-≤Ú-´’¢√®Ωç 14 -Çí∫Ææ’d 2006 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 1

Naresh: Where are you coming from?

versation ™ practice îËߪ’çúÕ.
Nabh: That makes us equally tall.
(†’¢Áy-éπ\-úø’oç* ´Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤?)
Ramesh: From my uncle's.
(Åçõ‰ ´’E-ü¿l®Ωç äÍé áûªh-†o-´÷ô)
Sekhar: You're wrong, my friend. I am still
(´÷ ´÷´’ߪ’u ÉçöÀ †’ç* -´Ææ’h-Ø√o-†’)
Naresh: You go there quite frequently, don't
taller than you by half an inch.
you?
(§Ò®Ω•- ú- ’ø û- ª’Ø- √o-´¤ N’vû´ª ÷, Féπçõ‰ Ø- †-Ë ’ É°æp-
(†’´y-éπ\-úÕéÀ ûª®Ωîª÷ ¢Á∞¡-û√´¤ éπü∆?) öÀéà 1/2 Åçí∫’∞- ¡ç áèπ◊\-´ áûª’h Ö- Ø- √o-†’)
Ramesh: I do. He asks me to eat there quite REPORTING (Only Spoken Form)
Nabh: If that makes you happy, have it so. DIRECT SPEECH
often. Reporting Verb Present Reporting Verb Past
(Å™« ņ’-éÓôç Fèπ◊ ÆæçûÓ-≠æ-¢Á’iûË, Å-™«Íí
(Å´¤†’. Çߪ’† ††’o ûª®Ω-îª÷ ¶µï-Ø√-EéÀ ņ’éÓ.) Naresh: Where are Naresh wants to know where Ramesh Naresh Wanted to know where
3) Nagaraj: Let me finish this chapter. I'll come
°œ©’-≤ƒhúø’.)
you coming from? is coming from. Ramesh was coming from.
Naresh: Hasn't he a daughter?
with you wherever you want. Ramesh is coming from his uncle's Ramesh was coming from his
Ramesh: from my
(Çߪ’-†èπ◊ èπÿûª’-®Ω’çC éπü∆?) (Ñ chapter °æ‹Jh îËÆœ-† -ûª®√y-ûª uncle's place. uncle's place.
Ramesh: What're you driving at?
†’¢Áy-éπ\-úÕ-éÀ-®Ω-´’tçõ‰ Åéπ\-úÕ-éÌ-≤ƒh†’) Naresh: You go there, Naresh observes that Ramesh goes Naresh observed that Ramesh
Prakash: Murthy will complain we went there frequently, and asks
(àN’öÀ †’´yç-öçC?)
frequently, don't you? there frequently and asks him if he
drive at = ÉçÍéüÓ ÖüËP-l ç* îÁ°pæ ôç. I still don't
are late. (´’†ç late ÅE doesn't? him if he didn't.
understand what she was driving at = Ç¢Á’
´‚Jh ûª°æ¤p°æ-úø-û√-úø’) Ramesh: I do. He asks Ramesh agrees that he goes there Ramesh agreed that he went
Nagaraj: Let him. My test tomor- there often as his uncle asked
Å™« ņ-ôç™ Ö- †- o Öü˨l ¡ç àN’ö É°æpöÀ Ø- √èπ◊ me to eat there quite often as his uncle asks him to eat there
Å- ®Ωç¥l 鬴ôç ™‰ü¿’. 'drive at' ¢- √-ú’ø éπ†- ’ O- ’ con- row is more important often. him to eat there quite often.
quite often.
versation ™ practice îËߪ’ç-ú.Õ
than this outing. Naresh wondered if he hadn't
Naresh: I've been wondering all these Naresh: Hasn't he a Naresh wonders if he hasn't a daugh-
(ûª°æp-ôdF. Ñ ≠œé¬®Ω’ éπçõ‰ Í®°æ-öÀ Ø√ daughter? ter. a daughter
days why you go there so
M. SURESAN test Ø√èπ◊ -î √-™« ´·êuç) Ramesh wants to know /wonders what Ramesh wanted to know/ won-
often. Now I know. Ramesh: What are
Prakash: you're right Let him Naresh is driving at. dered at What Naresh was
you driving at?
understand that.
( †’´¤y áçü¿’èπ◊ Åéπ\úÕ-éÀ ûª®Ωîª÷
driving at.
Naresh: I've been Naresh has been wondering all these Naresh had been wondering
wondering all these days why Ramesh went there so often. why Ramesh went there so
days why you go there Now he knows. often. Now he knew.

I'm sorry I'm going ... so often. Now know.

Ramesh: What
you know?
do Ramesh is asking Naresh what he
knows.
Naresh: A Marriage in Naresh hopes for a marriage in the off-
Ramesh asked Naresh what
he knew.
Naresh hoped for a marriage in
the offing. ing. the offing.
Ramesh: I'm sorry I am
Ramesh was sorry to disap-
¢Á-∞¡Ÿ-ûª’-Ø√o¢Ó Ø√èπ◊ -ÉEo ®ÓV©÷ Å®Ωnç 鬙‰ü¿’. going to disappoint you. Ramesh is sorry to disappoint Naresh.
My uncle does have Ramesh's uncle does have a daughter point Naresh. Ramesh's uncle
É°æ¤púø’ ûÁL-ÆœçC)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù daughter, but she is but she is already the mother of two did have a daughter but she
Wonder = ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç – Ǩ¡a-®Ωu-°æ-úøôç – É™«çöÀ 198 already the mother of babes. was already the mother of two
babes.
Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™, Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-´-ú≈-EéÀ î√™« v°æߪ’-Aoç-îª-ôç/- two babes.
Å®Ωnç é¬éπ-§Ú-´ôç) Answers to the exercise under lesson no: 197
Ramesh: What do you know?
(†’´¤y ÅØËC Æ敶‰. ÅC ¢√úø’ Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’éÓ¢√L.)
Reporting Verb Past tence
(àçöÀ Fèπ◊ ûÁL-ÆœçC?) ´’†ç direct speech report È®çúø’ ®Ωé¬-©’í¬ îË-ߪ’-´-îªa- DIRECT SPEECH
Naresh: A marriage in the offing. According to rules Spoken Form
E í∫-ûª lessons ™ îª÷¨»ç éπü∆. 1) î√-™« formal
(°Rx ï®Ω-í∫-¶-ûÓç-ü¿E) (In the offing = ï®Ω’-í∫-†’†o) í¬ (rule v°æ鬮Ωç) 2) Å®Ωnç îÁúø-èπ◊çú≈ (informal í¬) Prabhakar wanted to know
Ramesh: I'm sorry I'm going to disappoint Prabhakar: Hi Divakar Prabhakar asked Divakar when he
spoken form ™ (Åçõ‰ ¢√u´-£æ…-J-éπçí¬). Ñ had came. when Divakar had come.
you. My uncle does have a daugh- When did you come?
columns ™ ´’† ÖüËl¨¡ç spoken English ØË®Ω’a-éÓ-
ter, but she is already the mother of Divakar: Hardly a few hours Divakar Replied that he had come Divakar had come hardly a
´ôç 鬕öÀd, ´’†ç ´÷ö«xúË English Ææ®Ω-∞¡çí¬, Ææ£æ«- ago, by Howrah Express hardly a few hours ago by the few hours ago by the Howrah
two babes.
ïçí¬ Öçú≈-©çõ‰, spoken form ™ report îËߪ’úøç-ûÓ Howrah Express. Express
(E†’o E®Ω’-û√q£æ«°æ-®Ω’Ææ’h-†-oç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¶«üµ¿í¬ -§ƒ-ô’, -v§ƒéÃdÆˇ èπÿ-ú≈ -Å-ûªuç-ûª éÃ-©éπç. Prabhakar: Back home after Prabhakar asked observed that Prabhakar said that Divakar
ÖçC. ´÷ ´÷´’-ߪ’uèπ◊ èπÿûª’-®Ω’çC, é¬F °j passage ™ áèπ◊\´ ¶µ«í∫ç Spoken form™ report a long time, you feel happy, back home after a long time, he felt must be feeling happy to be
îËߪ’ö- «-EÍé ņ’-´¤í¬ Ö-çú- ö-ø «-Eo í∫´’-Eç-îçª úÕ. According don't you? But why are you happy and asked him if he didn't. back home after a long time,
Ç¢Á’ Éü¿l®Ω’ °œ©x© ûªLx)
2) Sekhar: Hi Nabh, how tall you have grown out so soon?
to rules practice îËߪ’ú - çø Å- ç-ûª ¶«í∫’ç-úü-ø ¿’. -É-C í∫´’- He asked him however why he was but wondered why he was out
since I saw you last a year ago !.
Eç-îªçúÕ. out so soon. so soon.
(Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç éÀçü¿ô E†’o îª÷Æœ-†-°æpöÀéÀ... Let us see two or three samples: Practise them Divakar: Oh, Just think of it Divakar disappointed asked
what do I find as I step into Divakar was disappointed that
with the reporting verb in the Present Tense Prabhakar to think of what he
-É°æp-öÀéÀ áçûª áC-í¬´¤!)
Nabh: So have you. True; I certainly am 2 home? Mom down with a as he stepped into home he
and in the Past Tense as well. found just as he stepped into
inches taller than I was a year ago. fever. found mom down with a fever.
¢Á·ü¿öÀ †’ç* ´’†ç reporting verb present tense home- mom down with a fever
What about you. Prabhakar: What train did Prabhakar wanted to be sure
™ èπÿú≈ practise îËߪ’ôç O’®Ω’ í∫´’-EçîË Öçö«®Ω’. Prabhakar asked Divakar what
(Eï¢Ë’ éÀçü¿õ‰-ú≈C éπçõ‰ É°æ¤púø’ È®çúøç-í∫’-∞«©’ DEéÀ ´·êu-é¬-®Ωùç ´’†ç ´÷ö«xúË Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x î√™« - You say you came by? Didn't what train Divakar had come
train he had said he came by, and
°-Jí¬-†’. -´’-J F Ææçí∫A?) ´®Ωèπ◊ ´’†ç Éûª-®Ω’© Ææ´’-éπ~ç™ØË ¢√∞¡x ´÷ô©’ report you say Howrah Express? by and if it wasn't Howrah
if he hadn't said Howrah Express.
Sekhar: Just two inches. That's all. But why are you out? He asked him why he was out. Express. He wanted to know
îËÊÆ Ææçü¿-®√s¥©’ áèπ◊\-´-í¬ØË Öçö«®·. Å™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-
(È®çúøç-í∫’-∞«™‰ ÅçûË. That's all = ÅçûË ®√s¥™x present tense ™ØË report îË≤ƒhç éπü∆? why he was out.
Is this all? = ÉçûËØ√? That's all = ÅçûË. O’ con- Divakar: I told you. mom has Divakar said that he had told him Divakar had already told him
a fever and I'm going to get that mom has a fever and he was to his mom's fever and was
É°æ¤púø’ èπÿú≈ ÅüË îËü∆lç:
Q) Year by year, Year after year, Every other Every other year he goes to the US = some medicines What a going to get some medicines. He very unhappy he was going to
year Ñ ´‚úÕç-öÀéÀ ûËú≈ àN’öÀ? üËEo á°æ¤púø’ Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç NúÕ* Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç Åûªúø’ Å¢Á’-Jé¬ bother! was not at all happy about it. get some medicines.
Ö°æßÁ÷-Tç-î√L? ¢Á∞¡-û√úø’.
Q) a, e, i, o, u©ûÓ ¢Á·ü¿-©ßË’u °æü∆©
Divakar: Damn these heavy Divakar cursed the rains, and said Divakar cursed the rains for
üµ¿†, £j«-ü¿®√--¶«-ü˛.
i) Year by year = Every year. ´·çü¿’ An ®√¢√L éπü∆! Å®·ûË University, rains! They are the cause of they were the cause of all those. being the cause of all these.
v°æA Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç ÅE. Year by year, he is grow- European ™«çöÀ °æü∆© ´·çü¿’ 'A' áçü¿’èπ◊
all these.
ing richer and richer. (Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç Ææç´-û√q-®√-EéÃ, ÅûªúÕ
Prabhakar: Oh curse my Prabhakar cursed his memory, as Prabhakar cursed his memory,
¢√úøû√ç?
memory. I forgot to congratu- he forgot to congratulate Divakar on as he forgot to congratulate
Ææç°æü¿ °J-T-§Ú-ûÓçC). N. í¬çDµ §ƒ-´’®˝, éÌ-ûªhí∫÷-úÁç.
ii) Year after year = continuously, without brake. ï¢√•’: a/ an Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç – Å, Ç, É, Ñ, á, à, â, late on your getting new and his getting a new and better job . Divakar on his getting a new
Year after year passed, he continued to work ä, ã, å – Ñ ¨¡¶«l-©ûÓ v§ƒ®Ωç-¶µº-´’ßË’u English ´÷ô© better Job. and better job .
hard, though he was getting older and older
´·çü¿’ 'an' ¢√úøû√ç. N’í∫-û√-¢√öÀ ´·çü¿’ 'a' ¢√úøû√ç. Divakar: Thank you, but I Divakar, thanking Prabhakar said Divakar thanked Prabhakar
he had to rush and that he had and wanted to rush. He had
Ææçûªq-®√© ûª®Ω-•úÕ, ´ßª’Ææ’ Â°j°æúø’ûª’Ø√o, Åûªúø’ éπ≠d°æ æúÕ University, European, Ñ È®çúø’ ´÷ô©÷, °j†
must rush. I've been long
been with him long. Mom must be been with him long and his
°æE-îË-Ææ÷hØË ÖØ√oúø’.
Year after year his study continued =
îÁ°œp† ¨¡¶«l-©ûÓ v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç 鬴ôç ™‰ü¿’ éπü∆? Åçü¿’-éπE with you. Mom must be won-
an ¢√úøç (European= ߪ‚®Ω-°œ-ߪ’Ø˛; University = dering where I am. See you wondering where he was. He mom must be wondering
would see him later. He said bye to where he was. He would see
Ææç´-ûªq-®√-©’í¬ ÅûªúÕ Åüµ¿u-ߪ’†ç ≤ƒTçC.
Every other year = alternate year
ߪ‚E-´-JqöÀ – 'ߪ‚— ÅØË ¨¡•lç Å †’ç* å ´®Ωèπ◊ ÖçúË later Bye.
ûÁ©’í∫’ ¨¡¶«l™x ™‰ü¿’ éπü∆.) him. him later and bade him bye.
Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç ´÷Ja (NúÕ*) Ææç´-ûªq®Ωç