Ii I Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ -´’çí∫-∞¡¢√®Ωç 14 °∂œ-v•-´-J 2006

Himakar: Who do I see here? Dinakar? Oh

Ñ conversation ™ éÀçC expressions
what a surprise! When did you
í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ.
come?
1. I used to find ...
(àß˝’, á´®Ω÷? C†-éπ®√? Ǩ¡a®Ωuçí¬- -Öç-C! 2. I used to eat out
á°æ¤p-úÌ-î√a´¤?) 3. He used to be quite active here.
Dinakar: Yesterday. The first thing I thought I
4. He used to get up quite late
would do was see you and here I am
5. I am used to it.
(E†o, ®√í¬ØË ¢Á·ôd-¢Á·-ü¿ô E†’o 6. I could not get used to the food
îª÷ú≈©†’èπ◊Ø√o. ´îËa¨») 7. He was used to keeping awake late
Himakar: Real pleasure seeing you. So how's
8. He will be used to it. No. 5 to 8 îª÷úøçúÕ. ¢Á·ü¿ô 5, 7 and 8 îª÷úøçúÕ future, past™ üËE-ÈéjØ√ ¢√úø-´îª’a.
Bangalore?
éÀçü¿öÀ lesson™ ´’†ç used to Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’ 5. I am used to it a) I am used to coffee in the morning
(E†’o îª÷úøôç Eïçí¬ ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖçC. îª÷¨»ç éπü∆. í∫ûªç™ véπ´’ç ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ Å©-¢√ô’ °æúøf
7. He was used to keeping awake late (Coffee - noun)
Bangalore ᙫ ÖçC?)
Æœnûª’-©èπÿ, Ωu-©èπÿ (Habitual status of being/habit- 8. He will be used to it (Ø√èπ◊ §Òü¿’l† coffee Å©-¢√ô’)
Dinakar: A beautiful city. I went there in the win-
ual actions in the past) ¢√-úø-û√ç -Å-E °j† expres- 5, 7 and 8 expressions ™ used to ´·çü¿’ be I am used to taking coffee in the morning
ter. I used to find the cold difficult to
sions from 1 to 4 ü∆EéÀ Öü∆-£æ«-®Ω-ù©’ éπü∆. forms (am, was, will be) Öçúøôç í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. Ø√èπ◊ §Òü¿’lØË coffee B≤Ú\-´ôç Å©-¢√ô’.
bear, but now I am used to it.
1. I used to find the cold difficult to bear ÅçûË-é¬èπ◊çú≈, used to ûª®√yûª 'be' form é¬F, (Ééπ\úø am used to ûª®√yûª, taking, ... ing form
(Åçü¿-¢Á’i† †í∫®Ωç. ؈-éπ\-úÕéÀ îªL-é¬-©ç™ Ç îªL ûªô’d-éÓôç éπ≠dçæ í¬ ÅE-°œç-îËC. Regular doing word é¬F ®√éπ-§Ú-´ôç îª÷úøçúÕ. ®√´ôç í∫-´’-Eç-îªç-úÕ)
¢Á∞«x. Ç îªL ûªô’d-éÓ-´úøç éπ≠dçæ í¬ ÖçúËC. 2. I used to eat out Used to, ûª®√yûª, It é¬F, ing form é¬F ´Ææ’h-Ø√o®· b) He is used to long walks / taking long walks
é¬-F É°æ¤púø’ Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úÕ-§Úߪ÷)
Himakar: What about the food?
•ßª’ô AØË-¢√úÕo. éπü∆. Åçõ‰ 5, 7 and 8™ ´’†ç ¢√úÕçC. in the morning
'be' form (am/was/willbe) + it/...ing form (†úøéπ, †úø-´ôç Å-ûª-úÕéÀ Å©-¢√ô’.)
(-ǣ慮Ωç -´÷-õ‰ç-öÀ?)
(Expressions 1, 2, 3, 4™ ¢√úÕçC. (Used to + be c) Ram: Your boss seems to be an angry man.
Dinakar: No trouble now. I cook for myself. I
/ Ist Regular Doing Word) (O’ boss éÓ°œ-≠œd™« éπ-EpÆæ’h-Ø√oúø’?)
used to eat out in the beginning but I
Used to + be/1st RDW Rahim: I just don't bother. I am used to his
could not get used to the food. I start-
ed cooking, and I am happy now. -Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 112 í∫ûªç™ véπ´’ç ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ Ö†o ÆœnA/ ïJ-T† °æE. - anger.

(É°æ¤púËç É•sçC ™‰ü¿’. ØËØË ´çúø’-èπ◊ç-ô’- É-D É°æp-öÀ-´-®Ωèπ◊ ´’†ç îª÷ÆœçC. (ØËØËç ™„éπ\-îË-ߪ’†’. Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úÕ-§Úߪ÷
Ø√o†’. ¢Á·ü¿öx £æ«Ùô™x AØË-¢√-úÕE. é¬-F
-Å-©¢√ô’ îËÆæ’-éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷. ´çúø’-éÓôç
¢Á·ü¿-©’-°ö«d. É°æ¤púË É•sçD ™‰ü¿’.
(Eat out = Restaurants ™ A†ôç)
Himakar: You know our friend Bhaskar, don't
She used to be beautiful
you? He works in a Call Centre there.
(Fèπ◊ ¶µ«Ææ \®˝ ûÁ©’-Ææ’í¬. ¢√úø-éπ\úø Call
3. He used to be quite active here É°æ¤úø’ 'be' form + used + Çߪ’† éÓ§ƒ-EéÀ.)(am used to - his anger)
Centre ™ °æE-îË-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’)
Ééπ\úø î√™« ®Ω’í¬_ ÖçúË-¢√úø’. it/ ...ing form (expressions, d) Bhavan: His wife appears to be the -
Dinakar: How is he? He used to be quite active
4. He used to get up quite late 5, 7 and 8 ™ ÖçC) – nagging type.
here
¶«í¬ Ç©Ææuçí¬ ™‰îË-¢√úø’. ÉC äéπ N≠æ-ߪ÷-EéÀ Å©-¢√ô’ (†Ææ-°õ‰d ®Ωéπç-™« ÖçC ¢√úÕ ¶µ«®Ωu .)
(ᙫ ÖØ√oúø’? Ééπ\úø Åûª†’ î√™« ®Ω’í¬_ Used to
ÖçúË-¢√úø’) °æúøôç –any time – past, Sravan: He is so used to her nagging that with-
1) Past ™ véπ´’ç ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ Ö†o Æœnûª’-©èπÿ, ïJ-T† present or future †’ ûÁ-L-ߪ’- out it he feels he misses something.
Himakar: He is OK. except for his odd hours of
°æ†’-©èπÿ ´÷vûª¢Ë’ ¢√úøû√ç. Present, futureèπ◊ ñ‰Ææ’hç-C.
duty. He has to work late night shifts. M. SURESAN (Ç †Ææ ™‰éπ-§ÚûË àüÓ ¢Á-L-Aí¬ Ö†oô’d ¶«üµ¿-
It's troubling him a bit.
á°æ¤púø÷ ¢√úøç. (í∫’®Ω’hçC éπü∆, used to + °æ-úø-û√úø’ ¢√úø’. Ç †Ææ-éπçûª Å©-¢√ô’
2) Used to ûª®√yûª 'be' é¬F, Ist Regular Doing be/ 1st RDW - past Íé °æú≈fúø’)
(-Ç-úø÷u-öà -¢Ë-∞¡-©’ ûª°æp ¶«í¬ØË ÖØ√oúø’. Words (used to + go / Walk) Sleep, etc) é¬F °æJ-N’ûªç) (is used to -nagging)
®√-vA -¢Ë-∞¡-™x °æ-E-îË-ߪ’-úøç -Å-ûª-Eo -É-•sç-C ´≤ƒh®·. ÉC ´’†ç last lesson™ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç. a) Kesav: How do you find Delhi in Summer?
°-úø’-ûÓç-C) Now practise the following:-
Dinakar: He was used to keeping awake late at
´’Sx îª÷úøçúÕ. (¢ËÆæN™ Delhi ᙫ ÖçC?) Sekhar:
1) ´÷éπ-°æ¤púø’ ¢√®√-EéÀ 5 ®ÓV™‰ ÖçúË-C Eswar: Quite hot. But I have been used to
†’´¤y *†o-°æ¤púø’ ¶«í¬ °æJ-Èí-ûËh-¢√-úÕN éπü∆?
night here. He used to get up quite
We used to have school only for 5 days a the heat for past three years.
É°æ¤p-úËçöÀ ÅÆæ©’ éÌçûª ü¿÷®Ωç èπÿú≈ †úø-´-™‰-
late here. what's the problem?
week. (áçúøí¬ØË Öçô’çC. é¬F í∫ûª ´‚úË-∞¡Ÿxí¬ éπ-§Ú-ûª’-Ø√o´¤?
(Ééπ\úø á°æ¤púø÷ ®√vA î√™«-ÊÆ°æ¤ ¢Ë’™\- 2) ûª®Ωîª÷ Ø√ ü¿í∫_-JéÀ ´Ææ’hç-úË-¢√úø’. Pramod: Ñ office™ join Å®·-†-ûª-®√yûª Ø√èπ◊
´ôç Å©-¢√õ‰ éπü∆ Åûª-EéÀ. Ç©Ææuçí¬ØË ØËØ√ áçúøéÀ Å©-¢√ô’ °æú≈f. É°æ¤púø’ ÅC
He used to visit me frequently Ææ´’Ææu é¬ü¿’). ¢√£æ«†ç ÖçC éπü∆. *†o *†o ü¿÷®√-©èπ◊
Evü¿™‰îË¢√úø’ éπü∆?) 3) Ç¢Á’ Åûª-ØÁo-°æ¤púø÷ É≠æd-°æ-úËC é¬ü¿’ (have been (be form) + used + to the heat
èπÿú≈ bike O’ü¿ ¢Á∞¡xôç Å©-¢√--õ„i-§Ú-´-úøç
Himakar: But there he has to get off duty too
She never used to like him (noun)
´©x, †úøéπ ûªT_çC.
late, after 12 mid night, and so he Sekhar: Å°æ¤púø’ ¶«í¬ slim í¬ ÖçúË ¢√úÕN èπÿú≈.
4) EØÁo-°æ¤p-úÁjØ√ É•sçC °õ‰d¢√úÕØ√ ؈’? (üËE-ÈéjØ√ ´’†ç ÉîËa Ê°®Ω’ noun. ü∆E •ü¿’©’ it /
can get up only after 9 or 10 in the Pramod: Ñ Nüµ¿-¢Á’i† @N-û√Eéπ©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úøôç ´©x
Did I ever used to trouble you? that / this etc. ™«çöÀN ¢√úø-´îª’a)
morning. This is his problem. He weight èπÿú≈ °J-TçC. Eï¢Ë’.
5) ¢√úø’ °æí∫©çû√ Ééπ\úË í∫úÕ-Ê°-¢√úø’ b) Åûª-úÕéÀ night shifts (®√vA-¢Ë-∞¡©’ – duties) Å©-¢√õ‰
hopes he will be used to it in a course Sekhar: Bike ¢√úøôç ´÷ØËÆ œ urgent é¬E °æ†’-©èπ◊
He used to spend the whole of day being – He is used to night shifts.
of time
here. c) É™«çöÀ v¨¡´’ Åûª-úÕéÀ éÌûªh. éÌçûª é¬-™«-EéÀ
†úø’.
(é¬F -Åéπ\úø ´’K Ç©Ææuç.®√vA 12 ûª®√yûË 6) ¢√úø’ Ø√èπ◊ Ææ£æ…-ߪ’-çí¬ ÖçúË-¢√úø’ Pramod: †úø-¢√-©-E°œçîªü¿’ Ø√èπ◊. é¬F v°æߪ’-Aoç-î √L.
duty Å®· Evü¿-§Ú-´ôç, Åçü¿’-´©x Öü¿ßª’ç
Å©-¢√ô’ °æúøû√úø’
He used to be very helpful to me This kind of hard work is new to him, but
à´·ç-C™‰, È®çúø’ ´‚úø’ ®ÓV©’ †úÕÊÆh Å©-
9, 10 ûª®√yûË Evü¿ ™‰´ôç, ÉD ÅûªE 6) Ç¢Á’ Åçü¿çí¬ ÖçúËC he will be used to the work in course of
¢√ô’ °æúÕ-§Ú-û√†’. Å´¤†÷, †’´¤y Delhi ™
Ææ´’Ææu. 鬩-véπ-¢Ë’ù« Å©¢√ô’ °æúø-û√-†E She used to be beautiful Öçô’-Ø√o´¤ éπü∆?Åéπ\úø AçúÕ Fèπ◊ °æúø’-
time.
ÇP-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’) used to ¢√úøéπç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç éπü∆? ûÓçü∆?
É°æ¤púø’ °j d) ¢√úÕ boss Å´-´÷-Ø√©’ Åûª-úÕéÀ Å©-¢√õ‰
Dinakar: Best of luck for him Sekhar: Ææ´’ÊÆu ™‰ü¿’. Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-ú≈f†’.
conversation expressions...
-†’ç* BÆœ† He is used to the insults from his boss.
b) Dushyant: Hi Bharat, àçöÀ ´’K Sundays
e) Pratap: How are you able to carry such a
load?
èπÿú≈ busy í¬ Öçô’-Ø√o´¤?
-v°æ-¨¡o: éÀç-C °æ-ü∆-© π◊ ÆæÈ®j-† Pronunciation -ûÁ-©°æí∫-©®Ω’? (Åçûª •®Ω’¢Á™« ¢Á÷ߪ’-í∫©’_ûª’Ø√o´¤?)
Bharat: àç îËߪ’-´’ç-ö«´¤? Busy life éπ©-¢√-ô’-°æ-
Bear, Owl, yacht, Menace, Cheer (v), Cheers (n), Cop, Cheerful (adj),
ú≈f†’. É°æ¤púø’ °æE-™‰-éπ-§ÚûË àç ûÓîªü¿’.
Sekhar: What a question? Weren't we
Dishyant: Í®°æ¤ promotion ´ÊÆh ¶«í¬ BJéπ
tyrant, martyr, Chaos, Career (were we not) used to carrying
–-öÀ. -P-´, -†ç-CéÌ-ô÷\®Ω’
. heavier loads of books at school?
Öçô’çC éπü∆? Å°æ¤púËç îË≤ƒh´¤?
Bharat: Å°æ¤púø’ ü∆EéÀ Å©-¢√ô’ °æúø-û√†’. àüÁjØ√
-ï-¢√-•’: 1) Bear=¶„-Å; 2) Owl=ñ˜™¸ -(Å--Ö™¸), 3) yacht=ߪ÷ö¸ 4) Menace=¢Á’†Æˇ (àç -v°æ-¨¡o -Å-C? School™ ´’†èπ◊ Éçûª- ´÷®Ω’p éÌEo ®ÓV™‰ Ææ´’Ææu. Ç ûª®√yûª ü∆EéÀ
('¢Á’—ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç) 5) Cheer=*µßª’; Cheers=*µßª’ñ¸.('ñ¸— size™ z™«) éπØ√o •®Ω’-´¤†o °æ¤Ææh-鬩’ ¢Á÷ߪ’ôç Å©¢√-ô’-°æ-úøû√ç.
6) Cop=鬰ˇ (鬖°-ü¿-´¤©’ í∫’çvúøçí¬ A°œp, Ø√©’éπ ´çéπ-®Ω-°-ôdçúÕ) Å©--¢√-õ‰ éπü∆?) Dushyant: Å´¤†’. Correct ´÷ ņo†’ ´÷ Å´÷t,
8) Cheerful='-*µßª’-°∂ˇ™ ¸ – '*µ ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç. 9) tyrant=õ„j®Ω-Ø˛ö¸ ('õ„j ØÌéÀ\
鬕öÀd be used to Åçõ‰ Å©-¢√ô’ Öçúøôç, éÌûªh Ø√†o î√™« Ææ’êçí¬ Â°çî√®Ω’. É°æ¤púø’
°æ©’-èπ◊û√ç) 1) 10) martyr=´÷ô ('´÷— ØÌéÀ\-°æ-©’-èπ◊û√ç)11) Chaos=Èéߪ’Æˇ é¬éπ-§Ú-´ôç. be used to ûª®√yûª noun form (this îª÷úø’. business™ ®ÓW 8 í∫çô-©-éπçõ‰
food, the heat, the insults etc) é¬F, '... ing' form
('Èé— ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç) 12) Career=éπJߪ’ ('JØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç) é¬F ´Ææ’hçC. be used to Ææçü¿-®√s¥-Eo- •öÀd, present,
áèπ◊\´ °æE-îË-≤ƒhúø’.

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