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Brihat: He used to like me very much.
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Virat: Hi Brihat, Where have you been till
now? Your were to take me to the engi-
neer the day before yesterday. I Waited
and waited but no trace of you. Your
cell was switched off too.
( English (natural spoken English) ™ die î√™«
áéπ\-úø’-Ø√o´¤ É°æpöÀ´®Ωèπ◊? ¢Á·†o-†í¬ †’´¤y
††’o Engineer ü¿í∫_-®Ωèπ◊ BÆæ’-Èé-∞«x-LqçC. F
éÓÆæç áü¿’-®Ω’-îª÷ÊÆh F ñ«úË ™‰ü¿’. F cell
èπÿú≈ ÇÊ°Æœ ÖçC.)
Brihat: I've a good reason, Virat.
(ü∆EéÓ •©-¢Á’i† 鬮Ωùç ÖçC.)
Virat: I can see that. You don't appear to be in
the best of spirits. What's wrong?
(؈®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-í∫-©†’. àçöÀ, †’¢Ëy-´’çûª
ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ éπE-°œç-îªúøç ™‰ü¿’? à¢Á’içC?)
in the best of spirits = ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬/ Öû√q-£æ«çí¬.
Really sorry to hear that
Brihat: I have bad news. My uncle passed
away the day before yesterday. It was
early in the morning. The end was sud-
den.
(ã Ũ¡Ÿ-¶µº-¢√®Ωh. ¢Á·†o §Òü¿’lØËo ´÷
¶«¶«ß˝’ îªE-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’. £æ«®∏√-†t-®Ωùç)
Virat: Really sorry to hear that. How is it I did-
n't know that? My condolences to you.
(Ç ´÷ô N†-ú≈-EéÀ Eïçí¬ Nî√-J-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’.
Ø√Èéç-ü¿’èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’-™‰ü¿’ ´’J? Fèπ◊ Ø√
Ææçû√°æç.)
Brihat: I thought of calling you and telling you
of it, but you are getting ready to have
the foundation stone ceremony of your
house. I didn't want to give the bad
news during such an auspicious time.
(Fèπ◊ phone îËÆœ îÁ•’ü∆´’†’-èπ◊Ø√o é¬F O’
ÉçöÀ ¨¡çèπ◊-≤ƒn-°æ† ÆæØ√o-£æ…™x ÖØ√o´¤.
Å™«çöÀ ¨¡Ÿ¶µº-Ææ-´’-ߪ’ç™ Ñ îÁúø’ ¢√®Ωh
îÁ°æpúøç Ø√éÀ≠dçæ ™‰éπ-§Ú-®·çC.)
Virat: Even your cousin Sai didn't tell me of it.
(O’cousin – ¶«¶«®· éÌúø’èπ◊-– ≤ƒ®· èπÿú≈
Ø√ûÓ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’.)
Brihat: For the same reason. That's why we
didn't respond to calls from you.
(ÉüË é¬®Ωùç. Åçü¿’-éπØË F calls èπ◊ èπÿú≈
Ææ´÷-üµ∆†ç É´y-™‰ü¿’.)
Virat: Thank you for being so considerate
though I should have liked your inform-
ing me of it. I would have paid my last
respects to him. I feel bad about it.
(Ø√ í∫’Jç* Åçûª ≤ƒ†’-¶µº÷-Aí¬ Å†’-èπ◊-†oç-
ü¿’èπ◊ Thanks. Å®·Ø√ O’®Ω’ Ø√èπ◊ îÁ°œp-
´¤çõ‰ ¶«í∫’ç-úËC. *´-J-≤ƒ-Jí¬ Çߪ’†’o
îª÷ÊÆ-¢√-úÕE. O’®Ω’ Ø√èπ◊ îÁ°æp-éπ-§Ú-´ôç
Eïçí¬ ¶«üµ¿í¬ ÖçC.)
Brihat: He did not here but in Hyderabad. I had
to leave suddenly. Sorry, Sai or I didn't
inform you of it.
(Çߪ’† îªE§Ú®·çC Ééπ\úø é¬ü¿’ £j«ü¿-®√-
¶«-ü˛™. ؈’ Å°æp-öÀ-éπ-°æ¤púø’ ¢Á∞«xLq ´*açC.
؈’-í¬E, ≤ƒ®·-í¬E Fèπ◊ îÁ°æp-†ç-ü¿’èπ◊
sorry.)
Virat: I wish to send my condolences to Sai
and the other members of the family. I
think he was about 55 years of age -
too young to die.
( Sai éÀ Éûª®Ω èπ◊ô’ç-•-Ææ-¶µº’u-©èπ◊ Ø√
Ææçû√°æç ûÁ©-§ƒ-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o†’. Çߪ’-†èπ◊
55 à∞¡x-†’-èπ◊çö«– î√´¤-éπC *†o-´-ߪ’ÊÆ.)
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
(؈çõ‰ Çߪ’† ¶«í¬ É≠æd-°æ-úË-¢√úø’.)
Virat: May his soul rest in peace.
(Çߪ’† Çûªtèπ◊ ¨»çA éπ©-í¬L.)
Brihat: So May it.
(Å™«ØË ï®Ω-í¬L.)
English ™ formalities èπ◊ (°æü¿l¥-ûª’-©èπ◊) -î√™«
v§ƒüµ∆†uç Öçô’çC. v°æA Ææçü¿-®√s¥-Eéà ûªT† expres-
sions Öçö«®·, ÅN ¢√úøôç ᙫíÓ ûÁ©’Ææ’-éÓ-¢√L.
á´-È®jØ√ îªE-§Ú-®·-†-°æ¤púø’ (May God forbid) Å™«ç-
öÀN ï®Ω-í¬-©E é¬ü¿’, é¬E ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª÷ØË Öçö«®· éπü∆!
Ñ ¶µ«´çûÓ ¢√úË expression:
May God forbid = Å™«ç-öÀN üË´¤úø’ ï®Ω-í∫-E-´y-èπ◊çú≈
Öçúø’-í¬éπ. Ææçû√°æç ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úË standard
expressions É°æ¤púø’ îª÷ü∆lç.
´’®Ω-ù-¢√®Ωh N†o-°æ¤púø’ ´’†ç ûÁLÊ° Ææçû√°æç.
condolences (éπçúÓ-™„-ØÁqÆˇ)– 'úÓ— ØÌéÀ\-°æ-©’-èπ◊û√ç.
DØÁo-°æ¤púø÷ plural ™ØË ¢√úøû√ç. condolence ÅØË
´÷ô-™‰ü¿’.
Now, look at the following sentences from
the conversation above.
1) Really sorry to hear that.
2) My condolences to you.
3) I'd have paid my last respects.
4) I wish to send my condolences to Sai and
the other members of the family.
5) May his soul rest in peace.
°j´Fo èπÿú≈ death news N†o-°æ¤púø’ ¢√úË standard
expressions.
1) Really sorry to hear that =
ÅC N†-ö«-EéÀ Eïçí¬ Nî√-J-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’. à ü¿’®√y®Ωh
NØ√o Ñ expression ¢√úøû√ç.
a) I am sorry to hear the news of his father's
death.
b) It's very unfortunate. What a tragedy! =
î√™« ü¿’®Ω-ü¿%≠ædç. áçûª Ç°æü¿!
c) Really shocking that he should die/ died
so young.
Åçûª *†o ´ßª’-Ææ’™ §Ú´úøç î√™« Cví¬s¥ç-
A-éπ®Ωç.
d) Oh, what a way to die! =
ᙫçöÀ î√´¤ ´*açC! (ÉC ´·êuçí¬ acci-
dent ™ØÓ, -á´-JØÓ ®ΩéÀ~ç-îª-¶®· îªE-§Ú-®·-†-
°æ¤púÓ ¢√úË-´÷ô.)
2) My condolences to you =
Fèπ◊ Ø√ Ææçû√°æç. ÉC ´’†ç ´’%ûª’úÕ èπ◊ô’ç•
Æ涵º’u©†’ -ãü∆-Í®açü¿’èπ◊ ÅØË ´÷ô.
a) My heartfelt condolences to you =
Ø√ Bv´ Ææçû√°æç.
b) I express my condolences =
Ø√ Ææçû√°æç ûÁL-ߪ’-ñ‰-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’.
c) I offer/ send my condolences =
Ø√ Ææçû√°æç ´uéπh-°æ-®Ω’-Ææ’h-Ø√o†’.
d) I convey my condolences =
ÉC éÌçîÁç formal.
3) Pay last respects =
´’%ûª’-©èπ◊ ´’† *´J îª÷°æ¤.
4) May his/ her soul rest in peace =
ÅûªúÕ/ Ç¢Á’ Çûªtèπ◊ ¨»çA éπ©’-í∫’-í¬éπ.
Please accept my condolences
ÅE èπÿú≈
Ææçû√°æç ûÁ©-°æ-´îª’a.
I offered him my condolences over the
death of his father = I condoled with him in
the death of his father =
ÅûªúÕ ûªçvúÕ ´’%AéÀ Åûª-úÕéÀ Ø√ Ææçû√°æç ᙫ
ûÁ©-°æ†’?
Offer/ give/ send/ express/ convey condo-
lences to some one = condole with some
one.
(condole ûª®√yûª with ûª°æpéπ ´Ææ’hçC.)
DEéÀ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*† Éûª®Ω ´÷ô©’:
How did he die? / What did he
die of? =
ᙫ îªE-§Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’?
(´’®Ω-ùÀç-îªúøç ÅØËç-ü¿’èπ◊, die
ņúøç Åçûª ´’ç* ´÷ô é¬ü¿-†’-
éÌE î√™«´’çC expire/ demise
ÅØË ´÷ô©’ ¢√úø’-ûª’ç-ö«®Ω’– ÉC ņ-´-Ææ®Ω
§ƒçúÕûªuç. Die Åçõ‰ îªE-§Ú-´úøç ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ
¢√úøôç, unpleasant ´÷ô é¬ü¿’. Ææ£æ«-ï-¢Á’i†
common - Éçü¿’™ Æ涵ºuûª é¬EüË癉ü¿’. Pass
away ÅE èπÿú≈ ņ-´îª’a).
When did he die?/ When did the end come?
á°æ¤púø’ îªE-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’?
bereaved family = ´’%ûª’© èπ◊ô’ç•ç
bereavement = (èπ◊ô’ç-•ç™) ´’%A.
ÉO î√´¤èπ◊ Ææç-•ç-Cµç-*-† ´÷ô©’
May god forbid our use of these words =
É™«çöÀ ´÷ô©’ ¢√úË Å´-鬨¡ç üË´¤úø’ ®√E-´y-èπ◊çú≈
Öçúø’í¬éπ!
EXERCISE
Practise aloud sentences on the following
pattern.
sub verb noun/ for noun or
pronoun pronoun
1) He bought a sari for his wife
2) She cooked food for me
Noun Åçõ‰ any name: üËE-ÈéjØ√ ´’†ç ÉîËa Ê°®Ω’–
´’E≠œ/ ïçûª’´¤/ ´Ææ’h´¤, etc., (Teacher, lion, pen,
etc)
Pronoun - noun èπ◊ •ü¿’©’ ¢√úË, he, she, is, they,
I, we, you ™«çöÀN.
v°æ¨¡o:
1. ''
O’ Ø√†o Ø√ûÓ ´÷ö«x-úÕ-Ø√úø’.—— -D-E-E
ÉçTx-≠ˇ™ ᙫ îÁ§ƒpL?
2. ''O’ Éçöx Æ涵º’u-©†’ ÅúÕ-T-†ô’x îÁ°æ¤p.—— Ñ
¢√é¬uEo ÉçTx-≠ˇ™ ᙫ îÁ§ƒpL?
3. Four rupees - four rupee. -à-C
ÆæÈ®jç-C? 300 rupees - 300 rupee.
Which is correct? N´-Jç-îªçúÕ.
4. éÀçC ÉçTx≠ˇ ¢√é¬u-©èπ◊ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å®Ωnç
îÁ°æpçúÕ.
1. Delhi king also mother's son.
2. Crore educations feed for ... ÉN
¨¡çéπ-®˝-ü∆-ü∆™™«í¬ Å®Ωnç´îËa ¢√é¬u©’.
ü¿ßª’-îËÆœ Å®√n-©†’ ûÁ©°æçúÕ.
– ñ„. °æ¤≥ƒpç-ïE, †çC-éÌ-ô÷\®˝.
-ï-¢√-•’:
1. Your father has talked to me.
2. My regards/ best wishes/ wishes/
enquiries to the members of your family.
3. Four, three hundred, plural
ÅØËN 鬕öÀd four
rupees, three hundred rupees
ÅØË ÅØ√L.
Å®·ûË ÉC Ø√©’í∫’ ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’© (Åçõ‰ Åçûª
êKü¿’ îËÊÆ) pen ņo-°æ¤púø’, it is a four rupee
pen; Å™«Íí ÉC 300 ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’© (Åçõ‰
®Ω÷. 300 êKü¿’ îËÊÆ) book ņo-°æ¤púø’, It is a
three hundred rupee book Åçö«ç.
4. O’®Ω’ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å®Ωnç îÁ°æp-´’†o ¨¡çéπ-®˝-ü∆ü∆ ÆœE-
´÷-™E English ¢√é¬u©’ ÆæÈ®j† English ™
™‰´¤. ÅN ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Ö†o ´÷ô-©†’ Å™«Íí
ûÁ©’í∫’ ´®Ω-Ææ-™ØË English ™éÀ ´÷Ja-†N. 1)
úµÕMxéÀ ®√ï-®·Ø√, ûªLxéÀ éÌúø’Íé. 2) éÓöÀ Nü¿u©’
èπÿöÀ éÌ®ΩÍé.
2
Q. How do we use the following modal idiom
in conversation. Do give Telugu transla-
tions also.
had as well, had best, can't help, can't
hear, can't stand, must needs, may as
well, can't help, but can make nothing, can
you beat it.
- K. Rama Krishna, Ongole

had as well-
DEéÀ v°æûËu-éπçí¬ Å®Ωnç, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç
´¤†o-ô’x-™‰ü¿’. Åûª†’ ¢Á∞«xúø’, Ç¢Á’ ¢ÁRxçC= He has
gone; she had as well (Ç¢Á’ èπÿú≈)
"They had bought a Car" "We had as well"
car
''¢√∞¡Ÿx éÌØ√o®Ω’—— ''¢Ë’´‚ éÌØ√oç——

had best= had better= (ã °æE) îËߪ’ôç
´’ç*C. a) You don't appear to be well. You
had best/had better consult a doctor =
Doctor
†’´¤y èπ◊™«-≤ƒí¬ éπ-E°œç-îª-úøç ™‰ü¿’. †’
îª÷-úø-ôç ´’ç*C.

Can't help= ûª°æpü¿’.
If you want a car, you can't help spending
money =
鬮Ω’ éÌØ√-©çõ‰ úø•’s ê®Ω’a °ôdôç ûª°æpü¿’.

If you are truthful, you can't help the enmity
of others = †’´¤y Eñ«--ߪ’Bí¬ Öçú≈-©çõ‰
FéÀ-ûª-®Ω’© ¨¡-vûª’ûªyç ûª°æpü¿’.

If you walk in rain, you can't help being
drenched = ¢√†™ †úÕÊÆh ûªúø-´éπ ûª°æpü¿’.

Can't hear= N†-™‰-éπ-§Ú-´ôç.
I can't hear anything against Gandhi =
í¬çDµéÀ ´uA-Í®-éπçí¬ ØËØËO’ N†-™‰†’.

Can't stand= Can't bear= ¶µºJç-îª-™‰-éπ-§Ú-´ôç.
Kashmiris can't stand the heat of Delhi=
úµÕMx ¢ËúÕE é¬Qt-K©’ ¶µºJç-îª-™‰®Ω’.
She can't stand people abusing her hus-
band=
ûª† ¶µº®Ωh-†’ -É-ûª-®Ω’©’ Aôdúøç Ç¢Á’ Æ棜«ç-îª-™‰ü¿’.

Must needs - ÉC ¢√úø’-éπ™ ™‰ü¿’ – Needs
must
¢√-úø-û√®Ω’. ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ îËߪ÷L ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ,
é¬F DEéÀ èπÿú≈ °æ‹Jh Ç¢Á÷ü¿ç ™‰ü¿’
He needs must do it (= -Å-ûª†C ûª°æpéπ îËߪ÷L)
ÅØË •ü¿’©’ He needs to do it ÅE é¬F,
He must do it ÅE é¬F ņôç î√™«
¢Á’®Ω’í∫’.

May as well= ÉC èπÿú≈ -îË-ßÁ·îª’a éπü∆
ÅE. Why does he want us to go to
him. He may as well come here= ´’†-
¢Á’ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ÅûªE ü¿í∫_-®Ω-Èé-∞«x-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ö«úø’?
ÅûªØË Ééπ\-úøèπ◊ ®√´îª’a éπü∆.
Instead of his doing it, I may as well do it/
I may do it as well=
ü∆Eo ¢√úø’îËÊÆ •ü¿’©’, ØËØË
-îË-ßÁ·-a éπü∆.

Can't help but -
Ñ expression wrong. Can't
help ÅØ√o ÅØ√L, Can't but ÅØ√o ÅØ√L –
È®ç-úÕçöÀéà ŮΩnç ûª°æpü¿’ ÅE.

I can't help going there= ؈-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢Á∞¡xéπ
ûª°æpü¿’= I can't but go there.

He can't help spending the money = ¢√úÕé¬
ê®Ω’a ûª°æpü¿’= He can't but spend the money.
(Can't help + ing form= Can't but + 1st
Regular Doing Word)

Can make nothing expression
ÅØË Can ™‰ü¿’,
make nothing out of something
Åçö«ç. -Åç-õ‰
– ÅüË-O’ -Å®Ωnç 鬴ôç ™‰ü¿E.
He can make nothing out of her words = Ç¢Á’
´÷ô-©-ûª-E-éπ®Ωnç Å´ôç ™‰ü¿’.

Can you beat it? Åçõ‰ ü∆Eo ÅCµ-í∫-N’ç-îª-í∫-©¢√?
ÅE. Åçõ‰ äéπ éπ≠d-¢æ Á’i† N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo ûª°œpç--éÓ-
í∫©¢√ -Å-E.

Living in Vijayawada can you beat the sum-
mer heat?= Nï-ߪ’-¢√-úø™ Öçô÷ ¢ËÆæ-N- ¢Ë-úÕE
ûª°œpç--éÓ-í∫-©¢√?
- M. SURESAN