I -Ñ-Ø√-úø’ í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 17 -†-´ç-•®Ω’ 2005

Anand: Janaki, how about giving us a song?

-ñ«-†éÃ, ã §ƒô §ƒúø¢√?
(give a song = §ƒô §ƒúøôç)
Janaki: Me? giving a song? Are you Joking?
Joke
ØËØ√? §ƒ--úø-ô´÷? îËÆæ’h-Ø√o¢√?
Bhanu: Oh. Can Janaki sing? This is news to
me.
Åçõ‰, ñ«†éÀ §ƒúø-í∫-©ü∆? ÉC Ø√èπ◊ éÌûªh
N≠æߪ’ç.
(news to me = Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’ ûÁ-L-ߪ’-E
-N-≠æߪ’ç É°æ¤púø’ ûÁLÊÆh, This is news to
me Åçö«ç. conversation ™ ¢√úøçúÕ)
Anand: O, She would sing for hours when we
were at school. That too very well.
School
¢Ë’-´· ™ Ö†o-°æ¤púø’ í∫çô© ûª®Ω-•úÕ
§ƒúËC, Å-D -î√-™« -¶«í¬.
(That too = ÅC èπÿú≈)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 70
´÷ teacher time Ö†o-°æ¤p-úø™«x °æE-í∫-ô’d-èπ◊E NØËC.
Ñ ´‚úø’ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x 'would' ã past habit/
habitual action in the past †’ ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûÓçC éπü∆?
Åçõ‰ í∫ûªç™ àüÁjØ√ véπ´’ç-ûª-°æpE °æEéÀ èπÿú≈
would ¢√úøû√ç.
d) ¢√úø’ *†o-°æ¤púø’ ®√v-A°æ‹-ô ûÁí∫ àúËa-¢√úø’.
As a child he would cry a lot at night.
e) î√™«-ü¿÷®Ωç †úÕ-îË-¢√úø’.
He would walk for long distances.
ÉO 'would' ´’J-éÌEo Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’. -¢√u´-£æ…-J- Suguna: It is my mother's. She wouldn't Brahmam: Would you stop telling me of his his-
éπçí¬ English Would
¢√úø-éπç™ î√™« ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ (would not) let me lend it. If you want tory? Would you atleast tell me
Do
´Ææ’hç-ô’çC. ûÓ begin ÅßË’u î√™« ques- I can lend you my chain. Would you where he is?
tions would
E begin
ûÓ èπÿú≈ îËߪ’ôç ¢√úø’Íé. like it? / Do you like it? Damodar: I don't know.
Å®·ûË would Å™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x éÌçîÁç for- Jayanthi: That'd be (That would be) fine. Practise the following:
mal. Thank you. When shall I take it?
´’J-éÌEo N≠æ-ߪ÷©’ -ûª®√y-ûª îª÷ü∆lç! Mounika: áØ√o-∞¡Ÿxí¬ °æE-îË-Ææ’h-Ø√o-N-éπ\úø?
Suguna: When is the function? Isn't it the day
Now Practise the following aloud in English: Sarika: âüË-∞¡Ÿxí¬.
after (tomorrow)? I'd very much like
(O©-®·-†EoîÓôx 'would' ¢√úøçúÕ) Mounika: Åçõ‰ †’´¤y Ñ company v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç
to give you the chain. You look beau-
a) Jayanthi: Function èπ◊ -¢Á-∞¡Ÿ-ûª’-Ø√o. F tiful/ splendid/ gorgeous with it
†’ç* Ééπ\úË -ÖØ√o¢√?
Necklace é¬Ææh É≤ƒh¢√? (Do you mean/ Does it mean ¢√úøçúÕ)
around your neck.
Sarika: v§ƒ®Ωç-¶µºç†’ç-* é¬ü¿’. v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç Å®·†
(lend = Å®Ω’-N-´yôç) Jayanthi: Really I don't / wouldn't like to borrow
éÌEo ®ÓV©†’ç*. Ç.. ü∆ü∆°æ¤ v§ƒ®Ωç-¶µºç
Suguna: ÅC ´÷ Å´’tC. ´÷ Å´’t ä°æ¤p-éÓü¿’. it. All my Jewels are in the bank lock-
鬢√-©çõ‰ Fèπ◊ Ø√ chain É≤ƒh. É≠æd-¢Ë’Ø√? er. The keys are with my father. He'll
-†’ç-îË Å†-´îª’a. Å®·ûË É´Fo O’È®ç-ü¿’èπ◊
-Å-úø’-í∫’-ûª’-Ø√o®Ω’?
Mounika: Ø√ friend †´u éÌEo®ÓV-L-éπ\úø °æE-

Wouldn't you sing?

îË-ÆœçC. FÍé-´’Ø√o ûÁ©’-ÊÆ-¢Á÷-†E.
Sarika: †¢√u? Ø√èπ◊ î√™« ¶«í¬ ûÁ©’Ææ’.
Mounika: É°æ¤p-úÁ-éπ\-úø’çC? ûª††’ éπ©’-Ææ’-éÌE ü∆ü∆°æ¤
´‚úË-∞¡x-®·çC.
Sarika: ûª†èπ◊ °∞¡x-®·ç-ü¿E -O’èπ◊ û-Á-L-ߪ’ü∆? Last
September ™. É°æ¤púø’ India ™ ™‰ü¿’.
Bhanu: Janaki, wouldn't you sing for us now? ¢√∞¡x husband ûÓ states èπ◊ ¢Á-R}-
Jayanthi:
ÅD ¶«í¬ØË Öçô’çC. Thanks. á°æ¤púø’ be back only
just one song. §Ú-®·çC.
B≤Ú\†’? the day after
-ñ«-†éÃ, -´÷éÓÆæç §ƒô §ƒúø¢√? äéπ\-≤ƒJ. Mounika: ؈’ ´îËa ØÁ© ¢Á∞¡ŸhØ√o. O’ ü¿í∫_®Ω Ç¢Á’
Suguna: á°æ¤púø’ function? á©’xçúÕ éπü∆? Í®°æ¤ (tomorrow). He
Janaki: Would you stop bothering me, please? address í¬F, phone number í¬F
≤ƒßª’çvûªç ´÷ ÉçöÀéÌ≤ƒh¢√? FéÀ-´yôç wouldn't/ does-
é¬Ææh ††’o trouble îËߪ’ôç Ç°æ¤-û√®√? Ø√èπ◊ Eïçí¬ ÆæçûÓ-≠æ¢Ë’. Ç chain ™ n't allow us to
Öçü∆. Öçõ‰ é¬Ææh É≤ƒh®√?
Anand: She would sing on. I mean, at school Sarika: ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬.
†’´¤y î√™« Åçü¿çí¬ Öçö«´¤. keep even a
even if none were there to listen to her. Answer:
Jayanthi: Eïçí¬ B≤Ú\ôç É≠ædç-™‰üË. Ø√ †-í∫-©Fo single orna-
My English teacher would, when she Mounika: How long have you worked/ have
had the time make it a point to listen to
´÷ bank locker ™ ÖØ√o®·. ´÷ Ø√†o- ment at home. M. SURESAN
á©’x çúÕéÀí¬E ®√®Ω’. locker û√∞«©’ Çߪ’† Suguna: Would you you been working here?
her sweet songs. Sarika: For the past five years/ for the last
ü¿ í ∫ _ - ® Ω’-Ø√o®·. äéπ\ †í∫ èπÿú≈ Éçöx Öçúø- stop it? No more words please. I am
NØË-¢√-∞Îx-´®Ω÷ ™‰éπ-§Ú-®·Ø√ Å™«Íí §ƒúø’-ûª’ç- giving it to you willingly. Come tomor- five years/ for five years now.
úËC. Å°æ¤p-úø-°æ¤púø’ ´÷ English Teacher °æE- Suguna: Ééπ Ç°æä°æ¤-û¤√¢√?
ö«- E éÀ p-éÓ®Ω’ Ø√†o-.
Mounika: (Do) you mean/ Does it mean that
ÉEo ´÷ô-©-´-Ææ-®Ω´÷? row and take it.
í∫-ô’d-èπ◊E Janaki §ƒô NØËC. you have been here since the begin-
ØË † ’ É≠æ d ç - í ¬ØË ÉÆæ ’ hØ√o éπü∆. Í®°æ¤ ®√. Jayanthi: Thank you.
Janaki: Ok. I am going to sing just to please ning of the company?
Jayanthi: Thank you. b) Brahmam: Is Sekhar staying on for the
you. Sarika: Not right from the beginning. A few
b) Brahmam: Sekhar O’öÀç-í˚èπ◊ Öçô’-Ø√oú≈? meeting? / Would Sekhar stay
Å™«Íí O’ ÆæçûÓ-≠æç-éÓÆæç §ƒúø-¶-ûª’Ø√o. (Öçô’-Ø√oú≈ = Stay on) days after the beginning. You can
Ééπ\úø would ûÓ ´*a† verbs í∫’-Jç-* ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-ØË- on for the meeting?
Damodar: FûÓ àç îÁ§ƒpúø’? í∫çô™ meeting say, almost from the beginning. But
´·çü¿’, would †’ í∫’-Jç-* Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊†o (Is Sekhar staying on...? better,
begin Å´¤-ûª’çC. é¬Ææh Ç chairs †’ Ñ why do you ask? / Why are you ask-
would Sekhar? éπçõ‰)
N≠æ-ߪ÷©’ îª÷ü∆lç. stage O’ü¿ °-úø-û√¢√? ing all this? (Almost = ü∆ü∆°æ¤)
1) 'I thought he would help me' - Damodar: What did he tell you? The meeting
(°ôdúøç= put/ place/ keep) Mounika: My friend Navya worked here for
will begin in an hour. Would you put
Ø√èπ◊- ¢√úø’ Ææ£æ…ߪ’ç îË≤ƒh-úø-†’-èπ◊Ø√o. Brahmam: ؈’ ¢√úøo-úÕ-í¬†’ é¬E ¢√úËç îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’. some time. I was wondering if you
Ééπ\úø 'would help' - future from the past †’ those chairs on the stage / dais?
Damodar: Ø√ûÓ ÅØ√oúË ûª°æpèπ◊çú≈ Öçö«-†E. Ñ knew her. wondering
(Ééπ\úø Åçõ‰
Brahmam: I asked him but he wouldn't say
'I was wonder-
ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûÓçC. table é¬Ææh stage O’ü¿ °ôd-ú≈-EéÀ Ǩ¡a®Ωuç é¬ü¿’. ¢√úø’-éπ™
2) Would you like some tea? anything / didn't say anything.
≤ƒßª’ç îË≤ƒh¢√? ing' Åçõ‰ àüÁjØ√ ïJ-Tç-üË¢Á÷ ÅE ÆæçüË-
tea
é¬Ææh BÆæ’èπ◊ç-ö«®√? (Wouldn't Åçõ‰ É≠ædç ™‰ü¿’ ÅØË -¶µ«´†
Brahmam: ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬. Å®·ûË ¨Ïê®˝ N≠æߪ’ç é¬Ææh £æ«çí¬ Å†’-éÓ-´ôç)
É™«çöÀîÓôx 'would' offer
èπ◊ ¢√-úø-û√ç– you ûÓ ´Ææ’hçC– îÁ°æp-ö«-EéÀ É≠æd癉éπ îÁ°æp-™‰-ü¿E)
clear í¬ îÁ°æp¢√? ¢√úÕûÓ Ø√é¬\-Ææh-°æE Sarika: (Do) you mean Navya? I know her
question form™. Damodar: He told me he would stay on. Would
ÖçC. very well, of course.
3) Would you wait for a while? you help me place the table on the
Damodar: ¢√úøç-ûªí¬ ´÷ö«x-úø-úøE ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éπü∆ Fèπ◊? Mounika: Where is she now? It is three years
é¬ÊÆ°æ¤ wait îË≤ƒh®√? stage?
*†o-°æ¤púø’ èπÿú≈ ÅçûË -¢√úø’. áèπ◊\´ since I met her/ I met her last three
Ééπ\úø ´·êuçí¬ you question form
ûÓ ™ Brahmam: With pleasure / that'd be a pleasure.
´÷ö«x-úË-¢√úø’ é¬ü¿’. á°æ¤púø÷ äçô-Jí¬ years ago.
request èπ◊ ¢√úøû√ç. Would you mind telling me more
É°æ¤púø’ Ñ lesson v§ƒ®Ωç-¶µºç™E Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ èπÿ®Ω’aE àüÓ Ç™-*Ææ÷h ÖçúË-¢√úø’. Éûª- clearly about Sekhar? I have some
(ûª††’ ´‚úË∞¡xvéÀûªç éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√o)
®Ω’-©ûÓ Çô™x éπL-ÊÆ-¢√úø’é¬ü¿’. Sarika: Don't you know she has been / is
'would' Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç îª÷ü∆lç. work with him.
Brahmam: ¢√úÕ îªJvûª îÁ°æpôç Ç°æ¤-û√¢√? §ÚF married? She got married last
a) She would sing for hours when we were at Damodar: You know he doesn't talk much.
¢√úÁ-éπ\-úø’-Ø√oúÓ îÁ§ƒh¢√? September. She has with her hus-
School. Even as a boy he was like that. He
Damodar: Sorry, Ø√èπ◊ ûÁMü¿’. band for the states.
´÷ School ®ÓV™x í∫çô© ûª®Ω-•úÕ §ƒúËC. wouldn't talk much. He would
Answers: Mounika: I am going to the states too, next
b) She would sing on = Å™«Íí §ƒúø’-ûª’ç-úËC. always sit alone and think of some-
month. Do you have / have you her
c) My English teacher would, when she had the a) Jayanthi: I am attending a function. Would thing. He would not join others at
address or phone no.? would you
time, make it a point... you lend me your necklace? play.
mind giving them to me if you have
-v°æ-¨¡o: -ØË-†’ Éç-Tx-≠ˇ-™ Grammatical mistakes -™‰èπ◊ç-ú≈- -v°æ-¨¡o: 'Do' -E -N-E-ßÁ÷-TÆæ’h-†o°æ¤p-úø’ 1st person example -í¬
I know English, them?
´÷-ö«x-úø-™‰-†’. Spoken English, Grammar -ØËÍ®p We watch English movies questions
-Å-E -É-î√a®Ω’. é¬-E2nd -™ -´÷-vûªç Sarika: With pleasure.
Institutes -áéπ\-úø’-Ø√o®·? -•’é˙q -™‰-ü∆ Æ‘-úŒ-©’, é¬uÂÆ-ô’x person (you) 1st person
-¢√-ú≈®Ω’. -Åç-õ‰ ûª-†-†’ -û√-†’ -v°æ-Po-ç-éÓèπÿ-úø-ü∆?
For example: Do I know English? Do we watch English movies ¢- ÷Á ú- ™-ø ¸ éÌy¨- a¡ Ø- q˛ ï- †- ®Ω™- ¸ á- G- L- ö- À ï-¢√-•’-©’
– -áç.-Å°æ‹®˝y, -îª-©÷x®Ω’
-Åç-ü¿’-¶«-ô’-™- -Ö-Ø√o-ߪ÷?
Do I go there every sunday?, Do we sing
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well?
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