I -Ñ-Ø√-úø’ í∫’®Ω’¢√®Ωç 29 -ÂÆ°dç-•®Ω’ 2005

Ram: Raghu, how tall are you? Salesperson: The price has gone up by Rs.
(®Ω°∂æ·, †’¢Áyçûª §Òúø’í∫’?) 3000/-
Raghu: I am 5'9". (؈’ 5'9") (üµ¿®Ω ´‚úø’¢Ë© ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’©’
Ram: Does it mean you are taller than me °J-TçC. à ¢Ë’-®Ωèπ◊ – by Rs.
by an inch? 3000/-)
(Does it mean)
(Åçõ‰ = †’´¤y Ø√éπØ√o Practise the following in English:
inch
äéπ §Òúø¢√?) 1.
Raghu: of course, and I weigh less than you Priya: Ø√éπçõ‰ †’´¤y °ü¿l-¢√-úÕ¢√?
by 5 Kgs - Sekhar: Å´¤†’. éπFÆæç È®çúË∞¡Ÿx (by ¢√úøçúÕ).
5 Kg
(éπ*a-ûªçí¬. ´’Sx FéπØ√o ؈’ © Priya: Åçü¿’-éπØ√ E†’o ´·çü¿’ °œL-î√®Ω’
•®Ω’´¤ ûªèπ◊\´) Interview éÀ.
Ram: But the length of my shirt is more Sekhar: áçûª-´·çüËN’öÀ? 10 EN’-≥ƒ-™‰í¬. The Indian is not so hardworking as the
Priya: Sreekanth á°æ¤p-úÌ-î √a-úÕ-éπ\-úÕéÀ? Sasikanth: í∫´÷uEo ü¿%≠œd™ Öç-éÌ-E éπ≠d-°æ æ-úË
than yours by atleast 4 Cms. Japanese.
Sekhar: Ø√ éπçõ‰ Å®Ω-í∫çô ´·çü¿’. (the Indians) (the
-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊ Nïߪ’ç ûªü∑¿uç
(Å®·ûË Ø√ shirt shirt
-F 4 Cmséπçõ‰ ¶µ«®Ω-B-ߪ·©’ ï§ƒØ˛ ¢√∞¡xçûª 2.
Priya: Å®·ûË ÅûªEo Féπçõ‰ §ƒ´¤-í∫çô late í¬ Japanese) éπ≠d-°æ æúÕ °æE-îË-ߪ’®Ω’.
§Òúø-¢Á-èπ◊\´) Pramod: >çéπ î√™« ¢Ëí∫çí¬ °æJ-Èí-úø’-ûª’çC éπü∆?
°œL-î√®Ω’ éπü∆. The cheetah ( all cheetahs - is the *®Ω’-ûª-°æ¤L)
2. Prasad: *®Ω’ûª°æ¤L (Cheetah) >çéπ éπçõ‰ ¢Ëí∫ç.
fastest of all animals.
Santosh: ¢√öÀ üµ¿®Ω™ x ûËú≈ éπFÆæç 50 Pramod: -v°æéπ%-A-™ ≤ƒüµ¿’ v§ƒù’-©Íé -áèπ◊\-´ £æ…E
(*®Ω’-ûª-°æ¤-©’©’ ÅEo ïçûª’-´¤-©-éπØ√o ¢Ëí∫ç éπ©N) ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’ç-ô’çC (≤ƒüµ¿’ v§ƒ-ù’©’ =
®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’©’. The lotus is a lovely flower
Sunil: Meek creatures). üË´¤-úø’ ≤ƒüµ¿’ v§ƒù’-
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 53
¢√öÀ È®çúÕöx àC áèπ◊\´ •®Ω’´¤? û√´’®Ω °æ¤´¤y Åçü¿çí¬ Öçô’çC (ÅEo û√´’®Ω
áEo éÀ™©’? °æ‹´¤©’ ÅE). ©†’ ®ΩéÀ~ç-îª-úËç-ö?
Santosh: Ç Â°ü¿lC, *†o-ü∆-E-éπØ√o 4 Kg©’ •®Ω’- ANSWERS
äçõ„ áú≈-J™ ãúø ™«çöÀC
Raghu: That's because you are fatter than ¢Á-èπ◊\´. The camel is the ship of the desert. Sasikanth: Have you finished the assign-
me by 3 Cms Sunil: ÉC ü∆E-éπçõ‰ 50 ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’©’ ûªèπ◊\´. Kuntala: Your friend Kamala has failed ment?
3 Cms
(†’´¤y Ø√éπØ√o ™«´¤-é¬-•öÀd) ANSWERS again friend
(O’ fail
éπ´’© ´’S} Srikanth: No. I will begin it in the evening.
'by' Sasikanth: The lazy always postpone
°j Ææ綵«-≠æ-ù™ ¢√úøéπç í∫´’-Eç-î√®Ω’ éπü∆. 1. Å®·çC)
Karuna: She is lazy. The lazy never suc- Srikanth: Do the industrious always suc-
by
È®çúÕç-öÀéÀ ´’üµ¿u à ¢Ë’®Ωèπ◊ ûËú≈ ÖçC ÅØËC Priya: Are you older than I/ me?
ceed ceed?
ü∆y®√ ûÁ©’°æ¤û√ç. Sekhar: Yes, atleast by 2 years. (Ç¢Á’ ≤Ú´’J. ≤Ú´’®Ω’x Nïߪ’ç
Sasikanth: The industrious with a clear idea
of their goals always succeed.
2.

By nine points..
a) you are taller than (I)/ me by an inch
äéπ Åçí∫’∞¡ç ûËú≈
b) I weigh less than you by 5 kgs
FéπØ√o ؈’ 5 Kg ûªèπ◊\´ •®Ω’´¤
c) by atleast 4 cms
éπFÆæç 4 Cms ¢Ë’®Ωèπ◊ áèπ◊\´
d) fatter than I/ me by 3 cms = 3 Cms
Prakash: Congrats, Lakshman. That was
a marvellous game you played
yesterday (Lakshman, congrats
E†o î√-™« ¶«í¬ Çú≈´¤). How
many points did you win the
match by? (áEo §ƒ®·çôx ûËú≈ûÓ
I know you were win-
Èí-L-î√´¤?).
ning and left before the end of
the match (†’´¤y Èí©’-≤ƒh-´E ûÁLÆœ
´·çüË ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷†’).
Lakshman: By nine points (9 points ûËú≈/
ÇCµ-éπu-ûªûÓ)
Prakash: At the half time itself you were
leading by 4 points. (Half time
Å°æ¤p-úË †’´¤y 4 points ÇCµ-éπu-ûª-ûÓ/
-ûË-ú≈ûÓ ´·çü¿’-Ø√o´¤) That's a
good lead. (´’ç* ÇCµ-éπuûË)
Ééπ\úø èπÿú≈ à ¢Ë’®Ωèπ◊ ûËú≈/-Ç-Cµ-éπuûª ÅØËC
'by'ûÓ îª÷°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√oç éπü∆.
a) Ç¢Á’ Ç¢Á’ îÁLx-éπçõ‰ È®çúË∞¡Ÿx °ü¿lC
She is her sister's elder/ older than her sis-
ter by two years.
b) necklace necklace
Ñ éπçõ‰ Ç
®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’-™„-èπ◊\´.
This necklace is costlier than that by Rs.
2000/-
Salesperson: What do you want, please?
Customer: How much is this wrist
watch? watch(Ñ êK-üÁçûª?)
Salesperson: It's Rs. 2000/- (È®çúø’ ¢Ë©
®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’©’)
Customer: But it was Rs 1700/- last
week. (í∫ûª-¢√®Ωç 1700 ÅØË
ÅØ√o®Ω’)
Pramod: Doesn't (Does not) the deer run
very fast?
Prasad: The cheetah is faster than the
deer.
Pramod: The meek always are harmed/
always suffer in nature. Wonder
why God doesn't protect the
Priya: Is that why they called you earlier §Òçü¿®Ω’). She is rich of course, so meek (Wonder = I wonder - Å®Ωnç
for the interview? she does 鬴--úøç-™‰-ü¿E/ ÆæçüË-£æ…Eo ûÁ-©°æ-úøç)
Sekhar: How much earlier? Just by 10 min- not care. from the ferocious.
utes. (¢√∞¡xèπ◊ ¶«í¬ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Priya: When did Sreekanth come here? úø•’sçC, í∫´’-Eéπ: Comparative degree ™ adjective
Sekhar: Half an hour earlier than I/ me Åçü¿’-éπE Öçõ‰ than ûª®√yûª me or I? him or he? her or
© ûËú≈. (Earlier than I by half an hour) °ü¿lí¬ °æöÀdç- she? them or they? - -à-C -¢√-ú≈-©-ØË ÆæçüË£æ«ç
Priya: But they called him later than you -éÓü¿’) ´Ææ’hçô’çC éπü∆.
by just 15 minutes. Kuntala: But not all Suman is taller than me/ taller than I.
2. the rich are Ñ È®ç-úÕç-öx àC correct? Grammatical í¬
like that.
M. SURESAN taller than I correct. modern
Santosh: They differ in their prices by Rs ÅØËüË Å®·ûË
50/- (Åçü¿®Ω’ üµ¿†- usage v°æ鬮Ωç taller/ stronger/ cleverer than
Sunil: Which of the two is the heavier, ´ç-ûª’©÷ Å™« Öçúø®Ω’ éπü∆) me/ him/ her/ them/ us ¶«í¬ ¢√úø’-éπ™éÀ ´îËa-
and by how many kgs? Karuna: That's right. Among the hardwork- ÆœçC. ÉüË ¢√úø-úøç better. taller than I ™«çöÀC
ing, there are many who are rich.
Santosh: The bigger one is heavier than the é¬Ææh ví¬çC∑éπç. É°æ¤púø’ Åçûªí¬ ¢√úø’éπ™ ™‰ü¿’.
smaller by 4 kgs. (ÅC Eï¢Ë’. éπ≠d-°æ æúÕ °æE-îËÊÆ ¢√∞¡x™, Å®·ûË Ñ éÀçC ¢√é¬u©’ îª÷úøçúÕ.
a) My friend likes the mango better than I
Sunil: It costs less than that by Rs 50/- î√™«-´’çC üµ¿E-èπ◊©’ ÖØ√o®Ω’)
Ééπ\úø îª÷úøçúÕ: The rich, the lazy, the hard- b) My friend likes the mango better than me.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
working. rich (úø•’s†o, üµ¿E-èπ◊-™„j†), lazy (≤Ú´’J Ééπ\úø È®çúø÷ Correct, ¢ËÍ®y®Ω’ Å®√n-©ûÓ.
Anjan: Hi Arun, which is your most favourite
Å®·-†), hardworking (industrious) = éπ≠d-°æ æúË – a) èπ◊ Å®Ωnç. Ø√èπ◊mango É≠ædç. Ç¢Á’èπÿ É≠ædç.
wild animal? mango
Oô-Eoç-öÀF adjectives Åçö«ç – Åçõ‰ í∫’ù«-©†’ Ø√éπçõ‰ Åçõ‰ Ç¢Á’èπ◊ áèπ◊\´ É≠ædç.
(ÅúøN ´’%í¬-©™ FÈé-èπ◊\´ É≠æd-¢Á’i-†-üËC?) ûÁLÊ° °æü∆-©†o ´÷ô. ¢√öÀ´·çü¿’ the ¢√úÕûË Ç b) èπ◊ Å®Ωnç. Ç¢Á’èπ◊ ؈çõ‰ É≠ædç. Å®·ûË Ç¢Á’èπ◊
Arun: The tiger, of course (°æ¤L) mango
í∫’ùç í∫©-¢√∞¡Ÿx ÅØË Å®Ωnç ´Ææ’hçC. Å®·ûË ÅC °æôx Ö†oçûª É≠ædç Ø√°æôx ™‰ü¿’– ÅE.
Anjan: Doesn't the lion look more majestic plural. Tall = §Òúø-¢Áj†, the tall = §Òúø-í∫®Ω’x (plu- clear (a) My friend likes
ÉC í¬ ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ™
than the tiger? (°æ¤L-éπØ√o Æœç£æ«ç™ ral); Fat = ™«¢Áj†, the fat = ™«´¤í¬ ÖçúË-¢√∞¡Ÿx; the mango better than I do do
ÅE °æ-ü∆--Eo
áèπ◊\´ ®√ïÆæç éπ-E°œÆæ’hç-ô’çC éπü∆?) poor = Hü¿, the poor = Hü¿-¢√∞¡Ÿx. extra í¬ îË®Ω’-≤ƒh®Ω’.
Amar: The elephant is my favourite (Ø√ 1) §Òúø-í∫®Ω’x §ÒöÀd-¢√∞¡x éπçõ‰ ¶«í¬ Çúø-û√®Ω’
favourite à†’í∫’). It looks grand and The tall play better than the short.
is not at all ferocious like the tiger or 2) üµ¿E-èπ◊©’ Hü¿-¢√∞¡xèπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ÷L.
the lion. (î√-™« grand í¬ éπ-E°œÆæ’hç-C. The rich should help the poor.
3)
-v°æ- ¨¡o:
°æ¤L, Æœç£æ«ç-™«í¬ vèπÿ®Ω-¢Á’içC é¬ü¿’) üµ¿E-èπ◊©’ áèπ◊\´ üµ¿E-èπ◊-©-´¤-ûª’-Ø√o®Ω’. Hü¿-¢√∞¡Ÿx
Did not he play cricket?
È®çúø’¢Ë© Ééπ\úø, 'the' ¢√úøéπç îª÷úøçúÕ. The E Ééπ\úø Éçé¬ Hü¿-¢√-∞¡x-´¤-ûª’-Ø√o®Ω’ -Ñ -¢√éπuç-™
countable singulars... lion, tiger, elephant The rich are getting richer, the poor are Interrogative negative ‘not’ he
- ™ èπ◊ -´·ç-ü¿’
´·çü¿’ ¢√ú≈ç. The tiger, the lion, the ele- getting poorer. -´-*aç-C. é¬-E éÌ-Eo Ææç-ü¿®√s¥-™x °æ-vAéπ-™x, -•’é˙q-™
phant. 4) ≤Ú´’®Ω’x °jéÀ-®√®Ω’ ‘not’ he èπ◊ -ûª®√y-ûª -´Ææ’hç-C. -ûË-ú≈ -ûÁ-©’°æí∫-©®Ω’.
The tiger is my favourite The lazy never prosper -Ö-ü∆: Did he not speak the truth?
the tiger Practise the following in English:
-ï-¢√--•’: (a) Did not he play cricket? ÅØ√o,
Ééπ\úø Åçõ‰ Ç ñ«AéÀ îÁçC† ïçûª’-´¤- – -áç.Ææ’Í®ç-vü¿-Ø√-ü∑˛, -üµ¿-´-∞Ï-¨¡y®Ωç
©Fo ÅE. Å™«Íí the lion, the elephant = 1.
Æœç£æ…©’, à†’-í∫’©÷ ÅE. Sasikanth: Assignment °æ‹Jh-îË-¨»-¢√? (b) Did he not play Cricket? ÅØ√o äéπõ‰.
The dog is a faithful animal Sreekanth: ™‰ü¿’. ®√vA v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµ≤ƒh. (b) áèπ◊\-´í¬ ¢√úø’-éπ™  ÖçC. Å®·ûË, con-
èπ◊éπ\ (ÅEo èπ◊éπ\©÷) N¨»y-Ææç-éπ© ïçûª’´¤(©’) Sasikanth: ≤Ú´’È®x°æ¤púø÷ ¢√®·ü∆ ¢ËÆæ’hç-ö«®Ω’. tracted form ¢√úÕ-†-°æ¤púø’, (a) ´Ææ’hçC.
äéπ ñ«AE ¢Á·ûªhç í∫’-Jç-* îÁÊ°pç-ü¿’èπ◊ count- Sreekanth: éπ≠d-°æ æ-úË-¢√-∞¡xç-ü¿®Ω÷ Nïߪ’ç §Òçü¿’- Didn't (Did not he) he play cricket? ÉC
able singular ´·çü¿’ the ¢√úÕûË ÆæJ-§Ú-ûª’çC. ûª’ç-ö«®√? spoken english ™ áèπ◊\-´í¬ ¢√úøû√®Ω’.