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a) Suman: How is she coming
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Prasad: Hi Prakash, good to see you. I'm (I
am) driving to selall super stores for a bit of
shopping. How about coming along? Along
with the shopping we can have a bite and
some hot coffee to warm our bodies.
(E†’o îª÷úøôç î√™« ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖçC.
Shopping îËü∆l-´’E selall super stores èπ◊ (Car
™) ¢Á∞¡Ÿ-ûª’Ø√o. Ø√ûÓ ®√èπÿ-úøü¿÷? Shopping
ûÓ¶«ô’ é¬Ææh àüÁjØ√ AE, ´’† üË£æ…Lo ¢Áîªa-•-®Ω--éÌ-
ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ é¬Ææh ¢ËúÕ coffee û√í∫’ü∆ç.
Drive = àüÁjØ√ motor ¢√£æ«†ç (Bus/ Car/
Two wheeler) ™ ¢Á∞¡xôç. Ééπ\úø Car.
How about coming along?
Prakash: Who's that next to you in the car?
Oh, Pramod, it's you? Well, I don't mind, but I
have some work at a place further down the
road. I have a bit of shopping to do too. After
that you return and I'll walk along.
(Car ™ F °æéπ\† á´®Ω÷? v°æ¢Á÷ü˛, †’¢√y? Car
™ O’ûÓ ´≤ƒh†’, é¬F ÅüË road ™ é¬Ææh´ûª© Ø√èπ◊
°æ†’çC. ؈÷ éÌçûª shopping îËߪ÷L. shop-
ping Å®·ç-ûª-®√yûª †’´¤y AJT ¢ÁRx§Ú, ؈’ †úÕ*
¢ÁRx-§Úû√.)
Prasad: (Do) you mean you will walk back all
the distance?
(´’Sx ¢Á·ûªhç ü¿÷®Ωç †úÕ* ´≤ƒh-†ç-ö«¢√?)
Prakash: Don't worry, from there my uncle will
take me along to the railway station where we
have to receive our cousin. After that he will
drop me home.
(àç °∂æ®√y-™‰-ü¿’™‰. Åéπ\-úÕ-†’ç* ´÷ uncle ††’o
ûª†ûÓ railway station èπ◊ BÆæ’-Èé-∞¡-û√úø’, ´÷
cousin †’ station ™ receive îËÆæ’-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊. Ç
ûª®√yûª ††’o Éçöx Cí∫-¶„-úø-û√úø’.)
Prasad: How is your uncle's building coming
along? It's massive structure. When is it likely
to be completed?
(O’ uncle éπúø’-ûª’†o building áçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ ´*açC?
î√™« ¶µ«K éπôdúø¢Ë’ ÅC. á°æ¤púø’ °æ‹®Ωh-´¤-ûª’çC?)
Prakash: It's almost complete. He wants your
advice on the colour scheme because you
are an architect.
(ü∆ü∆°æ¤ °æ‹®Ωh-®·çC. ÉçöÀéÀ ¢Ë®·çîË ®Ωçí∫’© N≠æ-
ߪ’ç™ Çߪ’-†èπ◊ F Ææ©£æ… é¬¢√-Lô, †’´¤y archi-
tect 鬕öÀd.)
Architect Åçõ‰ ûÁ©’Ææ’ éπü∆ – Building
plan, Åçûª-éπçõ‰ ´·êuçí¬ Ç鬮Ωç ´çöÀ N≠æ-
ߪ÷©’ ûÁL-Æœ† ¢√Ææ’h-PLp.
Prasad: I'll be along whenever he wants me,
though I prefer a Sunday.
(Çߪ’-ØÁ-°æ¤púø’ ®Ω´’tçõ‰ ؈°æ¤púø’ ´≤ƒh. Å®·ûË ÇC-
¢√®Ωç Å®·ûË Ø√èπ◊ áèπ◊\´ ≤˘éπ-®Ωuçí¬ Öçô’çC.)
Prakash: He wants flowering plants inside,
along the walls enclosing the building.
(Building ô÷d Ö†o íÓúø© ¢Áç•úÕ ™°æ© °æ‹©-
¢Á·-éπ\-©†’ °çî√-©E Çߪ’† ņ’-éÌç-ô’-Ø√oúø’.)
Prasad: I'll help him select the plants too. OK.
Come along. Let's go.
(Ç Plants/ ¢Á·éπ\© áç°œ-éπ™ èπÿú≈ ØËØ√-ߪ’-†èπ◊
≤ƒßª’ç-îË≤ƒh. ®√. ¢Á∞«lç.)
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ v°æߪ÷ùç™ (îªü¿’-´¤-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊) FûÓ-§ƒô’ éÌEo
Conversational English
™ ûª®Ωîª’í¬ NE-°œçîË ´’®Ó
along, Ç ´÷ôûÓ ´îËa combinations. ¢√öÀ
´÷ô
¢√úø’éπ î√™« ûª®Ω--í¬ØË é¬èπ◊çú≈ î√™« Ææ’©¶µºç èπÿú≈.
Along Å®√n©’, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’ É°æ¤púø’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç.
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
1) Along - (áèπ◊\´í¬ ¢√úË Å®Ωnç) – äéπ¢Áj°æ¤ †’ç*
ÉçéÓ¢Áj°æ¤ (îª÷úøôç/ †úø-´ôç ™«çöÀN)
a) He walked along the road = ÅûªØ√ ®Óú˛ ¢Áç•úË
(äéπ *´J †’ç* ÉçéÓ *´J ¢Áj°æ¤) †úÕ-î√úø’.
b) I looked along the buildings for the one I
wanted = Ç ¢Ë’úøLo äéπ¢Áj°æ¤ †’ç* ÉçéÓ-¢Áj°æ¤
building
îª÷¨»†’ Ø√é¬\-´-©-Æœ† éÓÆæç.
2) along - ¢Áç•úÕ.
a) There are trees along the beach - Ç beach
¢Áç•úÕ îÁô’x-Ø√o®·.
b) There are beautiful buildings along the right
side of the road = Road
èπ◊ èπ◊úÕ-¢Áj-°æçû√ (èπ◊úÕ-
¢Áj°æ¤ ¢Áç•úÕ) Åçü¿-¢Á’i† éπôd-ú≈-©’-Ø√o®·.
3) along - äéπ-îÓ-öÀ-†’ç* éÌçîÁç ü¿÷®Ωç™.
a) His office is along the road from the theatre
-ÅûªE office road
Ç ™ØË theatre èπ◊ ´·çü¿’/
Å´ûª© éÌçîÁç ü¿÷®Ωç™ ÖçC. (Theatre
¢ÁjÊ°)
b) The X Ray room is along the corridor from
the consulting room = (doctor
Ç †úø-¢√™ØË ) †’´¤y °æü¿. éÌCl EN’-≥ƒ™x ؈÷ ´≤ƒh.
consulting room
(Ææçv°æ-CçîË í∫C) †’ç* éÌçûª-
ü¿÷-®Ωç™ ÅüË-¢Áj°æ¤ áé˙q Í® í∫C ÖçC.
Now look at the following sentences from
the dialogue above.
1) How about coming along?
2) I'll walk along.
3) My uncle will take me along to the railway
station.
4) How is your uncle's building coming along?
5) I'll be along whenever he wants me.
6) He wants flowering plants inside, along the
walls enclosing the building.
1) coming along =
éπLÆœ/ ûÓ ®√-´-ôç.
a) How about coming along? =
Ø√ûÓ áçü¿’èπ◊
®√èπÿ-úøü¿÷? (®√, ÅE)
b) We are going to a movie; come along =
¢Ë’ç ÆœE´÷Èé∞¡ŸhØ√oç, ´÷ûÓ ®√.
c) Wherever he goes, his dog goes along =
¢√úÁ-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢Á∞Ïh ¢√úÕ èπ◊éπ\ èπÿú≈ Åéπ\-úÕ-Èé-∞¡ŸhçC.
2) Walk/ go/ move along = ´·çü¿-J-Èé-∞¡}ôç.
a) He walked along without listening to what I
was saying = ؈’ îÁÊ°pC NE-°œç--éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ †úø’-
-èπ◊çô÷ (´·çü¿-JéÀ) ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
b) Move along. You are obstructing others =
éπü¿’©’. (Çí∫èπ◊, ´·çü¿’èπ◊ †úø’). Éûª-®Ω’-©-†-úøf-
T-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤.
c) He drove along looking at the lines of faces
on either side = É®Ω’-¢Áj-°æ¤™« Ö†o ´·ë«©
car
´®Ω’Æ憒 îª÷Ææ÷h †úø’-°æ¤-éÌçô÷ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
Walk/ go/ move along - Ñ éπü¿-L-éπ-©†’ ûÁLÊ°
´÷ô© °æéπ\† along ¢√úË îÓôxçû√ on èπÿú≈
¢√úø-´îª’a.
Let's move along = Let's move on =
´·çü¿’èπ◊ ¢Á∞«lç.
He drove along = He drove on =
¢√£æ«-Ø√Eo
†úø’-°æ¤-éÌçô÷ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
3) My uncle will take me along to the railway
station =
´÷ ´÷´’ߪ’u/ ¶«¶«®·/ °ü¿l-Ø√†o
ûª†ûÓ ††’orailway station
èπ◊ BÆæ’-Èé-∞¡-û√úø’.
a) He takes his dog along on his morning walks
= Çߪ’†morning walk èπ◊ ¢Á∞Ï}-ô-°æ¤úø’ ûª†ûÓ ûª†
èπ◊éπ\†’ BÆæ’-Èé-∞¡-û√úø’.
Take along = ûª†ûÓ éπLÆœ BÆæ’-Èé-∞¡xôç.
b) Take along some books on the journey =
°æ¤Ææh-鬩’ BÆæ’-Èé∞¡Ÿ}.
4) How's your uncle's building coming along? =
O’uncleéπôdúøç áçûª-´®Ωèπ◊ ´*açC? (ü∆E v°æí∫A
ᙫ ÖçC?)
2
along in her studies?
(îªü¿’´¤™ Ç¢Á’ v°æí∫A/ ÅGµ-
´%Cl¥/ Progress ᙫ ÖçC?)
Naveen: Oh, she is coming
along fine. She is the topper
in her class. progress
(Ç¢Á’
v°æ¨¡o:
class first)
î√™« ¶«í∫’çC. ûª† ™ Ç¢Á’
b) Things are coming along well for him in his
In order to, In respect of .. Ñ preposi-
career =
1.
ÅûªE ´%Ah ¢√u°æ-鬙x ÅEo N≠æ-ߪ÷©’ tionsÅ®√n©’, -ᙫ ¢√ú≈™ N´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.
Åûª-EéÀ ¶«í¬/ ņ’-èπÿ©çí¬ ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’-Ø√o®·. 2. Rather than, remains closed from - OöÀ
c) The movie is coming along nicely says the
Å®√n©’, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-TçîË Nüµ∆†ç îÁ°æpçúÕ.
director =
ÆœE´÷ î√™« ¶«í¬ ´≤Úhç-ü¿E/ †úø’- 3. Depend upon, Depend on ûËú≈ àN’öÀ?
≤Úhç-ü¿E ü¿®Ωz-èπ◊-úøç-ô’-Ø√oúø’. 4. So that Å®√nEo Öü∆-£æ«-®Ω-ùûÓ îÁ°æpçúÕ.
5) I'll be along whenever he wants me =
ï-¢√-•’:
– Èé. ¢Áçéπ-õ‰-¨¡y®Ω’x, §ÒCL-
Çߪ’†Èé°æ¤púø’ 鬢√-©çõ‰ ؈-°æ¤p-úÌ-≤ƒh†’.
Ö†o Ééπ\úÕ expression = be along = áéπ\-úÕ-ÈéjØ√ In order to = Åçü¿’éÓÆæç, Åçü¿’èπ◊.
In order to meet the CM, he went to
®√´ôç.
Hyderabad (CM †’ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Çߪ’†
£j«ü¿-®√-¶«ü˛èπ◊ ¢Á∞«xúø’)
You have to work hard in order to get a
good rank. rank
(´’ç* ûÁa-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊, ¶«í¬
éπ%≠œ îËߪ÷L)
Å®·ûË In order to ¢√úË -•-ü¿’-©’ 'to' ¢√úÕûË ÆæJ-
a) Go ahead. I'll (I will) be along in a few min-
§Ú-ûª’çC. ÅC simple í¬ natural í¬ Öçô’çC.
In order to éÌçîÁç §ƒçúÕûªuç,
utes =
ví¬ç-C∑éπç. ¢√úø-éπ-§ÚûË ´’ç*C.
b) I'm (I am) going for a walk. Will you be along?
In respect of = í∫’Jç*, °æ¤®Ω-Ææ \-Jç-
= walking
؈’ èπ◊ ¢Á∞¡ŸhØ√o. †’´¤y ´≤ƒh¢√? -éÌE, Ææç•ç-Cµç-*†. Ñ expres-
c) He will be along soon. We can discuss the
sion èπÿú≈ business, official lan-
matter with him. =
guage ©™ØË áèπ◊\´ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’.
Åûª†’ ûªy®Ω™ØË ´≤ƒhúø’.
´’†ç Ñ N≠æߪ’ç ÅûªEûÓØË îªJaç-îª-´îª’a. Money in respect of the work already done
É¢Ë é¬èπ◊çú≈, along with ÅØË ´÷ô èπÿú≈ ÖçC. has been paid = Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ °æ‹®Ωh-®·†
D†®Ωnç– 'ûÓÆæ£æ…—. °æEéÀí¬†÷, úø•’s îÁLxç-îË-¨»®Ω’.
a) The building along with its expensive furni-
The teacher did not say anything in respect
ture was sold for a small amount = Furniture
of the absentee students = class stu-
èπ◊ ®√E
building
dents teacher
ûÓÆæ£æ… Ç †’ ûªèπ◊\´ üµ¿®Ωèπ◊ Ţ˒t-¨»®Ω’. †’ í∫’-Jç-* àç îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’.
b) The man along with his wife and children
In respect of O©-®·-†çûª´®Ωèπ◊ ¢√úø-èπ◊çú≈
were killed in the accident =
Åûª†’, ¶µ«®√u- Öçúøôç ´’ç*C (In order to ™«í∫). In respect
°œ-©x©ûÓ Ææ£æ… v°æ´÷-ü¿ç™ ´’®Ω-ùÀç-î√úø’. of ¢√ú≈-Lq†îÓô concerning é¬F, about é¬F
ÉO along ûÓ ´îËa ´÷ô©’. Practice îËߪ’çúÕ. ¢√úøôç ´’ç*C - simple.
EXERCISE
2) Rather than - ´’E-éÀ-≠dç
æ ™‰E äéπ-ü∆-E-éπçõ‰/
Practice the following aloud in English.
äéπ-ü∆E •ü¿’©’ ÅE D†®Ωnç.
Ram: FûÓ á´-JE BÆæ’-éÌ-î√a´¤? a) Rather than go to a matinee in this hot
Prem: Éü¿l-JE. Ø√ cousin †’, ÉçéÓ friend †’. sun, I will sit at home and watch the TV =
Ram: ¢√Rx-ü¿l-JF ´’†ç É°æ¤púø’ car ™ BÆæ’-Èé-∞«}™«? Éçûª áçúø™ matinee éÀ -¢Á-∞Ï} •ü¿’©’/ éπçõ‰,
Prem: Å´¤†’. Car ™ °æúøû√ç éπü∆? Éçöx èπÿE TV îª÷Ææ’hç-ö«†’.
b) He'd rather have a cooled drink than cof-
Ram: °æúøû√ç é¬E, é¬Ææh É®Ω’-éπE°œçîª-´îª’a.
fee-
(cramped = É®Ω’èπ◊) Åûª†’ 鬰∂‘ •ü¿’©’ xöÀ §ƒFߪ’ç É≠æd-°æ-ú≈fúø’.
Prem: Å™« Ææ®Ω’l-èπ◊çü∆ç. §Úü∆ç°æü¿. (drive ¢√úøçúÕ) É™«çöÀîÓôx, Åçõ‰ È®çúø’ ¢ËÍ®y®Ω’ ´®√_-©èπ◊ îÁçC†
Ram: O’ father operation ûª®√yûª ᙫ ÖØ√o®Ω’? ¢√öÀ-E §Ú™‰a-ô°æ¤p-úø’ than ¢√úøç. Rather than
Prem: ¶«í¬ éÓ©’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’. E†o ™‰* A®Ω-í∫-í∫-L-í¬®Ω’
´÷vûª¢Ë’ ¢√úøû√ç.
Remains closed - ´‚Æœ Öçô’çC.
èπÿú≈.
Ram: ¶«í∫’çC. The college remains closed from today = Ñ
®ÓV †’ç* ´‚Æœ Öçô’çC. (Will remain
Prem: ᙫ ¢Á∞«lç?
closed ÅE èπÿú≈ ņ-´îª’a)
Ram: Ñ road ¢Áç•úË ¢ÁR} '¨¡Ÿ¶µºç— éπ∞«u-ù-´’ç-úø°æç
3) Depend on/ depend upon - È®ç-úø÷ äéπõ‰.
ü¿í∫_®Ω áúø-´’-¢Áj°æ¤ A®Ω’-í∫’ü∆ç. ´’†ç ¢Á∞«x-LqçC, Å®·ûË sentence *´®Ω depend ´*a-†-°æ¤úø’
Ç éπ∞«u-ù-´’ç-úø°æç ¢ÁjÊ° é¬Ææh ü¿÷®Ωç™ Ö†o upon, better.
building.
He depends on me for everything.
ANSWER
In times of need, be sure that I am here for
Ram: Who did you bring along?
you to depend upon.
Prem: Two. My cousin and another friend.
(Å´-Ææ®Ωç ´*a-†-°æ¤púø’,
Ram: Have we to take them along in the car?
†’´¤y Çüµ∆-®Ω-°æ-úËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ؈’-Ø√o-†E ..)
(Do we have to ... ?) 4) So that ÅØËC purpose (ÖüËl-¨»Eo)
Prem: Yes. The car can hold all of us, can't it? ûÁ©’°æ¤-ûª’çC.
He looked the room so that no one could
(hold = °æôdôç)
Ram: It does, of course, but we may feel a lit- enter it. (á´®Ω÷ v°æ¢Ë-Pç-îª-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊
tle cramped. í∫CéÀ û√∞¡ç °ö«dúø’)
Prem: Let's adjust. Let's drive along. He put the money in the bank so that it
Ram: How is your father after the operation? might be safe (úø•’s ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊/
Prem: He is coming along fine. He was able to bank
Öçô’ç-ü¿E Åûª†’ ü∆Eo ™ ¢Ë¨»úø’)
move about too, yesterday. He walked fast so that he might not miss
Ram: Good. the bus = Bus miss
Å´-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊
Prem: How do we go now? ¢Ëí∫çí¬ †úÕ-î√úø’.
Ram: We drive along this road and turn left at
Å®·ûË So that •ü¿’©’ î√-™«-îÓôx to é¬F, to be able
Subham Kalyana Mandapam. The to é¬F ¢√úÕûË simple í¬ Öçô’çC. ÅEoîÓ-ö«x é¬ü¿’.
place we've to go to is along the street
from Subham.
- M. SURESAN