iII Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 16 °∂œ-v•-´-J 2006

Balaram: Hi Damodar, how's your new bike? 1) I will get used to

(F éÌûªh bike ᙫ ÖçC?) 2) You will get used to handling it
Damodar: I have used it for just a few days. I 3) He has got used to holding its weight
feel it is heavy for a man my size. So 4) I got used to it
I find it a bit difficult to handle it. Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’ Lessons ™ be used to ¢√ú≈ç
( éÌCl-®Ó-V-©’-í¬ØË éπü∆ ØË ¢√úø’-ûª’Ø√o éπü∆. ´’†èπ◊ ûÁ©’Ææ’ be used to Åçõ‰ Å©-¢√ô’
ü∆Eo. Ø√ Size éπC éÌçîÁç •®Ω’¢Ë ÅEp- °æúøôç ÅE, be used to noun
ûª®√yûª á°æ¤púø÷
≤ÚhçC. Åçü¿’-éπE ü∆Eo handle îÁߪ’uôç é¬F, '...ing' form é¬F ´Ææ’hç-ü¿E.
é¬Ææh éπ≠dçæ í¬ ÖçC) 1) She is used to the rudeness of her mother-in-
Balaram: Could it be a wrong choice? law.
selection)
(F áç°œéπ (- Åç-ûª ÆæÈ®jçC Ç¢Á’ Åûªh-í¬J ü¿’®Ω’-Ææ’-ûª-Ø√-EéÀ Å©-¢√ô’ °æúÕ-§Ú- b) Having been poor till now, he is yet to be Sneha: Moreover the language here is differ-
é¬üË¢Á÷ ņ’èπ◊ç-ö«¢√?) ®·çC. used/ yet to get used to/ yet to become used ent, so he may take (some) time to get
(Ééπ\úø rudeness, noun) to, the comforts of rich life used to it.
2) They are used to working for low wages. Maithri: Where English is known/ Where peo-
ûªèπ◊\´ @û√-©èπ◊ °æE-îË-ߪ’ôç ¢√∞¡x-éπ-©-¢√õ‰. Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ Hü¿-¢√-úø’í¬ Öçúø-ôç-´©x, üµ¿Eéπ @Nûª ple know English, he hasn't any prob-
Ææ’ë«-©-éÀçé¬ Å©-¢√ô’ °æúø-™‰-ü¿-ûª†’/ ÅN Åûª-EéÀçé¬ lem. He is used to communicating in
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
(Åçõ‰ éÌûËhO’ é¬ü¿’. ¢√∞¡xç-ü¿’™ éÌûªhí¬ ¶«üµ¿-°æ-ú≈-
113 Lqç-üËO’ ™‰ü¿’) éÌûªh/ -Å-ûª-EéÀ ÅN É•sç-Cí¬ ÖØ√o®·. English. The problem is with the local
language.
Sneha: At the most he may take a month to
get used to the circumstances/ situa-

I got used to it tion here. That's all.

-´’çí∫-∞¡-¢√®Ωç-Ø√-öÀ -Å-¶µ«u≤ƒ-© Ææ-´÷-üµ∆-Ø√-©’:

Damodar: (I) Can't say anything now. I think I
will get used to it as days pass.
(É°æ¤púËç îÁ°æp-™‰†’. ®ÓV©’ í∫úÕîËéÌDl
Å©-¢√ô’°æúø-í∫-©-†-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o)
Balaram: I think so too.
(؈÷ Å™«Íí ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o)
Damodar: Once it begins to move I feel very
comfortable riding it. Only when I
have to stand it do I feel the weight
(éπü¿-©ôç ¢Á·ü¿-™„jûË î√™« £æ…®·í¬
Öçô’çC. ü∆Eo Stand ¢Ëߪ÷Lq ´*a-†-
°æ¤púË •®Ω’-´-E-°œ-Ææ’hçC).
But I enjoy the ride.
(Å®·ûË ü∆EO’ü¿ Ææ-¢√-K î√™« Ææ®Ω-ü∆í¬
Öçô’çC)
Balaram: Don't worry. You will get used to han-
dling it. Look at Arjun. He is Shorter
than you and his bike heavier than
yours. I See him handling it with
ease. He has got used to holding its
weight.
(àç °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’. †’´¤y ûªy®Ω-í¬ØË ü∆E •®Ω’-
´¤èπ◊ Å©-¢√ô’ °æúø-û√´¤. Å®Ω’b-Ø˛†’ îª÷úø’
¢√úø’ F éπçõ‰ §ÒöÀd, ¢√úÕ bike F ü∆E-
éπçõ‰ •®Ω’´¤. é¬E ü∆Eo ¢√úø’ î√™«
Ææ’©’´¤í¬ handle îË≤ƒhúø’. ¢√úø’
Å©-¢√ô’ °æú≈fúø’)
Damodar: Yes That was my Experience of my
cycle too, when I had my First Cycle,
I Was just 7 or 8 years old and the
cycle felt heavy , but I got used to it.
(Å´¤†’ Ø√ Cycle ûÓ Å†’-¶µº´ç èπÿú≈
ÅüË. ؈’ ¢Á·ü¿öÀ≤ƒJí¬ Cycle é̆o-
°æ¤púø’, Ø√èπ◊ àúË∞x áE-N’-üË∞x Å°æ¤púø’
Ø√èπ◊ Cycle •®Ω’-´-E°œç-îËC. é¬F Å©-¢√ô’
°æú≈f ü∆E •®Ω’-´¤éÀ.
Balaram: I ride a bike well, but I have yet to get
used to the traffic of Hyderabad. I
think it will be a few more weeks
before I can drive comfortably in
such traffic.
Traffic drive
(Ø√éÀçé¬ Ñ Â£j«ü¿-®√-¶«ü˛ ™
îËߪ’ôç Å©-¢√ô’ °æúø-™‰ü¿’. ÉçéÌEo ¢√®√-
©-èπ◊-í¬E Ææ’êçí¬ drive îËߪ’-™‰-†-†’-èπ◊çö«)
OK. I must be going. Bye
(Oh, Bye)
ØËEéπ ¢Á∞«xL
Damodar: Bye
Ñ Conversations Get used to
™ ûÓ Ö†o
expressions í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’
Lessons ™ Åçû√be used to èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*†
N´-®√©’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç. Ñ Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ Get
used to ®√´ôç í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ:
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ..
3) This street boy is used
to the cold of the win-
ter.
Ñ OCµ-¶«-©’úø’ Qû√-é¬-©°æ¤
îªL-éπ-©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úøf-¢√úË.
äéÓ\-≤ƒJ, noun •ü¿’©’,
is èπÿú≈ ´Ææ’hçC.
M. SURESAN
°j conversation ™
get used to èπÿ, Éçûª-´-®Ωèπÿ ´’†ç îª÷Æœ† be
used to èπ◊ Å®Ωnç™, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫ç™ áçûÓ ûËú≈
™‰ü¿’. 'be used to' èπ◊ •ü¿’©’ Ææçü¿-®√s¥-Eo-•öÀd
ÆæÈ®j† tense form ûÓ get used to ¢√úÌa:
Sneha: ´’J O’ Çߪ’† Ææçí∫A?
a) In the beginning I could not adjust to the
Maithri: Çߪ’-†Íé é¬Ææh Ææ´’-Ææuí¬ ÖçC. Çߪ’-†C
hostel food, but I got used to it as time went
on/but I am now used to it
¢Á·ü¿ô hostel food °æúËC é¬ü¿’, é¬F ®ÓV©’
í∫úÕ-îË-éÌCl Å©-¢√-õ„j-§Ú-®·çC; É°æ¤úø’ ؈’ ü∆EéÀ Sneha: Åçü¿’™ ¶µ«≠æ èπÿú≈ ûËú≈ éπü∆? é¬Ææh time
Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-ú≈f†’.
Maithri:
b) How long did it take for you to get used to
the climate of Kashmir?
é¬Qt®˝ ¢√û√-´-®Ω-ù«-EéÀ Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úø-ö«-E-Èéçûª time Sneha: ´’£æ… Å®·ûË ÉçéÓ ØÁ© °æôd-´-a™‰. Ç
°æöÀdçC Fèπ◊?
c) I think he hasn't yet got used to working for
long hours here unlike in his previous job
Ééπ\úø áèπ◊\-´-ÊÆ°æ¤ °æE-îË-ߪ’-ö«-EéÀ ¢√úÕçé¬
Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úø-™‰-ü¿-†’-èπ◊çö«, ¢√úÕç-ûª-èπ◊-´·ç-ü¿’†o job
™™« é¬èπ◊çú≈.
d) People in government jobs find it difficult to
get used to working in private organisations.
private
v°æ¶µº’ûªy 鬮√u-©-ߪ÷™x °æE-îËÊÆ ¢√∞¡xèπ◊
ÆæçÆæn™x °æEîËߪ’ú≈-EéÀ Å©¢√ô’ °æúøôç éπ≠dçæ í¬
Öçô’çC.
°j (b), (c), (d) ™x `be used to' èπÿú≈ ¢√úø-´îª’a.
b) How long did it take for you to get used to...?
= How long did take for you to be used to....?
c) I think he hasn't yet got used to working
= I think he hasn't been used to working
d) People in government jobs find it difficult to
get used to working- People in government
jobs find it difficult to be used to working in...
´ be used to, get used to become
¢√úË îÓôx
used to
èπÿú≈ ¢√úÌa.
a) I've got used/ I've become used to/ I've been
used to this kind of treatment from the Boss
Boss (treatment=
†Eo™« îª÷úøôç ¢Ájü¿uç,
´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç. Ééπ\-úø Å®Ωnç äéπ®Ω’ ÉçéÌ-éπJo
îª÷úøôç, Åçõ‰ íı®Ω-Nç-îªôç, ©-éπ-†í¬ îª÷úøôç,
üËy≠æç Öçúøôç, ™„éπ\-îË-ߪ’-éπ-§Ú-´ôç ™«çöÀN: Ñ
Nüµ¿çí¬ boss ††’o îª÷úøôç (treat îËߪ’ôç) Ø√èπ◊
éÌûËhO’ é¬ü¿’.
URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm
a) Sekhar: You used to be good at
running/used to run well/used to be
a good runner when you were
ÉO be used to, got used to, became used to young. Why aren't you able to walk
Å®√n©÷, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’. ´’Sx Ææçví∫-£æ«çí¬... even a short distance?
1) be (get/ become) used to ûª®√yûª noun é¬F,
Pramod: After I joined this office, I got a vehi-
...ing form é¬F ´≤ƒh®·. Ist RDW ®√ü¿’. Å®Ωnç – cle. I am used to going on the bike
even for short distances. So I walk
Å©-¢√-ô-´ôç, éÌûªh-é¬-éπ-§Ú-´ôç, É•sçC éπ©-í∫-éπ-
§Ú-´ôç. less now.
2) be (get/ become) used to à tense ™ØÁjØ√ Sekhar: You used to be very slim.
¢√úø-´îª’a, Öçúøôç, Ωu ïJÍí 鬙«-Eo-•öÀd. Pramod: True. Because I am used to this kind
PRACTISE THE FOLLOWING IN ENGLISH: of life and my weight has increased
too/ has gone up too/ I have put on
Sneha: Hi
¢Á’ivB, ᙫ ÖçC Ééπ\úÕ éÌûªh @Nûªç?
weight.
Maithri:
Ø√Íéç éÌûªh ÅE°œç-îª-ôç-™‰ü¿’. Å©-¢√-õ„j-§Ú-
®·çC. ô÷d F™«çöÀ friends Öçúø-ôç-´©x Sekhar: Stop using the bike. Walk for things
not urgent.
Pramod: I don't feel like. But I must try. That's
marketing job éπü∆? Ééπ\úÕ market B®Ω’- nothing, of course. If I walk for 2 or 3
days, I will be used to walking you are
ûÁ-†’o-©-éÀçé¬ Å©-¢√ô’ °æúø-™‰-ü∆-ߪ’†. Ééπ\úÕ
market Çߪ’-†èπ◊ °æ‹Jhí¬ éÌûªh. in Delhi now. Are you used to the food
there?
°æôd-´îª’a Å©-¢√ô’ °æúø-ö«-EéÀ. Sekhar: No problem. I am used to it. / I have
got used to it.
ÉçTx ≠ˇ ûÁL-Æœ†îÓôx Çߪ’-†-ÍéO’ °∂æ®√y-™‰ü¿’.
Çߪ ’-†èπ◊ ÉçTx-≠ˇ™ Ææ綵«-≠æù Å©-¢√õ‰. b) Dushyant: Hi Bharat, you are busy on
≤ƒnEé𠶵«≠æ Å®·-ûËØË Ææ´’Ææu. Sundays too/ even on Sundays,
what's the matter?
ûª®√yûª Å©-¢√õ„j §Úûª’çC. Bharat: What can I do. I am used to this
ANSWER: busy life. I feel bad/ out of sorts if I
Sneha: How is the new life here, Maithri? don't have enough work.
Maithri: I don't find it new/ different any more; Dushyant: If you get promotion, you will have a
especially with friends like you around. lot of leisure. What will you do then?
Bharat: I will be used to it then change a
Sneha: What about your husband/ hubby?
Maithri: He finds it a little problem/ He has problem for only a few days. After
some trouble. Hence a marketing job, that we are used to it.
isn't it? He hasn't yet got used to/ He Dushyant: Yes, that's right. My parents brought
has yet to get used to the trends of the up my brother in all comfort. But
look now. In his business, he now
market here. The market here is
entirely/ completely/ totally new to him. works for more than eight hours.
-v°æ-¨¡o: 1. Leave letter ®√Ææ’h-†o-°æ¤púø’, (Head mas- -v°æ-¨¡o: Am, is, are + V3 = ï®Ω-í∫-•úÕ Öçúøôç ™‰ü∆
ter †’ address îËÆæ÷h ï®Ω-í∫-•-úøúøç (™‰ü∆) È®çúø’ ®Ωé¬-©’í¬ Ææç-ü¿-®√s¥-†’-
Teachers) Kindly grant me, ≤ƒ-®Ωçí¬ Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-¢√™«? -á-™« ¢√ú≈-L?
ÅE ®√ߪ’úøç ûª§ƒp, may I – -áÆˇ.-ü¿’®√_®√-´¤, é¬éÀ-Ø√-úø
request you ÅE ®√ߪ’úøç cor- -ï-¢√-•’: am/ is / are + v3 (past participle) Ñ
rect Å´¤-ûª’çü∆, ûÁ©-°æçúÕ. combination ™ Ö†o verb passive voice
2.Respected Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-îª-´î√a,
™ Öçô’çC. Å®Ωnç '•úø’— ÅE ´Ææ’hçC.
Yours sincerely / Yours 1) The poem is written by John = John îËûª Ç
faithfully -à-C -Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-î√-L?
poem ®√ߪ’-•-úÕçC Å-E Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’éÓ-¢√L.
– -G-.-vQ-E-¢√Æˇ, éÌ-´‹y®Ω’ The poem has been written/ was written by
-ï-¢√-•’: 1. È®çúø÷ correct. May I request you ÅØËC John ÅØËC Éçûª-éπçõ‰ better form.
é¬Ææh formal. am/ is/ are + pp (past participle - v3) - ÉC habit-
2. Respected Sir, ņôç correct é¬ü¿’. Sir, ÅE ual action èπ◊ ´÷vûª¢Ë’ ¢√ú≈L. Å®·-§Ú-®·† action
Ææç¶-CµÊÆh î√©’. Respected sir ÆæÈ®j† English Å®·ûË, has been + pp/ was/ were + pp ¢√úøôç
é¬ü¿’. Leave letter ´’†-éπçõ‰ °j ÅCµ-é¬-JéÀ ¢Á’®Ω’í∫’, time state îË-¨»-´÷, ™‰ü∆ Å-ØËü∆Eo •öÀd.
address îËÆ œ-†-°æ¤púø’ yours faithfully, ûª°æp-E-ÆæJ. 2) He is gone ¢√úø’-éπ™  ÖçC– He has gone ÅØË
Yours sincerely ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’. Å®Ωnç-ûÓ. -É-ç-ü¿’™ ûª°æ¤p-™‰ü¿’.