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Anu: Hi Suma, Wish a very Happy New Year
of better communication.
English
(†’´¤y -Ñ Ææç-´-ûªq®Ωç-™ ¶«í¬
´÷ö«x-úø-í∫©-´-E ؈’ éÓ®Ω’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o).
Suma: Same to you, Anu. We are going to have
a party on the occasion, aren't we?
(´’†ç Ñ Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ party -îËÆæ’éÓ-¶-
ûª’Ø√oç éπü∆?)
Anu: Pavani said so yesterday, didn't she?
( -§ƒ-´-E -E-†o -Å-™« -Åç-C. éπü∆?
Suma: I am giving the party, aren't I?
party
(؈’ éπü∆ É´y-¶-ûª’-†oC?)
Anu: Yes, it is your turn this time.
(Å´¤†’ Ñ≤ƒJ F´çûª’... turn= ´çûª’)
Suma: I am giving the party alright, but I am not
making the arrangements, am I?
(؈’party ÉÆæ’h-Ø√o†’. à®√pô’x -ØË-†’
îË-ߪ’ôç -™‰-ü¿’ éπü∆?)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 91
do you, don't you?
Anu: Ah here comes Bhargavi. Hi Bhargavi,
We are talking about the party. You are
making all the arrangements, aren't
you?
party
(ÉCíÓ ¶µ«®Ω_N. ¶µ«®Ω_O, ¢Ë’ç í∫’-Jç-*
ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√oç. à®√p-ôxFo †’´¤y îËÆæ’h-Ø√o´¤
éπü∆?)
Bhargavi: I am. I am getting the money from
Suma, aren't I?
suma
(îËÆæ’h-Ø√o†’. ü¿í∫_®Ω úø•’s©’ BÆæ’éÓ-
¢√L éπü∆?)
Suma: I am ready. Thank you for making all
the arrangements. You are taking
trouble. aren't you?
trouble
(ØËE-´y-ö«-EéÀ Æœü¿l¥ç. é¬F †’´¤y
BÆæ’èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o´¤ éπü∆?)
Bhargavi: That doesn't matter as long as I
don't spend.
(؈’ úø•’s ê®Ω’a °ôd-†ç-ûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ °∂æ®Ω-¢√-
™‰-ü¿’-™‰)
as long as- so long as = ÅC ïJ-Íí-´-®Ωèπ◊, Ç
°æü¿l¥-A™.so long as ´÷´‚-©’í¬ 'not' Ö†o-°æ¤púø’
¢√-úøû√ç. As long as á°æ¤p-úÁjØ√ ¢√úø-´îª’a.
Suma & Anu: Thank you.
Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù í∫-ûªç-™- -´-*a-† È®çúø’ lessons ™
(question tags °j -´-*aç--C) -™«í¬-ØË -Öç-C éπ-ü∆.
äéπ\-≤ƒJ ´’Sx, don't, doesn't, didn'tûÓ ´îËa
question tag N≠æߪ’ç îª÷ü∆lç.
Bhushan: You get up quite early, don't you?
(†’´¤y î√™« °çü¿-™«úË Evü¿-™‰-≤ƒh´¤, éπü∆)
Dhiraj: That's right, do you, don't you?
(†’´¤y èπÿú≈ ÅçûË éπü∆?)
Bhushan: Your college begins at 10, doesn't it?
so you can get up late, can't you?
college
(O’ 10éÀ éπü∆, †’´¤y Ç©-Ææuçí¬
Evü¿-™‰-´îª’a, éπü∆?)
Dhiraj: But our school started at 7.30, didn't
it? so I got used to getting up early.
(´’† school 7.30 èπ◊çúËC éπü∆? Åçü¿’-
éπE Å©-¢√-ô-®·-§Ú-®·çC.)
Get used to = Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úøôç. I have got
used to the hot weather here = (Ééπ\úÕ ¢ËúÕéÀ
؈-©-¢√ô’ °æúÕ-§Ú-ߪ÷†’). ´’Sx í∫’®Ω’h-îË-Ææ’èπ◊çü∆ç
1) 'Get up' ÅØË Regular doing word verb
Å®· not ™‰ü¿’ 鬕öÀd. Question tag, 'don't
you?' 2) 'Begins' ÅØË second regular doing
word verb Å®· not ™‰ü¿’ 鬕öÀd, question tag,
'doesn't it?' 3) 'started' ÅØË past doing word
verb Å®·, not ™‰ü¿’ 鬕öÀd, question tag, 'did-
n't it?' (Didn't pronunciation - úÕØ˛d)
Spoken English
-Ñ-Ø√-úø’ - ≤Ú-´’¢√®Ωç 2 -ï-†-´-J 2006
É°æ¤úø’ Ñ lesson v§ƒ®Ωç-¶µºç™E Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™...
question tags sentences
Ö†o í∫´’-Eü∆lç.
1. aren't we? 2. didn't she? 3. aren't I?
4. am I? 5. aren't you? 6. doesn't it, etc.
OöÀ™x aren't we? didn't she? aren't you? etc.,
Ñ question tags-´’†èπ◊ éÌûËhO’é¬ü¿’.ÉN ᙫ
formîËߪ÷™ ´’†èπ◊ ûÁ©’Ææ’. É°æ¤úø’ ´’†èπ◊ éÌûªhí¬
´*a† question tags....
1. aren't I? 2. am I? sentences:
ÉN Ö†o
1) I am giving the party, aren't I?
´’†ç Éçûªèπ◊´·çü¿’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊†o rule
v°æ鬮Ωç
Ééπ\úø stem 'I am giving the party'™ verb, am f) might..., - mightn't? (¢Á’iõ„Ø˛d) – î√© Å®Ω’ü¿’. 2) Santhi: O’®Ω’ Ø√ O’ü¿ jokes ¢ËÆæ’h-Ø√o®Ω’, éπü∆?
giving 鬕öÀd, question tag
™ am,
ü∆E ûª®√yûª g) have..., - haven't...? has..., hasn't...? Revathi: ؈-Ææ©’ ´÷-ö«xúøôç ™‰ü¿’ éπü∆, Jyothi?
n't (stem not
™ ™‰ü¿’ 鬕öÀd), ü∆E ûª®√yûª ´*a, I h) had..., - hadn't...? i) need..., needn't...? Jyothi: ØËØË¢Á÷ Ñ †´© îªü¿’-´¤-ûª’-Ø√o†’.
¢Á·ûªhç question tag, amn't I?
Å¢√L éπü∆. (pron: j) should..., shouldn't ...?
FØ˛d) åØ√?
é¬E Ééπ\úø aren't I I?)
(ÇØ˛d ÅE ´≤ÚhçC. ÉC k) would..., wouldn't...?
(≠æflØ˛d...?) (ÖØ˛d?) Santhi: ØËØË §Ò®Ω-°æ-ú≈f†’, éπü∆? O’®Ω’ ´’ç*-¢√∞¡Ÿx
î√™« ´·êu-¢Á’i† N≠æߪ’ç. ûÓ I begin
ÅßË’u sen-
stem not
™ Öçõ‰ Ææ´’ÊÆu ™‰ü¿’ éπü∆? verbs
™ §ƒ°æç.
tence ™ verb, am+ not
í¬ ÖçúÕ, ™‰éπ-§ÚûË, ques- ¢Á·ü¿öÀ ´÷ô îÁ°œp,subject
îÁ§ƒhç. Revathi: ØËØË serious type éπü∆? Ø√éπ-Ææ©’
tion tagá°æ¤púø÷ aren't I?
í¬ØË Öçô’çC. amn't I? example îª÷ü∆lç. jokes †îªa´¤.
ÅØË question tag English™ ™‰ü¿’. ÅüË stem
™ 1) a) Sachin could play well, couldn't he? Jyothi: ؈’ studies ™ØË interested, éπü∆?
notÖçõ‰, Å°æ¤úø’ question tag
´’Sx am I? b) Sachin could not play well, could he? Ø√éπ-Ææ©’ joke îËߪ’ôç ®√ü¿’, éπü∆?
( I am not making the arrangements, am I? 2) a) Ramesh will help you, won't he? Santhi: O’®Ω-Ææ©’ Éûª-®Ω’© O’ü¿ jokes ¢Áߪ’u®Ω’,
Ééπ\úø stem not
™ ÖçC) b) Sudha will not / won't help you, will she? éπü∆?
Revathi: Jyothi N≠æߪ’ç Ø√èπ◊ ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’. ؈’
´÷vûªç á°æ¤púø÷ serious.
Answers:
1)Ganesh: Hi, Mahesh, you went to a movie
last night, didn't you.
Mahesh: I told you (that) I would (go), didn't
I?
3) a) Ameet has scored Ganesh: You told me, yes. But I didn't think
´’J-éÌEo examples îª÷ü∆lç.
you'd go.
a) I am Andhra, aren't I? (stem not good marks, hasn't
Mahesh: When I say something, I am seri-
™ ™‰ü¿’)
he?
b) I am not an American, am I? ous, aren't I?
b) Ameet hasn't (has
(stem not
™ ÖçC) Ganesh: But I am not serious about movie
not) passed, has
2) a) I am getting good marks, aren't I? matters, am I?
he?
(No not in the stem) Mahesh: I feel happy when I go to a movie
É™« N’í∫-û√-N ¶«í¬
b) I am not troubling you, am I? with my friends, don't I ? Why did-
(Not in the stem)
practice îËÊÆhØË M. SURESAN n't you come?
question tags éπÈ®-
3) a) I am an Indian like you, aren't I? Ganesh: I was very busy yesterday. I am
؈÷ O’™«í∫ ¶µ«®Ω-B-ߪ·-úÕØË éπü∆? èπ◊dí¬ form îËߪ’-í∫©ç. Question tags ™‰E the fan of the hero of the movie.
Ææ綵«-≠æù î√-™« EKb-´çí¬ Öçô’çC.
(No not in the stem) Yesterday aren't I? I am sorry I
b) I am not a fool, am I? Now practice the following in English: missed the movie.
(ØËØËç ´‚®Ω’^-úÕo é¬ü¿’, éπü∆? (not in the stem) 1) Ganesh: Hi Mahesh, E†o ®√vA †’´¤y ÆœE´÷èπ◊ 2) Santhi: Hey, you are joking at me, aren't
鬕öÀd 'I' N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓ-¢√-LqçC– -¢Á-∞«}´¤ éπü∆? you?
a) Stem™ not ™‰èπ◊çõ‰, question tag aren't I? Mahesh: Å´¤†’, ¢Á∞«h-†E îÁ§ƒp†’. åØ√? Revathi: I am not at all talking, am I, Jyothi?
Ganesh: îÁ§ƒp-´¤™‰. é¬F †’´¤y ¢Á∞«h-´-†’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’. Jyothi: I am reading the novel, aren't I?
(verb, 'am+' Å®·ûË)
Santhi: I am mistaken, aren't I? You are
b) stem ™ not ÖçúÕ, verb 'am+' Å®·ûË Mahesh: ØËØË-ü¿-®·Ø√ -îÁ-G-ûË serious í¬ØË
good people.
question tag, 'am I?' Öçö«†’, éπü∆? Revathi: I am the serious type, aren't I ? I
´’Sx éÌEo Éûª®Ω verb farms éÌîËa question tags Ganesh: cinema N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ ؈’ ´÷vûªç seri-
don't like jokes at all.
ous 鬆’, éπü∆?
Jyothi: I am interested only in studies,
Ééπ\úø ÉÆæ’hØ√oç. í∫’®Ω’hç--éÓçúÕ. É´Fo èπÿú≈
stem™ not Ö†o-°æ¤púø’. Mahesh: ؈’ Ø√ friends ûÓ ÆœE-´÷-Èé∞Ïh ÆæçûÓ-≠œ-
aren't I ? I don't know how to joke,
a) Shall..., - shan't...? b) will.., - won't..? ≤ƒh†’ éπü∆? E†o †’´¤y Ø√ûÓ ®√™‰üËç? do I?
c) can..., _can't...? d) could..., couldn't...? Ganesh: E†o î√-™« busy í¬ ÖØ√o. †’-´¤y Santhi: You never joke at others? do you?
(couldn't - pronunciation - ¢Á-Rx-† cinema hero fan éπü∆ ؈’?
(èπ◊Ø˛d) Revathi: I don't know about Jyothi, but I am
e) may..., - mayn't? (¢Á’ß˝’Ø˛d?) ؈’ ®√™‰-ü¿E ¶«üµ¿-°æ-úø’-ûª’Ø√o. always serious.
-v°æ-¨¡o: Spoken -ï-¢√-•’:
English èπ◊ Ææç-•ç-Cµç-* -´’ç-*
books 1) Spoken English î√™« simple í¬, Å®Ωl¥-´’-´-ú≈-
– -P-K-≠æ, -ïçí¬È®-úÕfí∫÷-úÁç
-ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ñ‰-ߪ’í∫-©®Ω’.
-ï-¢√-•’:
EéÀ 鬮Ω-ùç Ææ’©-¶µºçí¬, Ææ£æ«-ïçí¬ Öç-úø-úøç. °æ‹Jh
Ñ´’üµ¿u innerwear ÅØË word èπÿú≈ ¢√úø’-éπ-™éÀ sentences Öçúø-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a. Written English
Spoken English books market ™ î√™« ´≤ÚhçC. Innerwear correct Å®·-†-°æp-öÀéà ÉçéÌçîÁç °æü¿l¥-Aí¬, °æ‹Jhí¬ grammatical í¬,
ÖØ√o®·. ¢√öÀ™x éÌçîÁç ´’ç*N. English con- (usage ™éÀ ´≤ÚhçC), î√™«-´’ç-CéÀ Å®Ωnçé¬éπ-§Ú- éÌClí¬ éÀx≠d-¢æ Á’i† ´÷ô©’, ¢√é¬u-©ûÓ Öç-úÌa.
versation by Grant Taylor; Spoken English ´îª’a. áèπ◊\-´-´’ç-CéÀ Å®Ωnç ÅßË’u-´÷ô under- 2) Having been = Å®· Ö†oç-ü¿’-´©x
for you by G.Radhakrishna Pillai and wear. Having been deceived by him once, I don't
K.Rajeevan. 2) ´®Ω-Ææ-véπ-´’ç™ E©-•úÕ Öçúø-ö«-EéÀ English Åéπ~®Ωç
-v°æ-¨¡o: 1) ≤ƒ-üµ∆®Ω-ùçí¬ -™--ü¿’Ææ’h-©-†’ -É-ç-Tx-≠ˇ-™ Q é¬ü¿’ – Q Ü®Ω-éπØË Å™« ¢√úø-û√®Ω’, Thank you
trust him any more
äéπ-≤ƒJ ؈-ûª-E-îËûª ¢Á÷Ææ-Tç-îª-•úÕ Ö†oç-ü¿’-´©x
Underwear (-Åç-úø®˝-¢Ë®˝) -Åç--ö«®Ω’. ™ You èπ◊ •ü¿’©’ Thank U ¢√úÕ-†ô’x. ´®Ω-Ææ ÅûªEo ؈’ ´’Sx †´’t†’.
Innerwear (-É-†o®˝-¢Ë®˝) -Å-E -á-ç-ü¿’éπ-†®Ω’?- -véπ-´’ç™ Å®Ωnç ´îËa English word Queue. Having been selected he is happy
2) •Ææ’q -áÍé\-ô°æ¤p-úø’, Æœ-E-´÷£æ…-∞¡x -ü¿í∫_®Ω -öÀÈé\-ôxèπ◊ - Please queue up ÅØË -•-ü¿’©’, Please Q up select Å®· Ö†oç-ü¿’-´©x Åûª†’ ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬
´®ΩÆæ-véπ-´’ç-™ ®√-´-ú≈-EéÀ 'Q' '°æ-ü¿l¥-A -§ƒ-öÀç-îªç-úÕ Åçö«®Ω’, fancy í¬. ÖØ√oúø’.
Å-E -¶®Ω’f-©’ç-ö«®·. Íé-´-©ç Q -Åéπ~®Ωç ´÷-vûª-¢Ë’ People queued for the tickets.
-v°æ-¨¡o: 1) Spoken english èπ◊,
3) Spelling mistakes ûªí¬_-©çõ‰ ´÷ô-©†’ sylla-
Ê°®Ì\ç-ö«®Ω’. -´®ΩÆæ-véπ-´÷-EéÀ, -Ñ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ -Åéπ~®√- written english èπ◊ bles í¬ N¶µº->ç* spelling Ç™-*ç-îªçúÕ. ûªí∫’_-
– -vQ-E-¢√Æˇ, -N’®√u-©í∫÷-úø
EéÀ Ææç-•ç-üµ¿ç -à-N’-öÀ?
-ûË-ú≈-©-†’ -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’. û√®·. Syllable Åçõ‰ ÅaûÓ Ö†o °æü¿-¶µ«í∫ç.
-ï-¢√-•’: 2) having been -à Ææç-ü¿®Ωs¥ç-™ -´Ææ’hç-C?
3) Spelling mistakes
Construction. DØÓx con, struc, tion -Å-ØË
1) Underwear - (Underware é¬ü¿’)– ™ü¿’-Ææ’h©’– Ææ-J-îËÆæ’-éÓ-´-ú≈-EéÀ -´‚úø’ syllables ÖØ√o®·. É™« devide
Ææ-©£æ… -É-´yí∫-©®Ω’. îËÆæ’èπ◊E spelling Ç™-*ç-îªçúÕ. ûª°æ¤p©’
– °œ.-á-Ø˛.-†Í®-¨¸, °æ-J-T
´’†ç •ßª’-öÀéÀ éπ†-°æúË ü¿’Ææ’h©- éÀç-ü¿ üµ¿JçîË
ü¿’Ææ’h©’ é¬-•-öÀd Underwear Åçö«®Ω’. ûªí∫’_-û√®·.
-§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ.. URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm