¨Ïê®˝?)
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2
3) Let's discuss it = îªJaü∆lç.
months will allow a minimum bonus of
4) We might as well give each
Rs.2500 per employee.
employee a gold coin = v°æA
(í∫ûª Ç®Ω’ ØÁ©© ™«¶µ«-©-†’-•öÀd äéÓ\ ÖüÓu-TéÀ ã •çí¬-®Ω’-Ø√ù„ç
ÖüÓu-TéÀ éπFÆæç È®çúø’-¢Ë© Å®·-üÌç-ü¿© É¢Ìya.
¶†Æˇ ÉîËa O©’çC.) a) Let's ..., b) We could/ You
preceding = v°œÆ ‘-úÕçí˚ = í∫úø-*†.
could, c) We might as well,
Sundar: Er... wouldn't it be better if we gave
them Rs.2000/- in cash and a gift
É´Fo informal expressions,
Ææ÷îª-†-L-´y-ö«-EéÀ. v°æ-¨¡o: 1. I welcome u always.
ÉçéÌEo informal expressions: 2. I say welcome to u always.
worth Rs.500?
1) What about/ how about 3. I always welcome u.
(äéÌ\-éπ\-JéÀ 2000 ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’© †í∫ü¿÷, 500 Ram: It is already 10.15. The train is at 4. I always welcome to u.
®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’© N©’´îËÊÆ é¬†’éπ ÉÊÆh Åçûª- 10.30. I'm afraid we may miss it.
éπçõ‰ ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çC éπü∆?) 5. I welcome u.
Er... ûÁ©’-í∫’™ àüÁjØ√ îÁÊ°p-´·çü¿’, Ç.. Åçö«çéπü∆– Å™«
(É°æp-öÀÍé 10.15 Å®·çC. Train 10.30 éÀ. Miss
6. I whole heartedly welcome to u always.
Å´¤-û√-¢Ë’¢Á÷ ÅE-°œ-≤ÚhçC).
Sankar: We might as well give each employee Which are correct in all above sen-
Syam: How about/ What about taking a
a 2 gm gold coin and silver cup worth tences, if any mistake please give me
taxi? (
around Rs.500/-.
ö«uéÃq BÆæ’èπ◊çü∆´÷?/ö«uéÃq™ ¢Á∞¡-ü∆´÷?) reason why it is wrong.
2) See if you can.
(´’†ç ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ ã È®çúø’ ví¬´·© •çí¬®Ω’ - Nag santosh, e-mail
eg: See if you can work for a longer time
-Ø√--ù„ç, ®Ω÷.500 N©’´ îËÊÆ ¢ÁçúÕ éπ°ˇ
every day to earn some extra money. -ï-¢√-•’: Sentence 4, I always welcome to you,
èπÿú≈ É´ya.) and sentence No. 6 I whole heartedly
welcome to you always - Ñ È®çúø÷
ûª°æp N’í∫-û√-´Focorrect. °∂晫-Ø√¢√JéÀ
welcome to so and
≤ƒyí∫ûªç ņo-°æ¤púø’
so Åçö«ç. °∂晫-Ø√îÓöÀéÀ ≤ƒyí∫ûªç ņo-
welcome to a place
°æ¤púø’ Åçö«ç. Ñ
'to' welcome
È®çúø’ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x †’ ûª®√yûª
¢√úøû√ç. °∂晫-Ø√¢√JE -≤ƒyí∫-A-Ææ’hØ√oç
Murthy: This appears to be a better sugges- ņo-°æ¤púø’, We welcome ûª®√yûª
tion. The gold coin could have the (Éçé¬Ææh áèπ◊\´ Ææ秃-Cç-îª-ö«-EéÀ Éçé¬Ææh áèπ◊\-´-ÊÆ°æ¤ to ®√ü¿’, ´’†ç ≤ƒyí∫-A-Ææ ’h†o
company's name, logo and the words °æE-îË-ߪ’-í∫-©-¢Ë¢Á÷ îª÷úø’. °æE îÁ®·u ÅE Ææ÷*ç-îªôç) ´uéÀhE îÁ•’û√ç.
silver jubilee (1984-2008) embossed 3) Why don't you?
eg: Why don't you buy the car? It appears to
Our hearty welcome to the
on them.
Chief guest.
(Ñ Ææ÷ ÅEoç-öÀ-éπØ√o ¶«í∫’çC. be good.
(´·êu ÅA-C∑éÀ ´÷ ≤ƒyí∫ûªç)
•çí¬®Ω’ Ø√ù„ç, ¢ÁçúÕ éπ°ˇ O’ü¿ ´’† (Ç é¬®Ω’ ¶«í∫’-†o-ô’dçC. é̆-èπÿ-úøü¿÷? éÌØ√-©E
We welcome the Chief guest.
éπç°F Ê°®Ω’, *£æ«oç, silver jubilee Ææ÷).
(1984-2008) ņo ´÷ô©’, Ö¶„s-ûª’hí¬ É°æ¤púø’ formal suggestions èπ◊ ¢√úË expressions:
v°æ-¨¡o: i) ؈’ Féπ™« Å´-鬨¡ç É´y-èπ◊çú≈ Öçú≈-LqçC.
(´·êu ÅA-C∑E ≤ƒyí∫-A-Ææ’hØ√oç)
´·vCç-îª-´îª’a.) 1) May I suggest ...?
logo= *£æ«oç; emboss= Ö¶„s-ûª’hí¬ ´·vCç-îªôç eg: May I suggest that a bonus of 20% be ii) ؈’ E†o ´*a Öçõ‰ Ñ®ÓV ¢Á∞Ïx¢√úÕ-ØË¢Á÷.
X inscribe = îÁéπ\ôç. ´÷´‚-©’í¬ Ø√ù«© O’ü¿ declared? iii) FéÓÆæç éπ∞¡Ÿx é¬ßª’©’ é¬ÊÆ™« áü¿’-®Ω’-îª÷Æœ
´‚úø’ Æœç£æ…©’ emboss îËÆæ’ç-ö«®· éπü∆? 20 ¨»ûªç ¶†Æˇ v°æéπ-öÀç-îª-´’E Ææ÷*ç-îª-´î√a?= É°æ¤púø’ ¢Á∞¡-ü∆-´’-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o.-O-öÀ-E ÉçTx≠ˇ™
☯ ☯ ☯ ☯
Ææ÷*-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’ ÅE formal í¬ îÁ°æpôç. ᙫ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-î√™ ûÁ©-°æçúÕ.
2) I suggest/ I would suggest v°æ鬨¸, É–¢Á’-®·™¸
Ñ lesson ™ ´’†ç suggestions (Ææ÷îª-†©’) É´y- -ï-¢√-•’: i) I shouldn't have given you such an
I suggest/ I'd suggest that the number of
ö«-EéÀ ¢√úË standard expressions îª÷ü∆lç. holidays be reduced = opportunity.
Suggestion -pronunciation= Ææï-¨¡aØ˛. ï ØÌéÀ\
ÂÆ©´¤©’ ûªT_ç-î√-©E Ææ÷*-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’. ii) If I had come yesterday, I might have
°æ©’-èπ◊û√ç. Suggestion èπÿ, advice èπÿ ûËú≈ gone today.
3) May I make/ give a suggestion here?
ûÁ©’Ææ’ éπü∆? Advice (Ææ©£æ…) Åçõ‰ äéπ N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo
ᙫ îËߪ÷™ í∫öÀdí¬ ÉîËa Ç™-. Suggestion = Ñ N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ ØËØÓ Ææ÷ îËߪ’-´î√a? iii) After having waited (for ages) for you,
(Ææ÷) Åçõ‰ Ç™- äéπöÀ Ææ÷*ç* ü∆EE §ƒöÀç- ÉO formal suggestions èπ◊ ¢√úË expressions: I was just thinking of going away.
î√®√ ™‰ü∆ ņo N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo °ü¿lí¬ °æöÀdç--éÓ-éπ-§Ú- éπ∞¡Ÿx é¬ßª’©’ é¬ÊÆ™« – ÉC ûÁ©’í∫’ ñ«Bߪ’ç
´ôç. Suggestion, advice éπçõ‰ Ææ’Eo-ûªçí¬ EXERCISE – DEéÀ ÆæÈ®j† ¶µ«´ç English ™ ™‰ü¿’.
Öçô’çC. Practise the following aloud in English: v°æ-¨¡o: I have a doubt regarding 'small and big
a) É™« îÁ®·u †’´¤y - Advice. Murthy: Silver Jubilee °æ¤®Ω-Ææ \-Jç--èπ◊E éÌûªh hole'. What should we say for
b) É™« îËÊÆh ¶«í∫’ç-ô’ç-üË¢Á÷ – Suggestion. (productivity),
Öû√p-ü¿-éπû√ áèπ◊\´ Ææ秃- 'kannnam' and 'goyya'.
Study the following sentences from the ü¿Ø√ ©é~¬u-©†’ °ô’d-èπ◊ç-ü∆´÷? †OØ˛ π◊´÷®˝, É–¢Á’®·™¸
conversation above: Sankar: í∫ûª Ææç´ûªq®Ωç éπçõ‰ 10% áèπ◊\´ Öû√p-ü¿- -ï-¢√-•’: Kannam - éπ†oç Åçõ‰ hole ÅØË Åçö«ç.
a) I suggest that we celebrate the silver jubilee éπû√ ©éπ~uç Ø√ Ææ÷. íÌ®·uéà hole ÅØË ¢√úøû√ç. íÌ®·uéÀ ÉçéÓ-
in a fitting manner. Sundar: ´’J-éÌEo, Åçõ‰ éπFÆæç 5 ¨»ê-©-ØÁjØ√ ûÁ®Ω- ´÷ô pit.
b) Let's give it wide publicity. ¢√L, Ñ ®Ωï-ûÓ-ûªq´ Ææç´-ûªq-®Ωç™. ¢Ëûª-Ø√© v°æ-¨¡o: BIMONTHLY is used for FORTNIGHT-
c) We could observe the whole year as the sil- °ç°æ¤-ü¿© èπÿú≈ Ø√ Ææ÷. LY as well. Can you give an example to
ver jubilee year. Sekhar: ÅC ´îËa Ææç´-ûªq-®√-EéÀ ¢√®·ü∆ ¢Ëü∆lç. elaborate the meaning.
d) I suppose we can give some special bonus. Sankar: éÌçûª ™«¶µ«™x éÓûª ûª°æp-éπ-§Ú-®·Ø√, silver †OØ˛, É–¢Á’-®·™¸
e) Let's discuss it with our finance manager. jubilee Ææç´-ûªq-®Ωç™ ÉÊÆh ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çC éπü∆? -ï-¢√-•’: Bimonthly Åçõ‰ 1) È®çúø’ØÁ©-©-éÓ-≤ƒJ, 2)
Murthy: É´Fo Ç™-*ü∆lç.
f) Wouldn't it be better if we gave them Rs. ØÁ©èπ◊ È®çúø’-≤ƒ®Ω’x – È®çúø’ Å®√n©÷ ÖØ√o®·
ANSWER O’®Ω’ îÁ°œp-†ô’x. Fortnightly Åçõ‰ 15 ®Ó-V-
2000 in cash and a gift worth Rs. 500/-.
Murthy: On the occasion of silver jubilee shall
g) We might as well give each employee ... ©èπ◊ (°æéπ~ç) -ä-éπ-≤ƒJ ÅE. é¬F áèπ◊\-´í¬
Suggestions ™ èπÿú≈ formal suggestions we have new targets for productivity and bimonthly Åçõ‰ È®çúø’ØÁ©-©-éÓ-≤ƒJ ÅØË
(´’†-éπçõ‰ àüÓ-N-üµ¿çí¬ Â°ü¿l-¢√-∞¡x-éÀîËa Ææ÷îª-†-©’)èπ◊ turnover?/ let's have new targets for ... Å®Ωnç-ûÓØË ¢√úø-û√®Ω’. ØÁ©èπ◊ È®çúø’-≤ƒ®Ω’x
Sankar: I suggest a 10% higher target in pro- ņö«-EéÀ fortnightly ÅØËüË áèπ◊\-´í¬
¢√úË expressions èπÿ, informal suggestions
(´’†ç ¶«í¬ ’´¤ BÆæ’-éÓ-í∫-LÍí ¢√∞¡x-éÀîËa Ææ÷îª-†-©)èπ◊ ductivity. ¢√úø-û√®Ω’. Twice a month ÅE èπÿú≈
¢√úË expressions èπÿ î√™« ûËú≈ Öçô’çC. Sundar: We can open some more branches, Åçö«®Ω’. î√™« Å®Ω’-ü¿’í¬ Ñ Å®ΩnçûÓ bi
at least 5 more branches in this silver monthly Åçö«®Ω’.
°j† É*a† expressions ™ î√™«-´’-ô’èπ◊ informal
expressions. ÅN: jubilee year. May I also suggest a a) The committee meets fortnightly
1) Let's give it wide publicity = ¶«í¬ v°æî √®Ωç wage rise? (15 ®ÓV-©-éÓ-≤ƒJ, ØÁ©èπ◊ È®çúø’-≤ƒ®Ω’x)
îËü∆lç. Sekhar: Let's postpone it until next year. b) We have bimonthly meetings.
Let's (let us) - ÉC informal. ÉçéÌEo informal Sankar: Wouldn't it be better if we sanctioned/ (È®çúø’ØÁ©-©-éÓ-≤ƒJ ´÷ meetings
expressions. announced the wage rise in the silver Öçö«®·.)
2) We could observe ... = Silver jubilee jubilee year?
R
Ææç´-ûªq-
Murthy: Let's think of all these.
- M. SURESAN
®Ωçí¬ §ƒöÀç-îª-´îª’a/ §ƒöÀç-ü∆ç.