I -Ñ-Ø√-úø’ -Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 20 -†-´ç-•®Ω’ 2005

Sukumar: Hi Bhaskar, am I late?

-¶µ«-Ææ \®˝, -ØË-ØË-´’-Ø√o Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ´î√aØ√?
Bhaskar: You are, of Course. But (that/ it)
doesn't matter. The function hasn't
yet begun.
late
†’´¤y func-
é¬F °∂æ®√y-™‰-ü¿’™‰, Éçé¬
tion v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç Å´-™‰-ü¿’-éπü∆.
Sukumar: Where is Shekhar? He always
claims that he is punctual.
punctual
¨Ïê®˝ àúÕ? ûªØÁ-°æ¤púø÷ ÅE
Åçô’ç-ö«úø’.
(punctual = time èπ◊ ÆæJí¬ ®√´ôç)
Shekhar: I am here. I was here exactly at 4.30
-Ééπ\-úø’-Ø√o-†’. Ææ-Jí¬_ 4.30 éπ-™«x -´-îËa-¨»-†’.
Sukumar: I am just a few minutes late. A few
minutes' delay makes no difference.
؈’ éÌCl EN’-≥ƒ™‰ Ç©Ææu-´’-ߪ÷u-†’. éÌCl
EN’-≥ƒ© Ç©Ææuç àç °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’.
Bhaskar: It makes little difference whether you
are a few minutes late or half an
hour late. You are late. That's the
point.
†’´¤y éÌCl EN’-≥ƒ©’ Ç©-Ææu-´÷, Å®Ω-í∫çô
Ç©-Ææu-´÷ ÅØËC é¬ü¿’ ´·êuç. †’´¤y
Ç©Ææuç ÅØËüË -Åç-¨¡ç.
Shekhar: Let's not talk any more of it. What
are there for the dinner after the
function?
Function
Ç N≠æߪ’ç ´C-™‰-ߪ’çúÕ.
dinner
English Conversation ™ -É´Fo èπÿú≈ ûª®Ω-í¬
¢√úË expressions. °j¢√-ô-Eo-öÀéà ü∆ü∆°æ¤ Å®Ωnç, ´’†ç
´÷´‚©’ Conversation ™ ¢√úË '°∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰-ü¿’™‰/ àç
°∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’/ °ü¿l §Ú®·ç-üËç-™‰ü¿’— ÅØË ´÷ô-©èπ◊
Ææ´÷†ç. ´’†ç àü¿Ø√o °ü¿lí¬ -°æ-öÀdç--éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË
Doesn't matter = It does'nt matter Åçö«ç.
a) Bhavan: Did he come here or did you go to
him?
Rekha: Never mind where I bought it. Is it real-
¢√úÕ-éπ\-úÕéÀ ´î√aú≈, †’´y-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢Á∞«x¢√? Shriya:
Eïçí¬ î√™« ¶«í∫’çC. ؈’ èπÿú≈
Sumanth: What does it matter? We met. ly good?
é̆’-èπ◊\çö«. áéπ\úø éÌØ√o´¤?
That's important. Rekha: ´ÆæY-≤ƒ-í∫-®˝™ . Fèπ◊ gift èπÿú≈ É≤ƒh®Ω’, ®Ω÷. Shriya: How much is it?
(It doesn't matter/ Doesn't matter Rekha: It doesn't matter how much it is. Is it
200/– N©’´ îËÊÆC.
whether he came here or I went to good or not?
3) Jagan: Í®°æ¤ †’Oy time ™ Éçöx -Öçö«¢√?
him. we met) Suman: àçöÀ N≠æߪ’ç? Shriya: It is really marvellous. I want to buy it
ÅC ´·êu´÷ É°æ¤púø’?/ ¢√úÕ-éπ\-úÕéÀ ®√´- Jagan: Ø√èπ◊ Physics ™ éÌEo doubts ÖØ√o®·. (one like that) too. Where did you buy it?
ô´÷, ؈-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢Á∞¡x-ô´÷ ÅØËC é¬ü¿’, ¢√öÀØË´’Ø√o Clear îËߪ’-í∫-©-¢Ë-¢Á÷-†E? Rekha: At Vasthra Sagar. You can also get a
gift worth Rs. 200/-
´·êuç. ¢Ë’ç éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç. ÅD Suman: ؈’ Fèπ◊ îÁ°æp-í∫-©-†E †’¢Áyç-ü¿’-éπ-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o-
´¶«s? 3) Jagan: Will you be at home tomorrow at this
´·êuç.
b) Santan: Have you the money? Jagan: †’´¤y Physics ™ Ø√éπçõ‰ ¢Á’®Ω’í∫-E. time?
Suman: ÆæÍ®, v°æߪ’-Ao≤ƒh. îÁ°æp-™‰-éπ-§ÚûË ´÷vûªç †’´¤y Suman: What's the matter?
(F ü¿í∫_®Ω úø-•’sçü∆?)
Krishna: Yes. I have it. (ÖçC) disappoint Å´èπ◊. Jagan: I have some doubts in Physics. I feel
Santan: How did you get it? (ᙫ ´*açC?) Jagan: Ø√èπ ◊ disappoint Å´-†ØË †´’téπç ÖçC. you can clear them.
Suman: Å™« Å®·ûË OK. Best of luck. Suman: Just what makes you think I can clear
4) Pramod: Hi Venkat, Éçûªéà College ™ them?
îË®√¢√? Jagan: Because you are better at Physics
Venkat: Éçé¬-™‰ü¿’. ´÷Ø√†o -Ü∞x ™‰®Ω’. Çߪ’† than me (Than I correct)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 71
èπÿú≈
Í®§Ò-≤ƒh®Ω’. à College ™ îË®√™ Suman: OK. I'll try. But don't be/ get disap-
Çߪ’†ûÓ ´÷ö«xúÕ îË®√h†’. pointed if I cannot.

It doesn't matter
ûª®√yûª èπ◊ -à´·-Ø√o®·?
Sukumar: As for me so long as things are good
to eat, it makes no difference to me
what I eat.
A†-ú≈-EéÀ ®Ω’*í¬ Öçõ‰ àç ÖØ√o®·
A†-ú≈-EéÀ -Å-ØË-C Åçûª- ´·êuçé¬ü¿’ Ø√èπ◊.
Krishna: Never mind how I got it. I have it. Jagan: I am sure I
Bhaskar: So long as the things are tasty, I Pramod: à group BÆæ’èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o´¤?
shan't (shall
never mind what I eat. (ᙫ ´*açüÓ Å†-´-Ææ®Ωç. Ø√ ü¿í∫_J°æ¤p-úø’ Venkat: ØËØË¢Á÷ MPC îËߪ÷-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o. ´÷
úø•’sçC. ÅD ´·êuç) Ø√†oèπ◊ ´÷vûªç ؈’ BiPC îËߪ÷-©E not) be disap-
A†-ú≈-EéÀ ®Ω’*í¬ Öçõ‰ Ø√Íé-üÁjØ√ °∂æ®√y-™‰ü¿’
c) It makes little difference/ It makes no differ- ÖçC. ´÷ family ™ Éçûª-´-®Ωèπÿ doctors pointed.
Shekhar: I'd have none of the hot stuff.
ence whether you come at 10.30 or 11.00 ™‰®Ω’. ´÷ Ø√†oèπ◊ ؈’ ¢Á·ôd-¢Á·-ü¿öÀ doc- Suman: Then it's OK.
Ø√èπ◊ 鬮Ωç ´Ææ’h-´¤©’ É≠æd癉ü¿’/ BÆæ’éÓ-†’
when you do not come at 10. tor Å¢√-©E ÖçC. Best of luck.
Bhaskar: Never mind. You have a variety of
things to eat. (†’´¤y °æCç-öÀéÀ ®√†-°æ¤púø’, Ç ûª®√yûª á°æ¤p-úÌ-*aØ√ Pramod: Ç °æØË îÁ®·u-´’J. 4) Pramod: Hi Venkat,
àç °∂æ®√y-™‰-ü¿’™‰. ®Ωéπ-®Ω-鬩 ´Ææ’h-´¤-©’-Ø√o®· °∂æ®√y-™‰ü¿’/ °æC-†o-®Ω-éÌ-*aØ√ äéπõ‰, °æü¿-éÌç-úø’-éÌ-*aØ√ Venkat: é¬F Ø√èπ◊ Åçûª interest ™‰ü¿’.Biology ™ have you M. SURESAN
AØËç-ü¿’èπ◊. äéπõ‰.) î√™« Ê°®Ω’x ñ«c°æéπç Öç-éÓ-¢√L. joined any
Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù-™E Ñ expressions í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. í∫ - ´ ’-Eç-î√®√? -É-´-Fo.. •öÀd-°æ-ôdôç Ø√èπ◊ îËûª-é¬ü¿’. college?
a) What does it matter? Pramod: ÅC éπÈ®é˙d. Biology éÀ ´’ç* ñ«c°æ-éπ-¨¡éÀh Venkat: Not yet. Dad is not in town. He will
1. Doesn't (Does not matter)
2. Makes no difference b) It matters little/ It matters nothing/ It doesn't Å´-Ææ®Ωç. Å®·ûË O’ Ø√†oèπ◊ -á-™« †îªa come back tomorrow. I will talk to dad
3. Makes little difference matter much
îÁ°æp-í∫-©´¤? what college I am going to join.
Venkat: ᙫ †îªaîÁ°æp-í∫-©†’? ÅüË Ç™-*-Ææ’hØ√o. Pramod: What group are you going to take?
4. Never mind. c) What difference does it make?/ It doesn't
5) Mohan: Ø√éÓ È®çvúÓ-V™« °æ¤Ææhéπç É´y-í∫-©¢√? Venkat: I want to do MPC. But dad wants me
make any difference/ It makes no/ Little dif-
John: ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈, BÆæ’éÓ. ¨¡E-¢√-®√-EéÀ AJT´yôç to do BiPC. There hasn't been a doc-
ference
d) Never mind ÅØË expressions èπ◊ Å®Ωnç, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷- ´’Ja-§Úèπ◊. tor in our family so far (No doctor so
Mohan: Åçûª-èπ◊-´·çüË ÉîËa-≤ƒhØËx. Å®·ûË äéπ far in my family). Dad wants me to be
í¬-©÷†’. OöÀE Conversation ™ ¢√úøçúÕ. -î√-™«
natural í¬ effective í¬ Öçô’çC.
N≠æߪ’ç Åúø-í∫Ø√ E†’o? †’¢Ëy-´’-†’-éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË. the first doctor in the family.
John: àçôC?
-v°æ- ¨¡o: 1) How to express the Telugu word Now practise the following aloud in English:
Mohan: †’´¤y v°æA °æ¤Ææhéπç éÌçö«´¤. ¢√öÀ™ x áEo
Pramod: Go ahead then.
Venkat: But I am not so interested. A lot of
in English.
''Üûª-°æü¿ç—— 1) Mukund: ؈’ ®√Ø√ ´ü∆l Station èπ◊?
Shankar:
§ÒíÌ-ô’d-èπ◊ç-ö«´¤? names to remember in biology. I am
2) What can I do to get 'American Accent' àüÁjØ√ °∂æ®√y-™‰-ü¿’™‰. †´¤y ´îËa-ôd-®·ûË John: Åü¿-´-Ææ-®Ω´÷ É°æ¤púø’? °æ¤Ææhéπç 鬢√™« ´ü∆l
Phone poor at mugging.
3) Why do we use the word 'spoken' in îË®·. Fèπ◊?
Mukund: Phone (mugging = •öÃd °æôdôç)
"spoken English"? îËߪ’ôç Ø√éπ-¶µºuç-ûª®Ωç ™‰ü¿’é¬F Answers:
– ®√-ñ‰-¨¸ Ƒ£«-î˝, -Ø√í¬-ߪ’-©çéπ ´’Ja-§Ú-û√-†E. Pramod: That's right. Biology needs good

-ï-¢√-•’: 1) Üûª-°æü¿ç = catch word.

1) Mukund: Shall I go to the station with you or memory. Then how can you convince
Shankar: §ÚF™‰. ØË-†’ ¢ÁR} džç-ü¿’†’ receive
not? your dad? (convince = †îªaîÁ°æpôç)
2) You can get American accent by listening to îËÆæ’èπ◊çö«. †’´¤y ¢√úÕE ûª®√yûª éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ- Shankar: It makes no difference/ Little differ-
Venkat: Yes, how can I? That's what I think of.
CNN news channels and also with the help ´îª’a. ence (Whether you go with me or
of Webster's dictionary. Other English dic- Mukund: -DEéÀ ††’o ŧƒ®Ωnç îËÆæ’éÓ-´-ü¿-lE -¢√-úÕéÀ 5) Mohan: Can you/ would you lend me the
not). If you are coming just call me.
tionaries also give American spelling, pro- book for two days?
Mukund: I don't mind giving a call. But I'm
îÁ°æ¤p. ¢√úÕ-E -ØË-†’ ûª®√yûª ûª°æpéπ éπ©’-Ææ’-
nunciation and accent. Watching Hollywood John: Certainly. Take it. Don't forget to return
èπ◊çö«. afraid I will forget.
movies will help. Shankar: àç °∂æ®√y-™‰-ü¿’™‰. ؈’ ¢√úÕéÀ îÁ§ƒh †’¢Áyç- Shankar: Doesn't matter. I will receive Anand it by saturday.
3) 'spoken' is past participle and not past
Ééπ\úø ü¿’èπ◊ ®√™‰-ü¿-E. at the station. You can meet him later. Mohan: I will return it even before that. Shall I
tense. Past participle èπ◊ á°æ¤púø÷ '•úø’-ûª’-†o,— 2) Shriya: Hi Rekha, áéπ\-úø -éÌ-Ø√o´¤ F dress? Mukund: Tell him not to misunderstand me. I ask you one thing if you don't mind?
'•úÕ†— ÅØË Å®√n©’ ´≤ƒh®·. spoken english áçûª ¶«í∫’çüÓ? will meet him later, certainly. (don't mind = -à-´’-†’-éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË)
English
Åçõ‰ ´÷ö«x-úø-•-úË/ -•-úø’-ûª’†o ÅE Å®Ωnç. Rekha: áéπ\úø éÌØ√o-†ØË N≠æߪ’ç Åô’ç. Eïçí¬ Shankar: Never mind. I will tell him why you John: What is it?
English
ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å®·ûË ´÷ö«xúË Åçö«ç. ¶«í∫’çü∆? aren't able to come. Mohan: You buy every book. How many of
'The boy bitten by the snake,' Åçõ‰ – §ƒ´·îËûª Shriya: áçûª-®·uçüË? 2) Shriya: Hi Rekha, where did you buy your them do you lose?
éπ®Ω-´-•úøf Ŷ«s®·. ûÁ©’-í∫’™ É™« ņç éπü∆. Rekha: üµ¿®Ω N≠æߪ’ç ´·êuç é¬ü¿’. îÁ°æ¤p. ¶«í∫’çü∆, (the/ this) dress. It's really fine/ fan- John: Is that important now? Do you want
§ƒ´· éπJ-*† Ŷ«s®· Åçö«ç. ™‰ü∆? tastic/ gorgeous. the book or not?