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Arogya: Kundan made a fool of himself yester- Iswarya: Things are going to be different from
day, didn't he? Monday. The class hours will be from 8
(èπ◊çü¿Ø˛ E†o äöÀd ¢ÁvJ-¶«-í∫’-©-¢√-úÕ™« v°æ´-Jhç- to 3, instead of from 10 to 5 as they are
î√úø’ éπü∆?) now.
Iswarya: Yes, by making jokes that were all out (≤Ú´’-¢√®Ωç †’ç* °æJ-Æœn-ûª’©’ ´÷®Ω-û√®·
of place. éπü∆. Classes É°æpöÀ™«í¬ 10 †’ç* 5
(Å´¤†’, ÅÆæç-ü¿-®Ωs¥-¢Á’i† jokes ¢ËÆœ.) ´®Ωèπ◊ é¬èπ◊çú≈ 8 †’ç* 3 ´®Ωèπ◊çö«®·.)
Arogya: He wasn't aware that others were pok- Arogya: That certainly is a change for the
ing fun at him. I was really sorry for him. worse. We have to get up rather early
(ûª††’ Éûª-®Ω’©’ Çô-°æ-öÀd-Ææ’h-Ø√o-®ΩE Åûª-úÕ-éπ®Ωnç in the morning .
鬙‰ü¿’. Eïçí¬ ÅûªúÕ í∫’Jç* ؈’ ¶«üµ¿-°æ- (Ñ ´÷®Ω’p ´©x îÁúË. §Òü¿’l† Éçé¬Ææh ûªy®Ωí¬ c) Why make a fool of yourself by offering c) Would she take it amiss if I offered help =
úø’-ûª’-Ø√o†’.) ™‰¢√Lq ´Ææ’hçC.) advice unasked = Éûª®Ω’©’ Åúøèπ◊\çú≈ØË Ææ©-£æ…- ؈’ Ææ£æ…ߪ’ç ÅçCÊÆh Ǣ˒´’Ø√o ŧƒ®Ωnç îËÆæ’-
Iswarya: I tried to warn him, but he took it Iswarya: (There is) no helping it. Things are not
L*a ¢ÁvJ-¢√-úÕ-´-E-°œç--èπ◊ç-ö«-¢Áç-ü¿’èπ◊? èπ◊çô’çü∆?. amiss = ûª°æ¤p/ §Ò®Ω-§ƒô’
amiss. He thought I was discouraging in our hands.
2) Out of place - ÅÆæç-ü¿-®Ωs¥-¢Á’i† Something is amiss some where = áéπ\úÓ àüÓ
him out of envy. (ûª°æpü¿’. ´’† îËûª’™x àO’ ™‰ü¿’ éπü∆.) a) His jokes were out of place on such a seri- §Ò®Ω-§ƒô’/ ûª°æ¤pçC.
(ÅûªúÕE £«îªa-Jç-î√-©E v°æߪ’-Aoç-î√†’. é¬F High frequency expressions used in daily ous occasion = Ç í∫çHµ-®Ωçí¬ Ö†o Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ 5) What was the matter with him?
Åûªúø’ ††’o ŧƒ®Ωnç îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’. ØËØËüÓ real life situations í∫’Jç* ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√oç-í∫ü∆? ÅûªúÕjokes î√™« ÅÆæç-ü¿®Ωs¥çí¬ ÖØ√o®·. Matter with (somebody) = àçöÀ N≠æߪ’ç?
b) Nothing ill of the dead. That will be out of
Ñ®Ω{uûÓ ÅûªúÕE E®Ω’-û√q-£æ«-°æ-®Ω’-Ææ’h-Ø√o-†-†’-èπ◊- É°æ¤púø’ ´’J-éÌEo îª÷ü∆lç. ÉN èπÿú≈ ´’†èπ◊ ¶«í¬ à¢Á’içC (á´-J-ÈéjØ√)
Ø√oúø’.) Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫°æúË ´÷ô©’. î√™« ≤˘éπ®Ωuçí¬ Öçö«®·. place at a condolence meeting = îªE-§Ú- a) What is the matter with the doctor? He
Arogya: What was the matter with him? Why ´’† ´÷´‚©’ ¶µ«¢√©’ ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ OöÀE Å´-鬨¡ç ®·†¢√∞¡x†’ í∫’Jç* îÁúø’í¬ ´÷ö«x-úø-èπÿ-úøü¿’. doesn't want to treat patients any more =
couldn't he understand that you meant ´*a-†-°æ¤p-úø™«x ¢√úø’-ûª’ç-úøçúÕ. Å™« ´÷ö«x-úøôç Ææçû√-°æ-Ææ-¶µº™ ÅÆæç-ü¿®Ωs¥çí¬ Doctor
well.
à¢Á’içü∆ èπ◊? ®Óí∫’-™„´JF îª÷úø-†ç-ô’-
Öçô’çC. Ø√oúø’? (îª÷úø-èπÿ-úøü¿’ ņ’èπ◊çô’-Ø√oúø’)
(à¢Á’iç-ü¿-ûª-úÕéÀ? †’´¤y Ææü¿’-üËl-¨¡ç-ûÓØË îÁ§ƒp´¤ c) Her black dress was out of place for the
b) ''Is anything the matter? You don't look all
é¬F áçü¿’-éπ®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’?) auspicious occasion =
right" =
Ç ¨¡Ÿ¶µº Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ ''à¢Á’iØ√ Å®·uçü∆?/ àçöÀ N≠æߪ’ç?
Iswarya: He didn't quite catch what I was trying dress
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
Ç¢Á’ †©x ÅÆæç-ü¿®Ωs¥çí¬ ÖçC. ÆæJí¬ Ö†oô’x ™‰´¤?——
to drive at. 475 d) Your comments are out of place = F "Nothing's the matter. I'm perfectly OK" =
(؈’ àç îÁÊ°pç-ü¿’èπ◊ v°æߪ’-Ao-Ææ’h-Ø√oØÓ ¢√uêu©’ Ææçü¿-®Ós¥-*ûªçí¬ ™‰´¤. ''àO’ 鬙‰ü¿’. ؈’ îªéπ\-í¬ØË
Åûªúø’ ví∫£œ«ç-îª- ÖØ√o.——

What was the matter with him?

™‰ü¿’.) Ñ matter ûÓ ´îËa
Arogya: Don't worry. If
expressions O™„j-†-°æ¤p-úø™«x
the worst ¢√úÕ, O’ conversation ™
comes to the ¶µ«í∫ç îËÆæ’-éÓçúÕ.
worst he will stop talking to you. You Look at the following expressions from the 3) Poking fun at some-
6) Mean well = Ææü¿’-üËl-¨¡çûÓØË ´÷ö«x-úøôç/ v°æ´-Jhç-îªúøç.
won't be the worse off for it after all. dialogue above: body =
Past Tense and Past Participle- meant (well)
Éûª-®Ω’-©†’ ÍíL-îË-
(àç °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰-ü¿’™‰. Åçûªí¬ Å®·ûË à´’-´¤- 1) Kundan made a fool of himself ߪ’úøç/ Çô-°æ-öÀdç-îªúøç/ Å°æ- a) I meant well when I told him not to eat so
ûª’çC FûÓ ´÷ö«x-úøôç ´÷ØË-≤ƒhúø’. ÅçûË- 2) ... by making jokes that were out of place £æ…Ææuç îËߪ’úøç. much. He took it amiss and felt I was against
í∫ü∆? ü∆E-´©x FÍéç †≠ædç ï®Ω-í∫ü¿’.) 3) He wasn't aware that others were poking fun a) Everyone was poking his eating = Åûª-úÕE ÅçûÁ-èπ◊\´ AØÌ-ü¿lE ؈’ Ææü¿’-
Iswarya: I understand that. By the way, (would at him fun at his fatness = üËl-¨¡ç-ûÓØË ÅØ√o. Åûªúø’ ††’o ŧƒ®Ωnç îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’,
you) mind dropping me at home on 4) I tried to warn him but he took it amiss Åçü¿®Ω÷ ÅûªúÕ ™«´¤ Ø√ÍéüÓ Åûªúø’ A†úøç É≠ædç ™‰ü¿-†’-èπ◊E.
your scooter? 5) What was the matter with him? M.SURESAN í∫’Jç* áí∫-û√R îËÆæ’h-Ø√o®Ω’ b) When elders chide us they mean well = °ü¿l-
(ÅçûË™‰. ÅC ÆæÍ®-é¬F, ††’o F scooter 6) ... you meant well (Ç Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™) ¢√∞¡Ÿx ´’†Lo Ææü¿’-üËl-¨¡ç-ûÓØË (´’ç* éÓÆæ¢Ë’) ´’çü¿-
O’ü¿ ÉçöÀ ü¿í∫_®Ω Cç°æ¢√?) 7) If the worst comes to worst b) Don't poke fun at his poor clothes = Åûª ú Õ L-≤ƒh®Ω’. chide = ´’çü¿-Lç-îªúøç/ éÓ°æp-úøôç ..
Arogya: Not at all, though my scooter is not as 1) Made a fool of himself- Make a fool of one-  éπ •ôd © í∫ ’Jç* ÍíL- î Ë-ß ª ’èπ◊. 7) If the worst comes to the worst = Åü∑¿-´’-°æ-éπ~ç™/
good as before I had it repaired. self. Ééπ\ úø oneself •ü¿ ’©’ himself/ herself/ c) Poking fun at others for whatever reason is ï®Ω -í∫-èπÿ-úø-E-ü¿çô÷ ïJ-TûË/ £‘«Ø√A£‘«† °æéπ~ç™.
(àç °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’/ ÅüËç ™‰ü¿’. Å®·ûË themselves etc.. àüÁjØ√ ¢√úÌîª ’a. bad manners = à 鬮Ω ù ç´©x - Ø Á j Ø √ Éûª - ® Ω ’ ©†’ a) He is willing to join the army. He feels that if
Make a fool of oneself = the worst comes to the worst, he will die =
scooter repair îË®·ç*† ûª®√yûª Åçûªèπ◊ ¢ÁvJ-¢ √-∞¡x™ « éπ -E °œç -î ªúøç Çô°æ -ö Àdç -î ªú øç îÁ úø’ v°æ ´ -®ΩhØ Ë.
´·çü¿’†oçûª ¶«í¬™‰ü¿’.) Éûª-®Ω’-©èπ◊. ´’† ´÷ô©, îËûª©´©x/ †´¤y© §ƒ©-´úøç. 4) Took it amiss = Past tense of take it amiss = ÂÆj†uç™ îËÍ®ç-ü¿’èπ◊ É≠æd-°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o-úø-ûªúø’. ´’£æ…
Iswarya: Then don't mind me. You just get a) He made a fool of himself by talking about ŧƒ®Ω nç îË Æ æ ’ -é Ó-´ úø ç . Å®·ûË ûª†’ îªE-§Ú-û√-úøçûË éπü∆ ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o-úø-ûªúø’.
things he did not know = ûª†èπ◊ ûÁLߪ’E N≠æ- a) Don't take me amiss, but you had better, b) If the worst comes to the worst, I may have
along. I'll walk home.
ߪ ÷© í∫ ’Jç* ´÷ö«x úÕ ûª † ûÁ L-N-û ª-è π◊\-´ -û ª† ç wear better clothes = †’Nyçé¬ ´’ç* •ôd©’ to sell my property = ï®Ω-í∫-èπÿ-úø-E-ü¿çô÷ ïJ-TûË,
(Å®·ûË †ØÌo-C-™„®·u. †’´¤y é¬Eß˝’. ؈’ îª÷°œç--èπ◊-Ø√oúø’/ ¢ÁvJ-¢√-úÕ™« éπ†-°æ-ú≈fúø’/ †´¤y-©- ¢ËÆæ’-èπ◊çõ‰ ´’ç*C. É™« ņoç-ü¿’èπ◊ ††o-§ƒ®Ωnç ؈’ Ø√ ÇÆœhE Å´÷tLq ´Ææ’hç-üË¢Á÷!
†úÕ* ¢Á∞¡û√ ÉçöÀéÀ.) §ƒ-©-ߪ÷uúø’. îËÆæ’-éÓèπ◊/ à´’-†’-éÓèπ◊. c) She wants to marry anyone but him. If the
Arogya: No, No. I can still manage it. Don't worst comes to the worst, she would remain
b) You only make a fool of yourself if you inter- b) If you don't take me amiss, your attending
worry. unmarried =
fere in the affairs of a husband a wife = the function is not good = †’¢Ëy-´’-†’-éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË/ ÅûªúÕE ûª°æp ÉçÈé´JØÁjØ√ °∞«x-ú≈-©-
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